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COVID-19 countermeasures: An algorithm to stay unlocked
David Izadi1, Egidio J Da Silva2, Miles E Banwell3, Christopher G Wallace4
1 Pulvertaft Hand Centre, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby, UK
2 Department of Anaesthesia, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham, UK
3 St Andrews Centre for Burns & Plastic Surgery, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, UK
4 Department of Plastic Surgery, Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital, Exeter, UK
Correspondence Address:
Miles E Banwell
St Andrews Centre for Burns & Plastic Surgery, Broomfield Hospital, Court Road, Chelmsford, CM1 7ET
UK
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/ijpvm.IJPVM_470_20
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We describe a visual algorithm to help prevent severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) contagion as well as manage COVID-19 disease according to categories of clinical severity. The algorithm is timely, with multiple countries worldwide declaring repeat surges in SARS-CoV-2 infections following the easing of lockdown measures. Its flowchart assimilates key effective interventions in a visual manner that will assist healthcare workers to manage COVID-19 disease algorithmically, and policymakers to suppress further SARS-CoV-2 waves. Importantly, we include the innovative use of topical p-menthane-3,8-diol spray by the British Army for COVID-19 Support Force personnel, which in light of its coronavirucidal properties, deserves wider dissemination. This algorithm has the potential to be updated as numerous studies are concluded globally.
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