Atsawarungruangkit, AmpornAmpornAtsawarungruangkitYuan, JinJinYuanKodama, TakamitsuTakamitsuKodamaMING-TAI CHENGMansouri, MohammadMohammadMansouriHan, BoramBoramHanKongkamnerd, JarinratJarinratKongkamnerdRiegg, FabianFabianRieggMenon, AnupamaAnupamaMenonMoss, Steven FSteven FMoss2020-12-292020-12-292020-080300-06051473-2300https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/535574The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) began in December 2019 and continues to spread worldwide. Rapid and accurate identification of suspected cases is critical in slowing spread of the virus that causes the disease. We aimed to highlight discrepancies in the various criteria used by international agencies and highly impacted individual countries around the world.enCoronavirus disease 2019; clinical characteristics; diagnostic criteria; epidemiological risk; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; study participants; suspected case[SDGs]SDG3Article; Asia; China; clinical feature; coronavirus disease 2019; disease classification; disease severity; Europe; Germany; health care organization; health insurance; human; Iran; Italy; Japan; medical information; North America; personal experience; practice guideline; public health; risk factor; South Korea; Thailand; World Health Organization; Betacoronavirus; Coronavirus infection; international cooperation; legislation and jurisprudence; pandemic; United States; virus pneumonia; Asia; Betacoronavirus; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; Coronavirus Infections; Europe; Humans; International Cooperation; International Health Regulations; North America; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral; Public Health; United States; World Health Organizationjournal article10.1177/030006052093894332865095