Abstract
Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory coronavirus
2 (SARS-CoV-2) and has been declared as pandemic. Its transmission is mainly by droplets
and touching infected surfaces. Health care workers including personnel working at
diagnostic centers are more prone to contact the disease through infected patients
and hence various precautionary measures have to be implemented which has been discussed
in this article. This manuscript shall brief about the preparedness by the diagnostic
center in terms of the modification in the work flow, the precautions and protections
to be taken by the personnel and patients, disinfection of the equipment and surfaces,
and new norms of social distancing. This article will be addressing mainly to the
diagnostic centers and the changes to be made as per their convenience.
Keywords
COVID-19 - diagnostic centers - health care workers
