Open AccessLower mortality rate in health workers and their families infected with COVID-19 associated pneumonia in Quetta, Baluchistan
Author(s) -
Momina Aslam,
Muhammad Tahir Zehri,
HabibUllah Mandoklel,
Rehana Kamal,
Mohammad Ammad Ud Din
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pakistan journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1682-024X
pISSN - 1681-715X
DOI - 10.12669/pjms.37.7.4060
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , pneumonia , mortality rate , demography , virology , environmental health , emergency medicine , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , sociology
A bunch of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, China, was caused by a novel beta-corona virus, (COVID-19) in December 2019 from where it spread rapidly across the globe. The aim of the study was to find out relevant reasons and offered suggestions to reduce the risk of infection and check clinical outcomes of the infected healthcare workers.