Unique challenges to control the spread of COVID-19 in the Middle East

Journal of Infection and Public Health

Mohsen Ghanbari¹  Waleed Aljabr²  Zhongren Ma³  Zulqarnain Baloch³  Yunpeng Ji³  Qiuwei Pan⁴ 

[1] Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC-University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands;Department of Genetics, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran;Biomedical Research Center, Northwest Minzu University, Lanzhou, China;Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC-University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands;

关键词: COVID-19;    Middle East;    Challenges;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The COVID-19 pandemic is spreading at unprecedented pace among the Middle East and neighboring countries. This region is geographically, economically, politically, culturally and religiously a very sensitive area, which impose unique challenges for effective control of this epidemic. These challenges include compromised healthcare systems, prolonged regional conflicts and humanitarian crises, suboptimal levels of transparency and cooperation, and frequent religious gatherings. These factors are interrelated and collectively determine the response to the pandemic in this region. Here, we in-depth emphasize these challenges and take a glimpse of possible solutions towards mitigating the spread of COVID-19.

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