Self-protection of medical workers in ophthalmology clinic during COVID-19 epidemic
L. Hua, H. Zhu, H. Liu Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China. liuhu66@163.com
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a coronavirus called SARS Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It has been observed that COVID-19 mainly spreads via respiratory tract, contact and digestive tract. Due to the particularity of profession, ophthalmic medical workers need to be in close contact with patients, so they have a higher risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection. In this paper, therefore, the self-protection of medical workers in ophthalmology clinic during COVID-19 epidemic was summarized, so as to improve the occupational protection measures for medical workers in ophthalmology clinic, strengthen the self-protection awareness, and protect the safety of such a special group.
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L. Hua, H. Zhu, H. Liu
Self-protection of medical workers in ophthalmology clinic during COVID-19 epidemic
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci
Year: 2020
Vol. 24 - N. 9
Pages: 5155-5161
DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202005_21210