[Reporter’s view]2019n-CoV & safety ignorance of companies

Rumor has it that the new coronavirus confirmers 17 and 19 are employees of pharmaceutical companies.

 

The fact is not known.

 

However, it is speculated that they were attending a plastic surgery conference held in Singapore recently, and the KCDC confirmed that they are not doctors.

 

More important than rumor is the possibility that pharmaceutical salespersons can become super propagators, and this is the ripple effect..

 

Many pharmaceutical companies have already started working at home or are encouraging salespeople to refrain from visiting hospitals.

 

It is a measure to protect the company's sales staff and to prevent the spread of the virus.

 

Most of these steps have been taken by global pharmaceutical companies.

 

Among domestic firms, only Samil was found to be working from home.

 

Most of the other domestic companies are taking measures that say, "Be careful", and they are told to wear mask and hand sanitizer when visiting hospital.

 

Rather, some domestic executives are saying that the crisis is an opportunity.

 

This situation would have prompted other pharmaceutical salespersons to visit their main rivals’ hospitals.

 

It is a sophistication.

 

It is also very dangerous gambling.

 

If there is a confirmer among pharmaceutical salespeople, it is obvious that the issue will not end at one of those employees.

 

In general, it is known that there are as many as 5~15 visiting places a day by one salesperson.

 

Considering the medical staff, patients, and caregivers of the hospitals and pharmacies he visited, it is estimated that 1,000 people will be direct or indirect contacts.

 

Some of them will become new infected people and spread the virus to their family and colleagues at home and at work.

 

In terms of corporate profits, huge losses are inevitable.

 

When the confirmed person comes out, the clinic closes, and the sales from this disappear.

 

The company should also be accused of promoting virus outbreaks.

 

Working from home or refraining from hospital visits is not the only obvious solution to the new coronavirus outbreak.

 

However, in the situation where the whole society is trying to prevent the spread of the virus, unnecessary retrogradation should disappear.

 

This time, it is wrong to say that crisis is an opportunity.