Surgical care arrangement at the general hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic

The spread of caused by SARS-CoV2 acute respiratory infection associated with severe life-threatening complications has necessitated transformation of most general hospitals into infectious diseases hospitals in order to provide specialized care to infected patients, as well as the change of surgical care provision strategy. The example of surgical service reorganization has been reported for the general clinic transformed into the infectious diseases hospital capable of providing care both during the COVID-19 pandemic and after the outbreak has abated