Are radiological diagnostic centres ready to tackle COVID-19 pandemic? An Indian perspective

• Main Authors: Kunal B Gala, Bharat M Gala, Foram B Gala
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2021-01-01
• Series: Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging
• Subjects: covid-19; diagnostic centers; health care workers
• Online Access: http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/ijri.IJRI_466_20

Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and has been declared as pandemic. Its transmission is mainly by droplets and touching infected surfaces. Health care workers including personnel working at diagnostic centers are more prone to contact the disease through infected patients and hence various precautionary measures have to be implemented which has been discussed in this article. This manuscript shall brief about the preparedness by the diagnostic center in terms of the modification in the work flow, the precautions and protections to be taken by the personnel and patients, disinfection of the equipment and surfaces, and new norms of social distancing. This article will be addressing mainly to the diagnostic centers and the changes to be made as per their convenience.