The battle against Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Public health perspective |
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| Authors: | Sultan T. Al-Otaibi |
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| Affiliation: | From the Department of Public Health, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
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| Abstract: | Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) which was initially reported in the Chinese city of Wuhan has now spread unprecedented all over the world, including the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The World Health Organization declared this outbreak as a public health emergency of international concern during late January 2020 while the announcement of this viral infectious condition was made as COVID-19 disease during February 2020. As of late May 2020, the global death rate due to COVID-19 was 357,714 and 441 in KSA alone. This review provides an overview of COVID-19 and the public health measures adopted by KSA in the context of COVID-19. |
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| Keywords: | Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) public health perspective pandemic |
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