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Recommendations for the management of COVID-19 pandemic in long-term care facilities

Gosch, M.; Heppner, H.-J.; Lim, S.; Singler, K. · Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2021 · Heft 2 · S. 136 bis 140

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Zeitschrift
Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie
Autor:innen
Gosch, M.; Heppner, H.-J.; Lim, S.; Singler, K.
Ausgabe
Heft 2 / 2021
Jahrgang 54
Seiten
136 bis 140
Erschienen: 2021-01-15 00:00:37
ISSN
1435-1269
DOI
10.1007/s00391-021-01847-1

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Background In December 2019 several cases of pneumonia of unknown origin were reported in Wuhan, China, leading to the identification of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Since then, more than 80 million people have been infected by SARS-CoV-2 and up to 1.8 million people have died [1]. It became clear early in the pandemic that older adults and particularly the oldest-old have the highest mortality risk. Among those aged 80 years and over the case fatality rate is up to 13.4%, with an infection fatality rate of 9.3% [2]. Residents of long-term care facilities (LTCF) are consider…

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COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 long-term care facilities older adults nursing homes Coronavirus Physicians China Aged Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie