COVID19 – SARS-CoV-2 is classified as a class 3 biological pathogen.

The list of biological pathogens (Order of July 18, 1994) is amended to include the coronavirus responsible for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2). SARS-CoV-2 is classified as a Class 3 biological pathogen.

It is also clarified that non-cultured diagnostic work involving SARS-CoV-2 should be performed in facilities that have adopted procedures equivalent to at least Level 2 containment. Cultured work involving SARS-CoV-2 should be conducted in Level 3 containment laboratories in which the air pressure is less than atmospheric.

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