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The challenges and considerations of community-based preparedness at the onset of COVID-19 outbreak in Iran, 2020
1Department of Epidemiology, School of Health, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
Abstract:
COVID-19 as an emerging disease has spread to 183 countries and territories worldwide as of 20 March 2020. The first COVID-19 case (i.e. the index case) in Iran was observed in the city of Qom on 19 February 2020. One of the cities of Markazi Province is Delijan, which shares a border with Qom. Consequently, COVID-19 has quickly spread in this city because a large population commutes daily between the two cities. This study aimed to report the challenges and considerations of community-based preparedness at the onset of COVID-19 outbreak in a city of Iran in 2020.
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