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. 2021 Mar 15:11:639579.
doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.639579. eCollection 2021.

A Community-Based Model to the COVID-19 Humanitarian Crisis

Mirco Nacoti  1   2 , Andrea Ciocca  2 , Pietro Brambillasca  1 , Francesco Fazzi  1 , Michele Pisano  3 , Massimo Giupponi  4 , Antonio Pesenti  5   6 , Oliviero Valoti  1 , Maurizio Cereda  7
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A Community-Based Model to the COVID-19 Humanitarian Crisis

Mirco Nacoti et al. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. .

Abstract

A multidisciplinary group, mainly from Bergamo region - the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis in Italy on march 2020- has developed concept of creating intermediate care facilities and proposes a three-tier model of community-based care, with the goal of reducing hospital admissions, contagion and mortality related to hospital overloading and optimizing human resources.

Keywords: COVID-19; Community; Humanitarian crisis; Italy; PHC; SARS-CoV-2; pandemic.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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(A) Three-tier model of care based on disease severity. (B) Overall architecture of the care delivery system. Level 1 (L1) mild or moderate cases (MC) are treated at home; Level 2 (L2) severe cases (SC) receive care in community centers; Level 3 (L3) critical cases (CC) are admitted to the hospital.
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