Governmental Measures towards the Coronavirus Crisis Management: An Applied Study from the Viewpoint of Faculty Members in Jordanian Universities

Abdalhaleem Manaa Aladwan

doi:10.5539/mas.v14n6p64

Abstract

This study is considered one of the rare studios in the world that examine the effect of government measures towards managing the Coronavirus crisis, according to the researcher&#39;s knowledge, the study relied on the descriptive-analytical approach, as well as on interviews with those in charge of crisis management in Jordan, (254) questionnaires were obtained from the study population sample, the Sampling unit was represented by faculty members in the departments of political science, media, and economics in Jordanian universities. The study reached the following: the high level of government measure implementation in the face of the Corona crisis, that the level of corona crisis management was moderate, and the effect of governmental measures on the management of the Corona crisis is an applied study from the viewpoint of faculty members in Jordanian universities. The study recommended the development of comprehensive visual and written media programs to educate citizens about the risk of disease, intensify health measures through preventive tracking teams for early detection of cases, that security measures not be at the expense of public freedoms, and find solutions to current and expected economic problems due to the crisis.

Highlights

The history of epidemics has had a major impact on the behavior of affected countries and societies, since the outbreak of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) in China in December 2019, and spread to various parts of the world, (Chen, Yang, Yang, Wang, 2020)
Coronaviruses are a large group of viruses that may cause disease in animals and humans, it is known that a large number of coronaviruses cause in humans respiratory infections that range from common colds to more severe diseases, especially such as Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), The newly discovered Coronavirus causes Coronavirus disease Covid-19 (Coronavirus Covid-19, 2020. p4.).Countries have responded to the pandemic, and while models of countries facing the epidemic have been praised, such as China, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, and Sweden, the distinctive Arab models were not highlighted in managing the crisis facing Corona, the most prominent of which is the model of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (Al-Maani, 2020)
The strategy pursued by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in managing the Corona crisis has significantly reduced the spread of the Coronavirus disease; the population of about 9 million people and the society in Jordan is characterized by tremendous diversity, and the state is open and globalized, the number of injuries does not exceed 445 individuals, and deaths are only 7, which means that the death rate in the country is less than 1%, it is a rate that is much less than the Arab average 4% and the global average which is 6%, the recovery rate in Jordan is 55% of the recorded cases compared to the mas.ccsenet.org

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Introduction

The history of epidemics has had a major impact on the behavior of affected countries and societies, since the outbreak of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) in China in December 2019, and spread to various parts of the world, (Chen, Yang, Yang, Wang, 2020). It was necessary to go to the experts from the faculty members in the Jordanian universities in the field of politics, media, and economics and take their opinion through a questionnaire distributed to them, and interviewing those in charge of managing the crisis in the state apparatus. All this in order to know the role of government measures in managing the crisis through its indicators in the following aspects (discovering early warning signs, preparedness, and prevention to face the crisis, containment of damages, restoration of normal activity, coordination with other countries in disease control)

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