Abstract:

Covid-19, which was first seen in China in December of 2019, and soon became a pandemic, thanks to the strong measures taken, appeared in a very late date in our country according to our geographical location. According to the algorithms developed by the Ministry of Health along with the World Health Organization’s pandemic announcement, administrative and medical assessments were also carried out at the 9th September University Health Center and the process was continued with these principles. The study examined the evaluation processes and associated socio-demographic characteristics of patients applying to the 9th September University Pandemic Clinic according to the diagnostic criteria and also included forecast on how to maintain the process of normalization, whether mass isolation is sustainable in the long run. For this purpose, the demographic characteristics of patients monitored with the diagnosis of Covid-19 were taken into account in the period 18.03.2020-24.04.2020 at the DEU Research Application Hospital. The Covid-19 pandemic process has revealed that one of the necessary needs of a society is healthcare. However, the rate of contact with other Covid-19 cases is quite high and therefore it is very important to provide social isolation to control the spread of the pandemic. However, it is of great importance that the public and private sector, taking the necessary measures, pass to a controlled normalization process.

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Abstract:

Covid-19 was first seen in China in December 2019. Covid-19 turned into a pandemic in a very short time. Thanks to the strong precautions taken, it appeared in our country at a very late date according to our geographical location. With the announcement of the pandemic of the World Health Organization, administrative and medical evaluations were carried out at the Dokuz Eylül University Health Campus, guided by the algorithms developed by the Ministry of Health. And the process continued with these principles. In the study, the evaluation processes and socio-demographic characteristics of patients admitted to the Dokuz Eylül University Pandemic Outpatient Clinic were examined. In the long term, predictions about whether mass isolation is sustainable and how the normalization process should be continued are also included. For this purpose, the demographic characteristics of the patients who were followed up in the DEU Research and Application Hospital with the diagnosis of Covid-19 during the period of 18.03.2020-24.04.2020 were taken into consideration. The Covid-19 pandemic process we are experiencing reveals that one of the basic needs of a society is health services. In addition, the exact rate of Covid-19 cases contacting other Covid-19 cases is high. Therefore, it is very important to provide social isolation to control the spread of the pandemic. However, taking necessary measures in the public and private sectors and moving to a controlled normalization process is of great importance.