id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-288903-vxeq1afx Lodha, Rakesh COVID-19 Pandemic: The Way Forward 2020-05-26 .txt text/plain 2301 130 49 The overall case fatality among the hospitalized patients (including those needing intensive care) varies from 10 to 60% and is largely restricted to high risk groups (old age, diabetes, immunosuppression, etc) [3, 4] . The major issues include: how to maintain social distancing to prevent infections in crowded hospitals and how to protect HCPs. Public hospitals (secondary and tertiary care), in countries like India are very crowded and it is a big challenge to maintain social distancing. Given the high burden of infectious illnesses in countries such as India, there is a need for access to health facilities for these patients also. During the initial period of the pandemic, there was a great concern, almost a panic like state in HCPs. Therefore, all efforts should be made to provide highest levels of PPEs. Over a period of time, HCPs will develop confidence and acceptance of COVID-19 as another infectious disease which can be faced using proper precautions and appropriate safety gears. ./cache/cord-288903-vxeq1afx.txt ./txt/cord-288903-vxeq1afx.txt