Otorhinolaryngology services during the COVID-19 pandemic in Tanzania

Abraham, Zephania S.

dc.creator	Abraham, Zephania S.
dc.date	2021-05-12T09:16:19Z
dc.date	2021-05-12T09:16:19Z
dc.date	2021
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-20T14:01:40Z
dc.date.available	2022-10-20T14:01:40Z
dc.identifier	Abraham, Z. S. (2021). Otorhinolaryngology services during the COVID-19 pandemic in Tanzania. Tropical Medicine and Health, 49(1), 1-3.
dc.identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-021-00317-z
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/3039
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/3039
dc.description	Full Text Article available at: https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-021-00317-z
dc.description	Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) remains to be a global pandemic and cause of significant morbidity and mortality. Since the mode of transmission of the virus from one person to another is through respiratory droplets, saliva, and fomites, otorhinolaryngologists are highly exposed to COVID-19 while executing their daily functions. Examination of anatomic sites like the nose and throat exposes the otorhinolaryngologist to possible contact with bodily fluids from the patient. Such examination also requires maintenance of close contact with the patient further increasing the exposure risk. Despite the heightened odds of contracting COVID-19 infection during their routine practice, otorhinolaryngologists in Tanzania have continued managing patients while adhering to the available local guidelines aimed at protecting themselves and also the patients from COVID-19. The aim of this letter it to oversee the current status of otorhinolaryngology services in Tanzania during this era of COVID-19 pandemic.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Springer Nature
dc.subject	Coronavirus disease-2019
dc.subject	Coronavirus
dc.subject	COVID-19
dc.subject	Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
dc.subject	SARS-CoV-2
dc.subject	Otorhinolaryngology
dc.subject	Tanzania
dc.subject	Corona
dc.subject	Laryngectomy
dc.title	Otorhinolaryngology services during the COVID-19 pandemic in Tanzania
dc.type	Article