Currently, patients are being suspected of having coronavirus if they fulfil the following criteria and contact their health care provider who will then decide if testing is necessary. The criteria are found at http://www.nicd.ac.za/diseases-a-z-index/covid-19/,

Currently this includes:

Persons with acute respiratory illness with sudden onset of at least one of the following: cough, sore throat, shortness of breath or fever [≥ 38°C (measured) or history of fever (subjective)] irrespective of admission status AND

In the 14 days prior to onset of symptoms, met at least one of the following epidemiological criteria:

• Were in close contact 1) with a confirmed 2) or probable 3) case of SARS-CoV-2 infection;
  OR
• History of travel to areas with presumed ongoing community transmission of SARS-CoV-2
  OR
• Worked in, or attended a health care facility where patients with SARS-CoV-2 infections were being treated
  OR
• Admitted with severe pneumonia of unknown aetiology.

Please watch for updates as this might change.