Month: September 2020

COVID-19 and Sustainable Development in Somalia/Somaliland

Global Security: Health, Science and Policy This article aims to understand the impact of COVID-19 and responses to it on sustainable development in Somalia and its breakaway region Somaliland. Journal Article

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COVID-19 Clinical Outcomes and Nationality: Results from a Nationwide Registry in Kuwait

BMC Public Health This paper aims to explore whether there is a significant difference in health outcomes between non-Kuwaiti and Kuwaiti patients diagnosed with COVID-19. Journal Article

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COVID-19 Emergency Situation Report 17 (29 August – 8 September 2020)

OCHA This report provides a situation overview of COVID-19 in Palestine and recommendations to provide life-saving assistance to those in need during the COVID-19 crisis. Report

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The Effect of Strict State Measures on the Epidemiologic Curve of COVID-19 Infection in the Context of a Developing Country: A Simulation from Jordan

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health This article mathematically simulates the ongoing trajectory of the COVID-19 outbreak in Jordan and models the effect of national interventions utilizing real-time scenarios. Journal Article

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COVID-19 in Somalia: Adherence to Preventive Measures and Evolution of the Disease Burden

Pathogens This paper assesses the public’s adherence to the Somali government’s recommendations toward COVID-19 via two consecutive online cross-sectional surveys. Journal Article

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Syria: Health Workers Lack Protection in Pandemic

Human Rights Watch This article reports on the situation of health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Syria. Article

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Egypt COVID-19 Response and Recovery Interventions of the United Nations in Egypt

United Nations This report details the United Nation’s response plans to the negative socio-economic and health-related impacts of COVID-19 in Egypt including health interventions and advocacy and awareness campaigns. Report

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Impact of Lockdowns on the Spread of COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia

Informatics in Medicine Unlocked This article introduces a variable in the SEIR system of equations to study the impact of various degrees of social distancing on the spread of COVID-19. Journal Article

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Small and Medium Enterprises in Yemen: Navigating Through Additional Obstacles During COVID-19

11th International Conference on Shifting Paradigm in Business, Economy and Society: Vision 2050, Pacific University This working paper sheds some light on the deterioration that was caused to the business sectors in Yemen, particularly the sector of small and medium enterprises, due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Working Paper

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Novel Corona Virus Disease Infection in Tunisia: Mathematical Model and the Impact of the Quarantine Strategy

Chaos, Solitons & Fractals This article proposes a new deterministic compartmental model to study the behavioral dynamic of the COVID-19 outbreak in Tunisia. Journal Article

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