Protecting the health of doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic.

摘要: On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic.1 With vaccine some time away, and no effective drug treatment currently available, options for controlling pandemic remain limited.2 The virus causing COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, is spread mainly through droplets highly contagious. >170 000 cases >26 deaths, UK has been among worst affected countries globally. Tragically, >100 health care workers are reported to have already died in because of including several GPs.3 More deaths inevitable unless urgent action taken reduce risk healthcare contracting infection workplace. Research from such as China Italy shown that risks serious illness death people with strongly associated age, sex, underlying medical problems.4,5 Older people, men, cardiometabolic factors (such hypertension, coronary heart disease, diabetes, obesity) highest rates.6 In UK, emerging evidence suggests ethnic minority communities may also higher death, example, …