| Authors |
To, Teresa ; Viegi, Giovanni ; Cruz, Alvaro ; Taborda-Barata, Luis ; Asher, Innes ; Behera, Digambar ; Bennoor, Kazi ; Boulet, Louis-Philippe ; Bousquet, Jean ; Camargos, Paulo ; Conceiçao, Claudia ; Gonzalez Diaz, Sandra ; El-Sony, Asma ; Erhola, Marina ; Gaga, Mina ; Halpin, David ; Harding, Letitia ; Maghlakelidze, Tamaz ; Masjedi, Mohammad Reza ; Mohammad, Yousser ; Nunes, Elizabete ; Pigearias, Bernard ; Sooronbaev, Talant ; Stelmach, Rafael ; Tsiligianni, Ioanna ; Tuyet Lan, Le Thi ; Valiulis, Arūnas ; Wang, Chen ; Williams, Sian ; Yorgancioglu, Arzu |
| Abstract [eng] |
To date, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected over five million individuals worldwide and killed hundreds of thousands individuals of all ages and ethnicities. People with chronic respiratory diseases like asthma and COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) are particularly vulnerable to respiratory infections. In this document, we, an international group of respiratory health care providers and researchers, summarized our hands-on experience and lessons learned from combating COVID-19 according to three perspectives: 1) patient level: interactions with health care providers; 2) health care provider level: real-time experience sharing; and 3) community level: environmental impact, air pollution. Our proposed actions and implementations are practical andfeasible and may foster deeper thoughts and considerations into how to move forward in managing the heavy respiratory burden in times of COVID-19. |
