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Covid-19: Doctors sound alarm over hospital transmissions

Gareth Iacobucci

2020BMJ50 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

The BMJ Doctors have told The BMJ they are deeply concerned at the number of patients becoming infected with covid-19 in NHS hospitals in England and have called for more stringent infection control measures to combat its spread.

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)MedicineSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakInfection controlOutbreakPandemicMedical emergencyALARMPediatricsEmergency medicineIntensive care medicineVirologyPathologyDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)Composite materialMaterials scienceCOVID-19 and healthcare impactsGeriatric Care and Nursing HomesHealthcare Systems and Challenges