Status: nosocomial transmission and prevention of SARS-CoV-2 in a Danish context.

ABSTRACT: The unexpected pandemic with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has challenged the healthcare sector as regards preventing and controlling the virus from spreading between patients and hospital personnel. The massive spread of the pandemic has led state authorities to introduce restrictions on society and public behavior unprecedented in modern times. First, we describe the Danish effort regarding standard precautions, personal protective equipment, and disinfection in the healthcare setting with Denmark as an example. As regards, the number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related hospital submissions, deaths, and infected healthcare workers in Denmark is not the hardest hit country compared with others. This cannot be explained by the hardness of the restr

SUBMITTER: Calum HP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8239927 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature