Construction of a non-contact community treatment centre for asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic COVID-19 patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Autor: Kim, Si Hyun, Kim, Youn Jeong, Jeong, Yeon Jeong, Park, Ji Hye, Lee, Shin Young, Choi, Mi Sun, Kim, Sang Yong
Zdroj: Epidemiology & Infection; Oct2021, Vol. 149, p1-3, 3p
Abstrakt: The explosive outbreak of COVID-19 led to a shortage of medical resources, including isolation rooms in hospitals, healthcare workers (HCWs) and personal protective equipment. Here, we constructed a new model, non-contact community treatment centres to monitor and quarantine asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic COVID-19 patients who recorded their own vital signs using a smartphone application. This new model in Korea is useful to overcome shortages of medical resources and to minimise the risk of infection transmission to HCWs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index