Professional aspects of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19)
https://doi.org/10.31089/1026-9428-2021-61-2-103-114
Abstract
The article presents an analysis of modern foreign and domestic literature, regulatory legal acts that reflect the professional aspects of the new coronavirus infection COVID-19. The risks of COVID-19 infection of medical and non-medical workers are considered. The current understanding of the new coronavirus infection COVID-19 as an occupational disease is shown. The features of the work of the health care system and the occupational health service during the COVID-19 pandemic are presented.
About the Authors
Yuri Y. Gorblyansky
Rostov State Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
The Head of the Department of Occupational Pathology (with a course of medical and social expertise), Rostov State Medical University, Dr. of Sci. (Med.), professor.
e-mail: gorblyansky.profpatolog@yandex.ru
Elena P. Kontorovich
Rostov State Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Oksana P. Ponamareva
Rostov State Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Evgenia I. Volynskaya
Regional Clinic Hospital No. 2
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Gorblyansky Yu.Y., Kontorovich E.P., Ponamareva O.P., Volynskaya E.I. Professional aspects of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19). Russian Journal of Occupational Health and Industrial Ecology. 2021;61(2):103-114. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31089/1026-9428-2021-61-2-103-114
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