Institute of Mental Health, Singapore.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2022 Jan 10;17:e106. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2022.7.
Many countries did not have alternative healthcare arrangements during their initial coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdowns. This is surprising as partial and full lockdowns have been previously used to manage terrorism and the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak of 2002-2003. This paper examines how lockdowns disrupt normal health care services and discusses countermeasures that can be used during lockdowns regardless of the emergency that engendered them. Solutions for consultations and pharmacy operations are discussed pragmatically with frontline clinicians, health care managers, and policy-makers in mind. Mental health services are used as a case in point with generalizable lessons for other healthcare specialties.
许多国家在最初的冠状病毒病（COVID-19）封锁期间没有替代的医疗保健安排。这令人惊讶，因为部分和全面封锁此前曾被用于管理恐怖主义和 2002-2003 年严重急性呼吸系统综合症（SARS）的爆发。本文探讨了封锁如何扰乱正常的医疗服务，并讨论了在封锁期间可以使用的对策，无论引发封锁的紧急情况如何。在考虑到一线临床医生、医疗保健管理人员和政策制定者的情况下，针对咨询和药房业务提出了切实可行的解决方案。心理健康服务被用作其他医疗保健专业的普遍适用的案例。
