Covid-19 Appointments: Hospital Management For Patients

Barnabas Bundepuun Orndiir, Okafor Loveth Ijeoma, Ugwu Nnaemeka Virginus, Doowuese Kate Faafaa, Cassia Anwar C., Anozie Ekenechukwu Lilian, Kama Mary Ofuru, Ndunelo Paul Tobechukwu, Elijah Nwakpakpa, Esther C. Onyedeke

Abstract


The deadly virus (covid-19) came as a shock to the world. It has left most of the world in a state of panic. During this time most of the world has decided that the best way for people to stay safe is to stay locked in their homes and only go out when absolutely necessary. Places like malls, schools, church and even the hospitals become a danger to people because of the spread of the COVID-19 virus. People still catch the flu and people still have cancer and so on and people need to go to the hospital. For people to do this they have to book appointments. In most countries, appointments are still done locally by going to the hospital which will be dangerous to the well-being of both the doctor and the patients in the hospital. This paper talks about an effective system for managing appointments during the COVID-19. With the help series of interviews through questionnaire and observation method of data collection this paper ascertains how covid-19 should be handled mostly by telehealth. 


Keywords


Covid-19, appointments, management, telehealth, patients.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.52155/ijpsat.v26.1.2964

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