[Emergency plan for inter-hospital transfer of newborns with SARS-CoV-2 infection].
Zheng Chen, Li Du, Jun Fu, Qiang Shu, Zhi Min Chen, Li Shi, Wei Wang, Shuo Hui Chen, Xiao Lü, Sheng Ye, Wei Sun, Ming Yan Chen, Hai Zhu, Guo Lan Huang, Fei Xiang Luo
Abstract
Since December 2019, the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has become the most serious public health issue. As the special population with immature immune function, newborns with COVID-19 have been reported. Newborns with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 should be transferred to designated hospitals for isolation treatment. An emergency transfer response plan for newborns with COVID-19 has been worked out. This plan puts forward the indications for neonatal COVID-19 transfer, organization management, protection strategies for medical staff, work procedures, and disinfection methods for transfer equipment, in order to provide guidance and suggestions for the inter-hospital transfer of suspected or confirmed neonatal COVID-19.