COVID-19 among Health Workers in Germany and Malaysia
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Objectives
3. Methods
4. Results
4.1. SARS-CoV-2 Infections in HW in Germany
4.2. Safe Guarding Our HW during the COVID-19 Pandemic 2020—A Report from Malaysia
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Facility | Total | Hospitalized | Deceased | Recovered | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % a | N | % b | N | % b | N | % b | |
Medical facility * | 12,393 | 6.9 | 567 | 4.6 | 20 | 0.2 | 11,938 | 96.3 |
Care facility ** | 8935 | 5.0 | 382 | 4.3 | 46 | 0.5 | 8468 | 94.8 |
All reported COVID-19 cases in Germany | 178,570 | 100.0 | 26.730 c | 17.8 c | 8257 | 4.6 | 161,200 | 90.3 |
Claims | N | % |
---|---|---|
Reported cases | 12,038 | 100.0 |
Mandatory reporting | 4398 | 36.5 |
Cases with test result | 10.835 | 90.0 |
Cases with positive test | 3690 | 34.1 a |
Cases with finished evaluation | 3067 | 83.1 b |
Cases confirmed as OD | 2192 | 71.5 c |
Cases not confirmed as OD | 875 | 28.5 c |
Cases with info on disease status | 3038 | 82.3 b |
Cases with mild symptoms | 2570 | 84.6 d |
Cases with severe symptoms | 151 | 5.0 d |
Deaths | 11 | 0.3 d |
Sector | Cases with Known Test Result | Positive Test | Severe Progression | Deaths | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % a | N | % b | N | % c | N | % c | |
Clinics | 8110 | 74.9 | 1874 | 23.1 | 65 | 3.5 | 3 | 0.2 |
Inpatient and outpatient care | 1762 | 16.3 | 1327 | 75.3 | 41 | 3.1 | 5 | 0.4 |
Medical practices | 496 | 4.6 | 226 | 45.6 | 29 | 12.9 | 1 | 0.4 |
Dental practices | 22 | 0.2 | 13 | 59.1 | 5 | 38.5 | 0 | -- |
Therapeutic practices | 122 | 1.1 | 38 | 31.1 | 3 | 7.9 | 0 | -- |
Care and counseling | 264 | 2.4 | 189 | 71.6 | 7 | 3.7 | 2 | 0.1 |
Pharmacy | 6 | 0.05 | 2 | 33.3 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | -- |
Hair salons, beauty | 2 | 0.02 | 0 | -- | 0 | -- | 0 | -- |
Childcare | 7 | 0.06 | 2 | 28.6 | 0 | -- | 0 | -- |
Other | 44 | 0.4 | 19 | 43.2 | 0 | -- | 0 | -- |
Total | 10,835 | 100.0 | 3690 | 34.1 | 151 | 4.1 | 11 | 0.3 |
Profession | Claims with Test Results | Positive Test | Severe Progression | Deaths | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | %a | N | %b | N | %c | N | %c | |
Physicians | 1621 | 15.0 | 394 | 24.3 | 32 | 8.1 | 2 | 0.5 |
Nurses | 6927 | 63.9 | 2605 | 37.6 | 90 | 3.5 | 7 | 0.3 |
Physiotherapist | 214 | 2.0 | 60 | 28.0 | 2 | 3.3 | 0 | -- |
Social worker | 262 | 2.4 | 95 | 36.3 | 3 | 3.2 | 1 | 1.0 |
Other | 1811 | 16.7 | 536 | 29.6 | 24 | 4.5 | 1 | 0.2 |
Total | 10,835 | 100.0 | 3690 | 34.1 | 151 | 4.1 | 11 | 0.3 |
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Nienhaus, A.; Hod, R. COVID-19 among Health Workers in Germany and Malaysia. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 4881. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17134881
Nienhaus A, Hod R. COVID-19 among Health Workers in Germany and Malaysia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(13):4881. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17134881
Chicago/Turabian StyleNienhaus, Albert, and Rozita Hod. 2020. "COVID-19 among Health Workers in Germany and Malaysia" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 13: 4881. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17134881