The starting of the year 2020 has seen one of the worst pandemics in the earth's history. The biggest and the worst pandemic after the Spanish flu, novel coronavirus, or COVID 19 has affected nearly all countries of the world and killed over lakhs of people till now. Most of the hospitals, all over the world, are overloaded with COVID 19 cases. A sudden and unexpected gap between the demand and supply of resources in this pandemic has put tremendous pressure on the health care system,yet resilient. It is impossible to bridge the gap between them in a short period to control the pandemic. As the health care personnel are in short supply and the novel coronavirus's infectivityis very high, it is vital to protect them from getting cross infections while treating COVID-19 cases. A significant number of new cases are added daily. Strategic planning and optimumutilization of resources need the hour to runthe health care system for a longer period in this pandemic and simultaneously protect healthcare personnel. In this article, multilevel safety methods for protection against the coronavirus infection in a healthcare facility using different methods like artificial Intelligence, smartphone apps, personal protective kit, andworkflow pattern modification are discussed.
Key words: Healthcare, Safety, COVID-19, Artificial intelligence, Smartphone
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