Better Safe than Sorry: Interventional Radiology Should Be Prepared for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a viral pneumonia that has plagued the world for much of the first quarter of 2020 and was recently declared a global pandemic. The caregivers must be aware of the disease and take steps to curb its transmission within the premises of our care settings (hospitals/clinics). In this article, we suggest a few proactive steps that can be taken at the institutional and departmental levels to break the transmission chain.

Keywords

• covid-19
• interventional radiology
• ppe
• pandemic