# Coronavirus and recent update

**URL:** <https://talk.openmrs.org/t/coronavirus-and-recent-update/26575>\
**Category:** COVID-19\
**Created:** [January 30, 2020, 2:28pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/coronavirus-and-recent-update/26575 "2020-01-30T14:28:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![akanter](https://talk.openmrs.org/user_avatar/talk.openmrs.org/akanter/32/331_2.png) [@akanter](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/akanter)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2020, 4:45pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/coronavirus-and-recent-update/26575/21 "2020-03-10T16:45:26Z")

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Terms are already added as reference maps to diagnosis codes in CIEL. We don’t add the ICD codes directly as this emergency code was used for ANY COVID-19 diseaes. The CIEL concepts are more specific.

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**Author:** ![jennifer](https://talk.openmrs.org/user_avatar/talk.openmrs.org/jennifer/32/8531_2.png) [@jennifer](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/jennifer)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 3:30pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/coronavirus-and-recent-update/26575/22 "2020-03-12T15:30:02Z")

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On Wednesday, a few community members used the OpenMRS Office Hours to talk about what is currently being done and potential OpenMRS solutions to help countries respond to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Here are some of the key points from that discussion:

- @paul @janflowers @terry and @jennifer met with CDC on Tuesday to discuss OpenMRS’ role in responding to COVID-19 - and how CDC can assist by providing us with scientific guidance, possibly with a point person.
- @ddesimone shared that PIH is working with their clinical team in Haiti, who have been in touch with WHO about data collection guidance.
- @akanter has been [providing updates to the CIEL concept dictionary](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/new-version-of-ciel-concept-dictionary-added-to-dropbox/1749/107) - including one within the last 24 hours.
- @terry agreed to compare the WHO and CDC guidance documents

Here is the [link to the notes](https://docs.google.com/document/d/16QCMChCkvgDXwzL7dbemJue2CrpOiYeWYvUP2Wj3BT4/edit).

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**Author:** ![mozzy](https://talk.openmrs.org/user_avatar/talk.openmrs.org/mozzy/32/11815_2.png) [@mozzy](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/mozzy)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 6:37pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/coronavirus-and-recent-update/26575/23 "2020-03-12T18:37:15Z")

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Sorry i missed the meeting , had some tight commitment …but i will follow up with the notes and see how we can include some thing as regards this line in reff app 2.10

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