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0 pointsyulaow6y ago0 comments

In italy hospitals are right now divided in two parts. One is for covid positives only and the other for covid negatives only. The staff which works in one part does not work in the other and has no contact with any member of the other one. Even ambulances are separated and with independent staff.

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asah6y ago· 1 in thread

Are they testing the negatives? If not, asymptomatic transmission will contaminate the negatives-ward.

_nalply6y ago

This is the most important case for extensive testing.

pimeys6y ago

There is a great podcast from an Italian doctor summarizing the best practices for hospitals dealing with COVID-19 https://www.stemlynsblog.org/covid-19-podcast-from-italy-wit...

The first point being "Divide your department into resp patients and non-resp patients."

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