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Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Medical Practices

Authors :
Balbir Kumar
Rakesh Garg
Prashant Sirohyia
Brajesh Kumar Ratre
Ram Singh
Source :
Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Care, Vol 7, Iss 3, Pp 571-572 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention, 2022.

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected human life in all spheres. However, the medical and health practices seen changed a lot since the arrival of this pandemic. This article describes the positive and negative impact of covid in the medical field. The integration of telehealth needs to be emphasized and positive changes like hand hygiene, wearing a mask, and appropriate social distancing and online interactive learning may be useful in health care practices. Although, the negative effects of the pandemic like ignoring the patients with other comorbidity and deteriorating mental health of HCW must be kept in mind and should be properly addressed.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
25883682
Volume :
7
Issue :
3
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Care
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.657a116d15a34b2293c8f262e6a64f0b
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.31557/apjcc.2022.7.3.571-572