The risk of transmission of the coronavirus between patients and doctors is quite high. Since the World Health Organization (WHO) states that this virus can be transmitted through the air or air in a smaller number of particles.

The process of transmitting the virus between the patient and the doctor through airborne itself, which is actually carried out by a specialist in internal medicine and a consultant gastroentero-hepatologist, Prof. Ari Fahrial Syam, MD, MMB, Ph.D., FACP, FACG, which occurs when a patient who has been infected with Covid-19 opens his mouth and exhales, then the virus particles stick to the doctor’s mask. Doctors who are not aware of this can grab the surface of the mask and call out the nose. The virus eventually enters the body through the nostrils.

Apart from using masks, based on the data shown, it seems that the virus is mostly attached to hazmat suits or PPE that doctors use for contact with patients. No exception to the clothes worn by doctors or other medical personnel. The cases that have been encountered, namely the infection of a family doctor who worked at a referral hospital. It is suspected that this was due to the contaminated doctor’s clothes being touched by his family.

Therefore Prof. Ari appealed to all parties to remain vigilant about the transmission of the coronavirus, especially doctors who can directly work with patients suffering from Covid-19. Endoscopic Workers in particular, can access the Endoscopic Action Protocol at the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Center in the Context of Covid-19 Infection Precautions at , Guidelines for Prevention of Covid-19 Transmission for Healthcare Workers at , as well as Clinical and Procedural Guidelines for the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit during the Covid-19 Pandemic at .

Healthy greetings.

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https://lifestyle.bisnis.com/read/20200722/106/1269620/begini-cara-penularan-virus-corona-antara-pasien-dan-dokter

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