The spread of the SARS-CoV-2 infection among population has imposed a re-organization of healthcare services, aiming at stratifying patients and dedicating specific areas where patients with suspected COVID-related respiratory disease could receive the necessary health care assistance while waiting for the confirmation of the diagnosis of COVID-19 disease. In this scenario, the pathway defined as a “grey zone” is strongly advocated. We describe the application of rules and pathways in a regional context with low diffusion of the infection among the general population in the attempt to provide the best care to respiratory patients with suspected COVID-19. To date, this process has avoided the worst-case scenario of intra-hospital epidemic outbreak.

SARS-CoV-2感染在人群中的传播已导致医疗服务的重组，目的是对患者进行分层，并在可疑与COVID相关的呼吸系统疾病的患者等待治疗期间，向特定区域提供必要的医疗救助。确定COVID-19疾病的诊断。在这种情况下，强烈建议将路径定义为“灰色区域”。我们描述了规则和途径在一般人群中感染扩散低的区域性背景下的应用，旨在为疑似COVID-19的呼吸道患者提供最佳护理。迄今为止，该过程避免了医院内流行病暴发的最坏情况。