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Editor, Senior Moderator
Korean J Intern Med
. 2020 Sep 23.
doi: 10.3904/kjim.2020.222. Online ahead of print.
What should we prepare for the next coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak? A survey on the opinions of infectious diseases specialists in South Korea
Bongyoung Kim[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Se Yoon Park[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Dong Sik Jung[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Sook In Jung[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Won Sup Oh[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Shin-Woo Kim[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Kyong Ran Peck[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Hyun-Ha Chang[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Korean Society of Infectious Diseases
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Abstract
Background/aims: This study aimed to collect information on the opinions of Korean infectious disease (ID) experts on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and related issues in preparation for a future outbreak.
Methods: A survey was conducted over the course of 5 days (from April 21 to 25, 2020), targeting all adult ID specialists currently in the medical field in South Korea (n = 265). An online-based survey was forwarded via text message and e-mail. Only one response was accepted from each participant.
Results: Of these 265 ID specialists gotten to, 132 (49.8%) responded. The highest proportion of the respondents envisaged the current COVID-19 outbreak to end after December 2020 (47.7% for the domestic Korean outbreak and 70.5% for the global pandemic); moreover, 60.7% of them stated that a second nationwide wave is likely to occur between September and December 2020 in South Korea. N95 respirators were considered to be the most important item in hospitals in preparation for a second wave. The most important policy to be implemented at the national level was securing national hospitals designated for the treatment of ID (67.4%).
Conclusions: ID experts in South Korea believe that the COVID-19 pandemic may not be easily controlled and that a second nationwide wave is likely to occur in South Korea. Our results indicate that Korean ID specialists believe that a high level of preparation is needed in various aspects, including the procurement of personal protective equipment, to respond efficiently to a second outbreak.
Keywords: COVID-19; Communicable diseases; Korea.
. 2020 Sep 23.
doi: 10.3904/kjim.2020.222. Online ahead of print.
What should we prepare for the next coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak? A survey on the opinions of infectious diseases specialists in South Korea
Bongyoung Kim[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Se Yoon Park[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Dong Sik Jung[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Sook In Jung[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Won Sup Oh[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Shin-Woo Kim[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Kyong Ran Peck[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Hyun-Ha Chang[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Korean Society of Infectious Diseases
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- PMID: 32961636
- DOI: 10.3904/kjim.2020.222
Abstract
Background/aims: This study aimed to collect information on the opinions of Korean infectious disease (ID) experts on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and related issues in preparation for a future outbreak.
Methods: A survey was conducted over the course of 5 days (from April 21 to 25, 2020), targeting all adult ID specialists currently in the medical field in South Korea (n = 265). An online-based survey was forwarded via text message and e-mail. Only one response was accepted from each participant.
Results: Of these 265 ID specialists gotten to, 132 (49.8%) responded. The highest proportion of the respondents envisaged the current COVID-19 outbreak to end after December 2020 (47.7% for the domestic Korean outbreak and 70.5% for the global pandemic); moreover, 60.7% of them stated that a second nationwide wave is likely to occur between September and December 2020 in South Korea. N95 respirators were considered to be the most important item in hospitals in preparation for a second wave. The most important policy to be implemented at the national level was securing national hospitals designated for the treatment of ID (67.4%).
Conclusions: ID experts in South Korea believe that the COVID-19 pandemic may not be easily controlled and that a second nationwide wave is likely to occur in South Korea. Our results indicate that Korean ID specialists believe that a high level of preparation is needed in various aspects, including the procurement of personal protective equipment, to respond efficiently to a second outbreak.
Keywords: COVID-19; Communicable diseases; Korea.