RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The battle against Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 1285
OP 1291
DO 10.15537/smj.2020.12.25459
VO 41
IS 12
A1 Al-Otaibi, Sultan T.
YR 2020
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/41/12/1285.abstract
AB 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.