Indian Journal of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (Jan 2020)

Recommendations for allergy practice during COVID-19 pandemic in India

  • Mahendra K Agarwal,
  • Anand B Singh,
  • Shailendra N Gaur,
  • P C Kathuria,
  • V K Jain,
  • Mahesh Goyal,
  • K V Nagendra Prasad

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/ijaai.ijaai_28_20
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 34, no. 1
pp. 5 – 7

Abstract

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We are living in an unprecedented difficult time due to the infectious COVID-19 pandemic, a global emergency. During the on-going pandemic, most allergy/immunology care could be postponed/delayed or handled through virtual care. Seven experts from different parts of India deliberated on this subject in 3 weekly webinars (May 10, 17, and 24, 2020) charted out consensus-based approach for diagnosis and management of patients suffering with allergic respiratory diseases in India during this COVID-19 pandemic. This publication includes these recommendations.

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