COVID-19 as a pandemic has spanned across all continents. With the increasing numbers in cases worldwide, even the countries with the best of healthcare facilities are reeling under the burden of the disease. Therefore, in countries with limited access to resources and poor healthcare infrastructure, the low and middle-income countries (LMICs), limiting spread becomes even more challenging. Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are severely hit by any outbreak and pandemics and face the lack of infrastructure and problem of overcrowding. Health facilities are compromised and almost exhausted at the time of emergency. There is disruption of normal supply chain, and consumables are not in sufficient quantity. In the current situation, rationalized use of available supplies is important. This paper presents the perspective on the basis of current literature on gaps in various infection prevention and control (IPC) strategies that are being followed currently in LMICs and suggestions for bridging these gaps.


中文翻译：

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受COVID-19影响的中低收入国家/地区的医疗机构：是时候升级基本的感染控制和预防措施了。


作为大流行病的COVID-19遍及所有大洲。随着世界范围内病例数的增加，即使是拥有最佳医疗保健设施的国家也正在承受这种疾病的负担。因此，在资源有限且医疗基础设施薄弱的国家（中低收入国家（LMIC））中，限制扩散变得更具挑战性。低收入和中等收入国家（LMIC）受到任何暴发和大流行的严重打击，面临基础设施不足和人满为患的问题。紧急情况下，卫生设施受到损害，几乎耗尽。正常的供应链中断，消耗品数量不足。在当前情况下，合理使用可用的供应很重要。