Preventing medical staff in general departments from being infected during the outbreak of new coronavirus pneumonia

Abstract

Since the emergence of the new coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei Province in December 2019, there have been outbreaks in other parts of the country and abroad, seriously affecting the lives and health of the people. Except from fever clinic and infectious disease department, it was reported that nosocomial infection has occurred in some general departments. To prevent and control nosocomial infection and the outbreak of new coronavirus pneumonia in hospitals, medical staffs of general departments should implement strict personal protection and environmental management, establish new workflow policy and procedure, and strengthen full humanistic care under the guideline of diagnosis and treatment plan for new coronavirus pneumonia developed by the National Health Service Committee. Key words: Novel coronavirus pneumonia; Medical staff; Control measures