COVID 19 clinical management
On January 9 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the identification, by Chinese Health authorities, of a novel coronavirus, further classified as SARS CoV 2 responsible of a disease (COVID 19) ranging from asymptomatic cases to severe respiratory involvement. On March 9 2020, WHO declared COVID 19 a global pandemic. Italy is the second most affected country by COVID 19 infection after China. The "L. Spallanzani" National Institute for the Infectious Diseases, IRCCS, Rome, Italy, has been the first Italian hospital to admit and manage patients affected by COVID 19. Hereby, we show our recommendations for the management of COVID 19 patients, based on very limited clinical evidences; they should be considered as expert opinions, which may be modified according to newly produced literature data.