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https://catalyst.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/CAT.20.0080#
At the Epicenter of the Covid-19 Pandemic and Humanitarian Crises in Italy: Changing Perspectives on Preparation and Mitigation
By
- Mirco Nacoti,
- Andrea Ciocca,
- Angelo Giupponi,
- Pietro Brambillasca,
- Federico Lussana,
- Michele Pisano,
- Giuseppe Goisis,
- Daniele Bonacina,
- Francesco Fazzi,
- Richard Naspro,
- Luca Longhi,
- Maurizio Cereda
- & Carlo Montaguti
In a Bergamo hospital deeply strained by the Covid-19 pandemic, exhausted clinicians reflect on how to prepare for the next outbreak.
Summary
In a pandemic, patient-centered care is inadequate and must be replaced by community-centered care. Solutions for Covid-19 are required for the entire population, not only for hospitals. The catastrophe unfolding in wealthy Lombardy could happen anywhere. Clinicians at a hospital at the epicenter call for a long-term plan for the next pandemic.
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