Abstract
to identify the main biosafety measures for preventing COVID-19 in healthcare professionals. this is an integrative literature review, with studies published between January and July 2020, on the MEDLINE/PubMed, Scopus, Embase, Web of Science, LILACS, SciELo, Wiley Online Library, Cochrane CINAHL databases. The selection of studies followed the PRISMA recommendations. among the 2,208 publications identified, 12 studies comprised the sample, which enabled the analysis in four thematic categories: The importance of using recommendations about the use of personal protective equipment; The restructuring of new operational and clinical routines and flows in the practice of services; Monitoring professionals, especially testing; Conducting training. the phenomena involved are innumerable, covering operational management and the training of teams to deal with highly infectious pathogens and disease outbreaks.
Highlights
The COVID-19 pandemic is a latent threat to public health in the world that has grown exponentially and has spread rapidly, remaining surrounded by questions and uncertainties, such as the emergence of new mutations
These two initiatives are in line with the third objective, which is to increase the status of preparedness and responses of countries in the face of COVID-19(1)
It appears that the approach to biosafety issues facing COVID-19 should not be restricted to the development of research and the development of academic discussions
Summary
The COVID-19 pandemic is a latent threat to public health in the world that has grown exponentially and has spread rapidly, remaining surrounded by questions and uncertainties, such as the emergence of new mutations. Several countries have been affected in different ways, there are three defining characteristics that are similar: 1) speed and scale - rapid spread with the potential to overwhelm even the most structured health systems; 2) severity - about 20% of cases are severe or critical, with an increased risk of severe complications in older age groups and those with certain underlying conditions; 3) social and economic disruption - destabilization in the health care system and the need for measures to control transmission, with wide and deep socioeconomic consequences(1-2) Against this background, the World Health Organization (WHO) published the Pandemic Preparedness and Response Plan (PPRP). These two initiatives are in line with the third objective, which is to increase the status of preparedness and responses of countries in the face of COVID-19(1)
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