Minimizing intra-hospital transmission of COVID-19: the role of social distancing

L E Wee¹, E P Conceicao², X Y J Sim³, M K Aung², K Y Tan², H M Wong³, L Wijaya⁴, B H Tan⁴, M L Ling², I Venkatachalam³

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¹ Singhealth Infectious Diseases Residency, Singapore; Department of Infectious Diseases, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore. Electronic address: ian.wee@mohh.com.sg.
² Department of Infection Prevention and Epidemiology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
³ Department of Infectious Diseases, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore; Department of Infection Prevention and Epidemiology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
⁴ Department of Infectious Diseases, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.

PMID: 32294511
PMCID: PMC7152925
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.04.016

Minimizing intra-hospital transmission of COVID-19: the role of social distancing

L E Wee et al. J Hosp Infect. 2020 Jun.

. 2020 Jun;105(2):113-115.

doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.04.016. Epub 2020 Apr 12.

Authors

L E Wee¹, E P Conceicao², X Y J Sim³, M K Aung², K Y Tan², H M Wong³, L Wijaya⁴, B H Tan⁴, M L Ling², I Venkatachalam³

Affiliations

¹ Singhealth Infectious Diseases Residency, Singapore; Department of Infectious Diseases, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore. Electronic address: ian.wee@mohh.com.sg.
² Department of Infection Prevention and Epidemiology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
³ Department of Infectious Diseases, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore; Department of Infection Prevention and Epidemiology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
⁴ Department of Infectious Diseases, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.

PMID: 32294511
PMCID: PMC7152925
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.04.016

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Keywords: COVID-19; Hospital; Nosocomial; Social distancing.

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Comparison of ward layout and social distancing measures employed in a general ward and a respiratory surveillance ward, during the COVID-19 outbreak.

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