Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become an increasing concern to global health organizations, and may pose major challenges to health care systems in the low-income countries due to the absence of equipment, lack of funding, and insufficient training of healthcare workers. Thus, mitigation measures that involve social distances and personal hygiene may be prioritized. The main objective of this review was to propose guidelines steps that will mitigate the spread of novel emerging COVID-19 in low-income countries. The community mitigation may delay the influenza peak to decrease stress on the health-care system thereby decreasing morbidity and mortality. Social distancing and hygienic practices are among the main community mitigation measures recommended during influenza pandemics. People must separate themselves from others and should regularly wash their hands, avoid touching their face, cover mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing, and clean frequently touched surfaces. Therefore, in the lack of funding in low-income countries, the public health measures can rely on preventive actions such as social distancing and hygienic practices to mitigate the spread of novel emerging COVID-19. In addition, surveillance, accurate screening, and vaccination remain, whenever possible, effective mechanisms of viral control. Key words: COVID-19, low-income countries, mitigating, personal hygiene, social distancing, corona virus.
Highlights
In December 2019, Wuhan city, became the center of outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is caused by a new virus called the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
Coronaviruses (CoVs) are a large family of viruses that cause human illness that ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases, such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) (Modjarrad, 2016; Rothan and Byrareddy, 2020)
COVID-19 can be fatal, with a mortality rate of around 3%, it becomes of increasing concern to global health organizations
Summary
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become an increasing concern to global health organizations, and may pose major challenges to health care systems in the low-income countries due to the absence of equipment, lack of funding, and insufficient training of healthcare workers. Mitigation measures that involve social distances and personal hygiene may be prioritized. The main objective of this review was to propose guidelines steps that will mitigate the spread of novel emerging COVID-19 in low-income countries. The community mitigation may delay the influenza peak to decrease stress on the health-care system thereby decreasing morbidity and mortality. Social distancing and hygienic practices are among the main community mitigation measures recommended during influenza pandemics. In the lack of funding in low-income countries, the public health measures can rely on preventive actions such as social distancing and hygienic practices to mitigate the spread of novel emerging COVID-19.
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