Articles: pandemics.
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Preparedness for the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and its spread in India calls for setting up of adequately equipped and dedicated health facilities to manage sick patients while protecting healthcare workers and the environment. In the wake of other emerging dangerous pathogens in recent times, such as Ebola, Nipah and Zika, it is important that such facilities are kept ready during the inter-epidemic period for training of health professionals and for managing cases of multi-drug resistant and difficult-to-treat pathogens. ⋯ This article describes elements of design of such unit (e.g., space, infection control, waste disposal, safety of healthcare workers, partners to be involved in design and plan) which can be adapted to the context of either a new construction or makeshift construction on top of an existing structure. In view of a potential epidemic of COVID-19, specific requirements to handle it are also given.
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Editorial
From SARS-CoV to SARS-CoV-2: The response and challenge of forensic infectious disease autopsy.
AbstractCopyright© by the Editorial Department of Journal of Forensic Medicine.
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AbstractCopyright© by the Editorial Department of Journal of Forensic Medicine.