Physiatric palliative care under the COVID-19 epidemic
The similarity of the epidemic process and clinical symptoms, the same main target organ create difficulties in COVID-19 diagnosis for tuberculosis patients transferred to palliative care. The established organizational principlesfor tuberculosis patients palliative care make it possible relatively easy reformation of TB work in COVID-19 pandemic. The main effective methods of COVID-19 prevention should be self-isolation and social distance which is manifested in significant reducing of visits to TB dispensaries and in-patient hospitalizations.