COVID-19 Pandemic and the Crisis of Health Systems: The Experience of the Apulia Cancer Network and of the Comprehensive Cancer Center Istituto Tumori “Giovanni Paolo II” of Bari

Nicola Silvestris, Antonio Moschetta, Angelo Paradiso and Antonio Delvino
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Nicola Silvestris: IRCCS Istituto Tumori “Giovanni Paolo II” of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy
Antonio Moschetta: Inter-Institutional Department of Oncology, Apulian Cancer Network, 70124 Bari, Italy
Angelo Paradiso: Scientific Direction-IRCCS Istituto Tumori “Giovanni Paolo II” of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy
Antonio Delvino: General Direction-IRCCS Istituto Tumori “Giovanni Paolo II” of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 8, 1-4

Abstract: On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization declared a new disease caused by a novel virus characterized by rapid human-to-human transmission and named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronoavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) a pandemic. In terms of this ongoing international scenario, we report the situation in Apulia, a region of southern Italy that, as of April 2, has not yet been overwhelmed by this health emergency. In particular, we consider the care models that have been adopted, especially those that manage the requests of cancer patients.

Keywords: COVID-19; pandemic; health system; cancer patient (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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