Early Reflection on the Global Impact of COVID19, and Implications for Physiotherapy

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) elevated the status of the novel coronavirus (COVID19) to a pandemic. Although the assessments are changing rapidly, COVID19 has now infected and taken the lives of thousands. Since the first cases appeared in late 2019, COVID19 has unleashed widespread shock on public and clinical health systems that struggle to respond to the surge, and on global economic productivity as workers are increasingly restricted from participation. A profound anxiety is spreading almost as quickly as the disease itself.

Source: Physiotherapy - March 19, 2020 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Michel D. Landry, Lauren Geddes, Annie Park Moseman, James P. Lefler, Sudha R. Raman, Joost van Wijchen Source Type: research