Integrating travel history information into routine medical assessments could help stem the rapidly widening novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic, as well as future pandemics, say researchers.
COVID-19 has taken over 3,200 lives globally. At 3,012 deaths and 80,409 confirmed cases, China remains by far the worst hit from the deadly virus.
According to the study, published in the journalAnnals of Internal Medicine, the infectious disease specialists recommended that it’s time to add travel history to routine information such as temperature and blood pressure collected in electronic medical records.
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