Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a highly transmissible virus, making hospitals potential loci for outbreaks and placing health care workers (HCWs) at risk of acquiring ...the infection. ...there remains clusters of cases in high vulnerability locations such as in the health care setting 2. ...it remains salient to protect the hospital community from being a COVID-19 transmission hub. ...HCWs may also acquire infection from other HCWs or the community. ...a comprehensive hospital HCW surveillance programme, taking into consideration all these sources of infection, is essential to protect HCWs, their families, and by extension, their patients.
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