5 KEY POINTS
- In an outbreak, early healthcare personnel segregation should be
considered to ensure that the provision of essential services may
continue if a single team is quarantined
- Establishing a sustainable PPE usage guideline for healthcare workers
early in the outbreak is of paramount importance
- Design and simulation of work processes for emergency airway creation
should be considered in every otolaryngology department dealing with
the COVID-19 outbreak
- Screening and postponement of non-urgent patient follow-ups frees up
manpower and resources
- The use of videoconferencing aids in restoring essential department
activities and telemedicine may be a useful tool to explore in
otolaryngology clinics
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