Global COVID-19 pandemic status and outlook among health care workers

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To explore the pandemic situation of COVID-19 among global health care workers, and to compare the effect of infection control and prevention methods among health workers in various countries. METHODS: Infection rates of health care workers in 5 developed and 5 developing G20 countries were calculated. The spatial, temporal, population distribution and risk factors for COVID-19 prevalence among health care workers were analyzed, and the data were compared between China and other countries. RESULTS: There are differences in the spatial and temporal distribution of health care worker infection between developed and developing countries. The infection rates of health care workers in 5 developed countries are generally lower than those in 5 developing countries. Mainland China's health care worker infection rate did not exceed 0.040% which is much lower than those of the 10 G20 countries selected in this study. CONCLUSION: Global medical staff are at risk of infection and China has achieved good results in infection prevention and control. China's experience is worth learning from, and the prevention and control work of medical workers around the world needs to be strengthened.