COVID clinical epidemiology : Indian Perspective

Introduction: A Novel strain of Coronaviruses caused a cluster of pneumonia in the city of Wuhan in China by the end of 2019 which soon became a global pandemic by February 2020. World Health Organization labelled the disease as COVID-19, which stands for Corona Virus Disease-2019. More than a billion people have been tested positive with nearly 20 million dead due to COVID-19.1 COVID-19 has brought a sea of change in practice of medicine. The challenge of containing rapid spread of the disease along with rationing of limited resources has proved to be critical in the war against the virus. Among different fields in medicine, surgical specialities have undergone a paradigm change in this pandemic. Starting from virtual consultations, triaging and prioritising surgical cases, need for a COVID testing preoperatively, use of PP and mask with filters to use of webinars and simulation as a tool to continue surgical training.It is important that surgeons understand the various risk associated with COVID-19 infection and change themselves to adapt to this unique challenge. Need of the hour is to formulate guidelines and consensus statements to help surgeon to take informed decisions and prepare to give best care to the patien Background: Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection began in Wuhan city of China in December 2019 and soon became a global health problem [1]. It is caused by Coronavirus SARS COV-2. This is an enveloped single-stranded RNA virus belonging to the coronavirus family. Morbidity and mortality were seen in people from all backgrounds from all over the globe due to this virus. Being a new disease, it has significantly affected the lives of people physically as well as emotionally. We aimed to find out the clinical profile, epidemiological features, and associated co-morbidities in patients admitted to the SARI ward at AIIMS Bathinda, Punjab India. Subjects and Methods: A Prospective Cross-Sectional study was done on 244 patients with COVID-19 RAT or RTPCR positive (Real-Time Reverse transcription ...