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Department of Physiotherapy, Woodlands hospital, Kolkata, India
Review Article
Safe Physiotherapy Practice During Covid-19 Pandemic-A Compilation of Guidelines and Recommendation from Different Organisation
Author(s): Prabin Bastola*
Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread quickly around the world, and WHO categorized it as a pandemic
in March, 2020. In India more than one million people have been infected with corona virus disease till date. In this
situation, the entire healthcare system and healthcare staff need to respond in a very short time to an exponential
growth of the number of COVID-19 patients. The SARS-CoV-2 virus is transmitted from person to person by large
droplets from infected person by coughing, sneezing or rhino-rhea. An approximate distance of 2 meters is needed to
protect from these droplets. SARS-CoV-2 similar to the other corona virus family which remains on the surface of
objects for variable periods of time (at least 24 hours on hard surfaces and up to 8 hours on soft surfaces). Healthy
people may get infected with this virus through touching the mouth, nose,.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2329-9096.21.s6.007