Abstract
Hospital admissions due to non-coronavirus disease 2019 (nonCOVID-19) respiratory diseases decreased in Teaching Hospital Jaffna following social distancing, other public health measures (face mask wearing) and due to lock down implemented by authorities in 2020.
Highlights
Impact of COVID -19 pandemic in year 2020 are many including economic deprivation and disturbance in routine health care of other ailments
The novel coronavirus was first identified in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and since it has spread globally resulting in an on-going pandemic in 2020
The COVID -19 pandemic highlighted the reality of lock downs of regions, mandatory quarantine and social isolation globally
Summary
Impact of COVID -19 pandemic in year 2020 are many including economic deprivation and disturbance in routine health care of other ailments. The novel coronavirus was first identified in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and since it has spread globally resulting in an on-going pandemic in 2020. On 12th March 2020 World Health Organization (WHO) declared covid-19 as a global pandemic and a public health emergency of international concern and called all the communities to participate cooperatively to prevent further spreading [1, 2]. Until May 2020, Sri Lankan government imposed strict lockdown and public were encouraged to stay indoors and work from home. This caused several impacts on routine health care including accessing for critical care. For example number of coronary angiograms and percutaneous coronary interventions at Teaching Hospital Jaffna showed significant drop [4]
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