A perspective gastrointestinal endoscopy infection control strategy against COVID-19: workflow and space management for the operation of endoscopic centers.

All endoscopic centers should establish infection control strategies (ICS) tailored to individual resources based upon updated national and academic guidance for COVID-19 without superseding local advisories and institutional guidelines1 . Endoscopic administrators have to customize control measures and adjust with the rapidly evolving local and global pandemic and prepare for the upcoming resurgence due to relaxation of social distancing norms. In this regard, Zhang et al. have reported their stringent ICS in Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) based on the guidance of the Chinese Society of Digestive Endoscopy and have shared their experiences from the pandemic and the subsequent recovery2 .