Containing the first outbreak of COVID-19 in a healthcare setting in India: The sree chitra experience

• Main Authors: Gurpreet Singh (Author), G Srinivas (Author), E K Jyothi (Author), L K Gayatri (Author), Rakhal Gaitonde (Author), Biju Soman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The response to the first health worker case in India and novel strategies adopted in the context of evolving pandemic of COVID-19 is presented here. On the same day of confirmation, institutional COVID cell was established, and contact tracing was started. A total of 184 contacts were identified an...