Abstract
Medical staff treating Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients are at high risk for exposure to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), and many have been infected, which may cause panic among medical workers, their relatives, health professionals, and government leaders. We report the epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of healthcare workers and that the majority of infected medical staff had milder symptoms/conditions with a better prognosis than admitted patients. Timely improvement to medical staff’s working conditions such as allowing adequate rest and providing sufficient medical protection is extremely important.
Highlights
From the beginning of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Wuhan, China, there were reports of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) infections in healthcare workers (HCWs) including doctors, nurses, and other support staff
We have summarized a comparison of COVID-19 cases in HCW and nonHCW patients admitted to our hospital during the same time period
Appropriate protective equipment (PPE) is very effective at preventing COVID-19 infection in HCWs, and adequate training about proper donning and doffing of PPE is important, especially considering the worldwide PPE shortage [7]
Summary
Jingwen Li1☯, Xi Long2☯, Qing Zhang3☯, Xi Fang3☯, Na Li3☯, Zhicheng Lin4*, Jinghong LiID5*, Nian XiongID1,3*.
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