COVID-19: Protecting Health-Care Workers in South Korea.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep
; : 1-3, 2021 Jun 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2323850
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Health-care workers (HCWs) are vulnerable to the risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections, and the safety of HCWs is important in situations where a prolonged COVID-19 is expected.METHODS:
HCWs were recently put in great danger around the globe; as of December 21, there were 306 confirmed cases in HCWs in South Korea, representing 0.60% of the total 50,591 confirmed cases nationally.RESULTS:
After experiencing Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), South Korea has put a range of infection prevention and control (IPC) measures with long-term perspectives in place, including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), HCW's infection status tracing, visitor control, and a variety of supports from both national and local public health authorities.CONCLUSIONS:
This article introduces the infection status of HCWs and IPC measures currently taken in South Korea, emphasizing the collaborative and long-term IPC efforts for ensuring the safety of HCWs.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
Disaster Med Public Health Prep
Journal subject:
Public Health
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Dmp.2021.165
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