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Anaesthesia. 2020 May 12. doi: 10.1111/anae.15116. [Epub ahead of print]
Deaths in healthcare workers due to COVID-19: the need for robust data and analysis.
Kursumovic E[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]2,[/SUP][SUP]3[/SUP], Lennane S[SUP]4[/SUP], Cook TM[SUP]4[/SUP].
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Abstract
The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has rapidly spread across the world from its origin in Wuhan, China in late 2019. The resultant disease (COVID-19) has placed an enormous burden on healthcare systems because of the high transmission rates, prevalence of severe disease and mortality [1]. The risk of viral transmission to healthcare workers has been a concern since the start of the outbreak and the first person to raise concerns about the illness to the international community was Dr Li Wen-Liang, an ophthalmologist in Wuhan who sadly died of the disease that he likely contracted whilst at work [2].
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KEYWORDS:
COVID-19; healthcare workers; infection; mortality
PMID:32397005DOI:10.1111/anae.15116
Deaths in healthcare workers due to COVID-19: the need for robust data and analysis.
Kursumovic E[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]2,[/SUP][SUP]3[/SUP], Lennane S[SUP]4[/SUP], Cook TM[SUP]4[/SUP].
Author information
Abstract
The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has rapidly spread across the world from its origin in Wuhan, China in late 2019. The resultant disease (COVID-19) has placed an enormous burden on healthcare systems because of the high transmission rates, prevalence of severe disease and mortality [1]. The risk of viral transmission to healthcare workers has been a concern since the start of the outbreak and the first person to raise concerns about the illness to the international community was Dr Li Wen-Liang, an ophthalmologist in Wuhan who sadly died of the disease that he likely contracted whilst at work [2].
This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
KEYWORDS:
COVID-19; healthcare workers; infection; mortality
PMID:32397005DOI:10.1111/anae.15116