Abstract
The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has presented major challenges to health care workers including laboratory professionals. Clinical laboratories play a critical role in this challenging environment by providing information to clinicians regarding prognosis, disease severity, and response to therapy apart from the diagnosis of COVID-19. Clinical chemistry laboratories inhabit central role in the management of COVID-19 through assessing the biochemical and inflammatory profile. It has been emphasised by many health organisations that health care workers are at high risk with COVID-19 outbreak. Sharing and updating of personal experiences regarding the laboratory safety is essential to minimise the risk of laboratory personal working in this crisis. Hence, in this review article, we documented our experiences in setting up a dedicated COVID-19 clinical chemistry laboratory and the biosafety aspects followed in our setup. This review article will provide information to clinical biochemists and laboratory professionals to establish a safety laboratory environment during this COVID-19 pandemic.
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