Abstract
The SARS-CoV-2 has emerged as a major public health concern. Human to human transmission has been confirmed via droplets, contaminated surfaces, and hands. All the staffs and personnel working in the laboratory are also at risk of contracting this infection, especially during the handling and processing of samples from suspected or confirmed patients of COVID-19. With no definite treatment and vaccine in sight, the way forward is to break the chain of transmission by eliminating the risk of exposure to laboratory staffs by proper handling and processing of all the samples in an appropriate containment level laboratory, proper use of personal protective equipment with special attention on disposal and decontamination of work surfaces.
Highlights
Cause human disease and may be a hazard to employees; unlikely to spread to the community and there is usually effective prophylaxis or treatment
Can cause severe human disease and may be a serious hazard to employees; it may spread to the community, but there is usually effective prophylaxis or treatment
Causes severe human disease and is a serious hazard to employees; it is likely to spread to the community and there is usually no effective prophylaxis or treatment personnel and their community
Summary
The novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), officially named Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and declared a pandemic by World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, is an enveloped, positivesense, single-stranded, RNA virus, of orthocorona virinae subfamily, genus betacoronavirus, subgenus sarbecovirus.[1,2,3,4] It spreads through large droplets and contaminated surfaces, persisting for 5 days in steel and glass, 2-6 days in plastics, 8 hours in surgical gloves (latex),[5,6 4] hours in copper, 24 hours in cardboard, and up to 3 hours in aerosols[7] posing a risk for a human to human transmission.[5,6] It is, imperative to handle the samples sent to the laboratory properly, to prevent spread to the healthcare. Cause human disease and may be a hazard to employees; unlikely to spread to the community and there is usually effective prophylaxis or treatment. Can cause severe human disease and may be a serious hazard to employees; it may spread to the community, but there is usually effective prophylaxis or treatment. Causes severe human disease and is a serious hazard to employees; it is likely to spread to the community and there is usually no effective prophylaxis or treatment personnel and their community
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