期刊名称：International Journal of Advances in Engineering and Management
电子版ISSN：2395-5252
出版年度：2020
卷号：2
期号：4
页码：18-24
语种：English
出版社：IJAEM JOURNAL
摘要：The aim of this article is to promote and spread awareness about the pandemic in 2020 due to corona virus or simply known as COVID-19. The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)) is a beta coronavirus that infects the humans with initial symptoms like fever, cough and dyspnea. As the virus is spreading vigorously all around the globe there is a need of more hygiene and cleanness around our surroundings to protect our self by maintaining and strictly following several WHO guidelines. In this article we will also talk about the impact of hygiene process followed by various countries to minimize the spread of covid-19 infection and track the current conditions like number of confirmed cases along with morbidity rate of several countries besides this we will also talk about the strictly followed precaution should be taken by health care workers (HCWs) as they are at the front-line of the COVID-19 outbreak, and their constant exposure to infected patients and contaminated surfaces put them at highest risk of acquiring and transmitting the infection. SARSCoV-2 transmitted from person-to-person through respiratory droplets and close contact, as previously seen in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), are the two other zoonotic coronaviruses. In healthcare settings, this highlights the necessity of practicing respiratory hygiene and hand hygiene, and usage of appropriate personal protective equipment. Additional airborne precautions such as N95 masking should be used by HCWs during aerosol-generating procedures when caring for COVID-19 patient.
