COVID-19 Pandemic and the Crisis of Health Systems: The Experience of the Apulia Cancer Network and of the Comprehensive Cancer Center Istituto Tumori “Giovanni Paolo II” of Bari
Nicola Silvestris, Antonio Moschetta, Angelo Paradiso, Antonio Delvino
Abstract
On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization declared a new disease caused by a novel virus characterized by rapid human-to-human transmission and named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronoavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) a pandemic. In terms of this ongoing international scenario, we report the situation in Apulia, a region of southern Italy that, as of April 2, has not yet been overwhelmed by this health emergency. In particular, we consider the care models that have been adopted, especially those that manage the requests of cancer patients.
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PandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)CancerCenter (category theory)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)DiseaseMedicineTransmission (telecommunications)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakHealthcare systemMedical emergencyHealth carePolitical scienceVirologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)PathologyInternal medicineTelecommunicationsChemistryComputer scienceLawCrystallographyOutbreakCOVID-19 and healthcare impactsCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesTelemedicine and Telehealth Implementation