Initial COVID-19 Outbreak : An Epidemiological and Socioeconomic Case Review of Iran

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected millions of people worldwide. It brought about the implementation of various measures and restrictions at a global level. Iran has been one of the countries with the highest rates of COVID-19 cases. This study reviews the initial outbreak of COVID-19 in Iran and examines the mitigation strategies adopted by the country. Moreover, it reports the socioeconomic challenges faced by the authorities during the efforts to contain the virus. A transdisciplinary literature review was carried out and a political measures timeline was constructed. A broad overview of the initial phase of the COVID-19 outbreak in Iran is presented, starting from the first confirmed case on 19 February 2020 until April 2020. The results of this epidemiological and socioeconomic case review of Iran suggests that the political measures undertaken by the Republic of Iran contributed to the decrease of the prevalence of COVID-19. However, due to the existing financial bottleneck, Iran has faced limited health system resources. Therefore, the response was not sufficient to restrict the spread and the efficient handling of the virus in the long-term.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:17

Enthalten in:

International journal of environmental research and public health - 17(2020), 24 vom: 21. Dez.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Blandenier, Elise [VerfasserIn]
Habibi, Zahra [VerfasserIn]
Kousi, Timokleia [VerfasserIn]
Sestito, Paolo [VerfasserIn]
Flahault, Antoine [VerfasserIn]
Rozanova, Liudmila [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Crisis management
Economy
Iran
Journal Article
Mathematical modeling
Pandemic
Political trust crisis
Review

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 05.01.2021

Date Revised 05.01.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijerph17249593

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM319356817