COVID-19: Prevention and control measures in community
COVID-19: Prevention and control measures in community
On January 30, 2020, the WHO declared the COVID-19 outbreak a public health emergency of international concern and,in March 2020, began to characterize it as a pandemic in order to emphasize the gravity of the situation and urge all countries to takeaction in detecting infection and preventing spread. Unfortunately, there is no medication that has been approved by the FDA, gonethrough controlled studies and demonstrated an effect on the virus for this global pandemic. Although there are cures for illnesses anddevelopments made by leaps and bounds in our day, the strongest and most effective weapon that society has against this virus that isaffecting not just health but also economics, politics, and social order, is the prevention of its spread. The main points in preventingthe spread in society are hand hygiene, social distancing and quarantine. With increased testing capacity, detecting more COVID-19positive patients in the community will also enable the reduction of secondary cases with stricter quarantine rules.
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