Acta Scientific Medical Sciences (ASMS)(ISSN: 2582-0931)

Mini Review Volume 5 Issue 2

COVID-19 Pandemic: Egyptian Health Care Providers Burn Out

Esmael Ali Hamed*

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Consultant, Mansoura New General Hospital (International) and Head of Vascular Surgery Department at Mansoura Health Insurance Hospital, Mansoura, Egypt

*Corresponding Author:Esmael Ali Hamed, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Consultant, Mansoura New General Hospital (International) and Head of Vascular Surgery Department at Mansoura Health Insurance Hospital, Mansoura, Egypt.

Received: April 06, 2020; Published: January 22, 2021

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Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The disease was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, the capital of China's Hubei province, and has since spread globally, resulting in the ongoing 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic [1].

Keywords: COVID-19; Chest Infection; ARDS; Public Health; Atypical Pneumonia; Viral Infection; Pandemic

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Citation

Citation: Esmael Ali Hamed. “COVID-19 Pandemic: Egyptian Health Care Providers Burn Out".Acta Scientific Medical Sciences 5.2 (2021): 75-79.




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