The impact of novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 among healthcare workers in hospitals: An aerial overview

The ongoing outbreak of COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, places healthcare workers at an increased risk of infection as they are in close contact with patients. In this article, we report an overview of cases of infected healthcare workers in China and Italy during the early per...

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Autores principales: Xiang, Boqi, Li, Peining, Yang, Xinhui, Zhong, Shuyi, Manyande, Anne, Feng, Maohui
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. 2020
Materias:
Global Perspective Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7247977/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32464298
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2020.05.020
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Sumario:The ongoing outbreak of COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, places healthcare workers at an increased risk of infection as they are in close contact with patients. In this article, we report an overview of cases of infected healthcare workers in China and Italy during the early periods of the COVID-19 epidemic. China's coronavirus response highlights the importance of implementing effective public health strategies. The authorities worldwide therefore, need to be extremely cautious when they implement stringent protective measures that safeguard healthcare workers in hospitals and counteract the threats created by the pandemic

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