Articles: pandemics.
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UW Medicine was one of the first health systems to encounter and treat COVID-19 patients in the United States, starting in late February 2020. ⋯ The COVID-19 response requires new and expedited ways of approaching ITS support to clinical needs. UW Medicine ITS leadership hope that by quickly sharing our nimble response to clinical and operational requests, we can help other systems prepare to respond to this public health emergency.
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Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila) · Mar 2020
COVID-19: Special Precautions in Ophthalmic Practice and FAQs on Personal Protection and Mask Selection.
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory coronavirus-2, was first reported in December 2019. The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020 and as of April 17, 2020, 210 countries are affected with >2,000,000 infected and 140,000 deaths. The estimated case fatality rate is around 6.7%. ⋯ COVID-19 is highly infectious and could be life-threatening. Using our protocol and measures, we have achieved zero infection in our ophthalmic practices in Hong Kong and China. Preventing spread of COVID-19 is possible and achievable.