Preparedness and response to COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia: Building on MERS experience
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2020Author
Algaissi, Abdullah A.
Khalaf Alharbi, Naif
Hassanain, Mazen
Hashem, Anwar M.
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Nearly four months have passed since the emergence of the severe acute respiratory syndromecoronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), which caused the rapidly spreading Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
pandemic. To date, there have been more than 2.3 million confirmed cases and more than 160,000 deaths
globally caused by COVID-19. Chinese health authorities, where the virus emerged, have taken prompt
strict public health measures to control and prevent the spread of the outbreak. In Saudi Arabia, unprecedented precautionary strict measures were applied to prevent virus entry to the country or to mitigate its
impact when it arrives. Here, we review the response of Saudi Arabia to COVID-19 pandemic and how did
the experience learned from the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) epidemic
since 2012 has helped the country to be better prepared for the current COVID-19 pandemic. We also
discuss the country readiness, improvement in research and development, and the unprecedented rapid
precautionary measures that have been taken by the Saudi government thus far.
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Saudi Arabia; COVID-19; MERS-CoV; Control measures; Travel restrictionsLink to resource
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