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cord-104426-qz8pffei	Tay, K	COVID-19 in Singapore and Malaysia: Rising to the Challenges of Orthopaedic Practice in an Evolving Pandemic	2020-04-07		.txt	text/plain	4518	247	50	Based on the principle of complete segregation and in accordance to "Disease Outbreak Response System Condition" (DORSON) Orange 20 directive to prevent potential cross contamination between healthcare workers, the operating theatre (OT) team was segregated into two separate sub-groups; two teams to deal with acute trauma cases and one team for urgent spine surgeries. • Cutting down non-essential workload such as patients on long term follow-up or conservative management 26 • Limiting ourselves to urgent care such as trauma, infection, acute spine emergencies and tumour referrals • Allowing for off-site prescription top-ups, extension of medical leave and correspondences for whatever indications As the Outpatient services can be exposed to patients from various sources, a strict screening protocol in accordance to existing Singapore Ministry of Health guidelines covering travel histories, contact histories, and coryzal symptoms were taken before admittance to the Outpatient clinic.	./cache/cord-104426-qz8pffei.txt	./txt/cord-104426-qz8pffei.txt