Infection prevention and control for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in hospital settings

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is public health emergency of international concern Since December 2019, COVID-19 spread rapidly to 187 countries, leading to more than 10 million cases within 6 months Currently, the effective antiviral drugs are limited and SARS-CoV-2 vaccine are under developed Combating such emerging infectious disease, the best and feasible way is to strengthen and Implement specific infection prevention and control practice to control at the source, control along the path, control at the person, engineering and environmental controls For healthcare facilities every visitor should be screened and triaged Healthcare personnel working in facilities must properly use personal protective equipment and adheres to hand hygiene Also, the hospital environment should undergo appropriate cleaning and surface disinfection For the public, mask-wearing or social distancing is recommended if community spread is a concern These Infection prevention and control measures are the cornerstones in the context of COVID-19 pandemic © 2020 Society of Internal Medicine of Taiwan All rights reserved