2019 Coronavirus Disease Applications Made During an Outbreak in a Chemotherapy Center: The Case of Turkey

Özyer, Yasemin

In December 2019, the pneumonia epidemic that occurred due to an unknown reason in Wuhan, China, has spread to the whole country. This disease was originally named the new coronavirus (2019-nCoV), then the World Health Organization (WHO) changed this epidemic disease to Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) on February 11, 2020. After this date, 37.590 cases were detected worldwide. To date, COVID-19 has become a global threat, affecting more than 28 countries. Turkey had the first person-to-person infection on March 10, 2020. As of April 14, 2020, In Turkey, the 65 111 positive cases, 1,403 deaths, and 4,799-healing cases were found that numbers were changing hours by hours. All public hospitals in the world and in our country face a difficult process in this epidemic process. Cancer patients with a low immune system experience more fear and panic in this process. In this report, we aimed to present solutions for healthcare professionals, nurses, and patients working in a hospital's oncology department, chemotherapy unit.