Open AccessPrecautions and Safety Measures at Workplace During Pandemic
Author(s) -
Khalid Aziz,
Hafiza Tuseef Sayyar,
Ambreen Shahzad
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the journal of bahria university medical and dental college
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2617-9482
pISSN - 2220-7562
DOI - 10.51985/jbumdc2020047
Subject(s) - pandemic , outbreak , covid-19 , disease , public health , transmission (telecommunications) , coronavirus , health care , influenza pandemic , environmental health , virology , business , medicine , medical emergency , geography , economic growth , infectious disease (medical specialty) , nursing , engineering , economics , pathology , electrical engineering
Pandemic is a worldwide disease outbreak, caused by various types of agents for example influenza and coronaviruses. Recent pandemic has been the third outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19 (Corona virus disease-19) declared by World Health Organization (WHO), spread in more than 213 continent including Pakistan.1 Transmission of disease during pandemic expected in workplaces not only from patient to healthcare personnel but also between the co-workers and people of general public and individuals from other workplaces