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

被引：22
作者：
Baloch, Zulqarnain [1 ]
Ma, Zhongren [1 ]
Ji, Yunpeng [1 ,2 ]
Ghanbari, Mohsen [3 ,4 ]
Pan, Qiuwei [1 ,2 ]
Aljabr, Waleed [5 ]
机构：
[1] Northwest Minzu Univ, Biomed Res Ctr, Lanzhou, Peoples R China
[2] Erasmus MC Univ Med Ctr, Dept Gastroenterol & Hepatol, Rotterdam, Netherlands
[3] Erasmus MC Univ Med Ctr, Dept Epidemiol, Rotterdam, Netherlands
[4] Mashhad Univ Med Sci, Sch Med, Dept Genet, Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran
[5] King Fahad Med City, Res Ctr, POB 59046, Riyadh 11525, Saudi Arabia
来源：
JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH | 2020年 / 13卷 / 09期
关键词：
COVID-19; Middle East; Challenges; HEALTH; TRANSMISSION;
D O I：
10.1016/j.jiph.2020.06.034
中图分类号：
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号：
1004 ; 120402 ;
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. (C) 2020 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences.
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页数：4
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