Strategy of emergency management for prevention and control novel coronavirus infected pneumonia in dermatological wards

ABSTRACT

Since December 2019, novel coronavirus-infected pneumonia emerged in Wuhan city and rapidly spread throughout China. Skin is the first line of defense to prevent infection. It is responsibility as a dermatologist to fight the novel coronavirus. In order to prevent and control the novel coronavirus, and decrease its transmission in dermatological wards, we draft the strategy for preventing and controlling the novel coronavirus infection in dermatological wards, based on our experience in the diagnosis and treatment of a suspected patient of novel coronavirus-infected pneumonia admitted to our dermatological ward and the related system of hospital infection of anti-novel coronavirus infection.