Gastrointestinal Endoscopy during COVID: Do Some Leave Most

摘要

Since severe acute respiratory syndrome Corona virus disease 2 (abbreviated as COVID-19 disease) was declared as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) in March 2020, it has significantly impacted social, political, and economic activities all over the globe. The state authorities all over globe, in an attempt to reduce transmission, have been implementing “lockdown” wherein billions of people have been almost caged in their homes. As on April 21, 2020 over 2.5 million people have been infected and over 175,000 deaths reported. The explosive spread has crumbled the best of the health care systems of developed nations. Also, it poses unprecedented challenges to the society in general and health care workers (HCWs) in particular who are at risk to acquire infection.