Cureus This article investigates the rates of depression associated with the COVID-19 pandemic along with mitigation measures such as lockdown in the population of the Jazan region in Saudi Arabia. It assesses the psychological impacts of the pandemic on this culturally unique region to see if it affected as many as other reported places in…
Read MoreThe Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine This study examines Egyptian citizens’ behavioral changes in response to COVID-19 and evaluates their perceptions of the government’s handling of the pandemic. Journal Article
Read MoreResearch Square This cross-sectional survey among households living in two areas of Tunis shows that more than one-third of the citizens got antibodies to SARS-COV-2 by the end of the second epidemic wave. Journal Article
Read MoreFrontiers in public health This analysis of COVID-19 cases in Saudi Arabia attempts to assess the situation and explore its global percentage share, percentage of population affected, and local distribution from the beginning of infection until recently, tracing historical developments and changes. Journal Article
Read MoreHealth and Human Rights Journal This article reviews Israeli policies toward Palestinian detainees amid the COVID-19 pandemic. It argues that Israel has done little to protect the approximately 4,500 Palestinian detainees and prisoners held in Israeli facilities, including 700 detainees with pre-existing medical conditions. Article
Read MoreIberoAmerican Journal of Medicine This article investigates the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on children with ASD and their families in Tripoli, Libya. Journal Article
Read MorePLOS One This article sheds light on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on displaced populations and refugees in Jordan. Journal Article
Read MoreThe Teacher Educator This article sheds light on the online-learning experience of 113 Moroccan students in an English department amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article
Read MoremedRxiv This working paper describes the close tracing approach and profiling of close contacts identified during the first delta wave. It highlights a need to adapt the quarantine measures to close contacts based on their profile, and to ensure easy access to free testing. Working Paper
Read MoreMiddle East Institute This article showcases the inequitable participation of women in the labor force in Jordan during the COVID-19 pandemic. Jordan has the lowest rate of women’s economic participation of any country not at war. According to the International Labor Organization (ILO), the kingdom’s female labor force participation rate is below 15%, while that…
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