The battle against Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Public health perspective.

The battle against Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Public health perspective. Saudi Med J. 2020 Dec;41(12):1285-1291 Authors: Al-Otaibi ST 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. PMID: 33294885 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Saudi Medical Journal - Category: Middle East Health Tags: Saudi Med J Source Type: research