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Abstract
Background
Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is a new infectious disease. The COVID-19 outbreak has quickly spread globally and now is having remarkable effects on public health and national economies.
Purpose
Effective measures for prevention and control of nosocomial infection are urgently needed to control COVID-19 infection among medical staff.
Methods
Herein, we described COVID-19 prevention and control strategies that have been implemented in a tertiary hospital in the middle east of China. Hospital layout was adjusted to prevent and control transmission. Other procedures were then implemented to prevent the spread of the virus, including specialized training and evaluation of medical staff, pre-testing and triage, measures to promote early identification of patients, environmental cleaning and disinfection, new medical waste processing procedures, new patient management procedures, timely disinfection of potential sources of nosocomial infection, and strict protective measures.
Results
Since the new measures were implemented, to date there have only been three new confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection, no cases of medical staff infection, and no COVID-19-related deaths at the hospital.
Conclusion
The current report provides a protocol that could be implemented in medical departments in similar cities worldwide.
Author Contributions
Both authors made significant contributions to the work reported, whether that was in the conception and design of the study, its execution, data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation, or in all these areas; took part in drafting, revising, or critically reviewing the manuscript; approved of the version to be published; have agreed on the journal to which the article has been submitted; and agreed to be accountable for all aspects of the work.
Disclosure
The authors declare that they have no competing interests for this work.