Frontiers in Medicine This article assesses the side effects and perceptions about COVID-19 vaccines among adults following vaccination in Saudi Arabia. Journal Article
Read MoreBMJ Global Health This article presents data related to COVID-19 cases after field testing in Lebanon. The article also reflects on challenges faced and lessons learned. Journal Article
Read MoreEgyptian Journal of Neurosurgery This article examines the impact of lockdown and restrictive measures adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic on neurosurgical cases at two university hospitals in Egypt. Results show that the number of cases has dropped by 38%. Journal Article
Read MoreWorld Bank This article reviews the response of Somalia to the coronavirus pandemic in the light of the amalgamation of crises facing the country. The article acknowledges that unlike many countries, Somalia was dealing with multiple threats of crises: locusts, drought, flooding, COVID-19 in addition to the country’s fragility, after decades of war and political…
Read MoreBioRxiv This article reports on the findings of a national SARS-COV-2 genomic surveillance among healthcare workers in Lebanon. Working Paper
Read MoreInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers This article presents the findings of a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted at Bahrain Polytechnic to assess students’ perspectives towards e-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article
Read MorePLOS One This article estimates the prevalence and severity of psychological distress and studies predisposing risk factors among healthcare workers in KSA during the COVID-19 pandemic. Authors conducted a cross-sectional online survey of 1,985 HCWs from 6 hospitals across the country designated with caring for COVID-19 patients. Journal Article
Read MoreEuropean Journal of Medical Research This article utilizes a detailed questionnaire to assess the misdiagnosis and mismanagement of COVID-19 cases in Northern Iraq, Kurdistan region. Regarding the false diagnosis of cases, 92% were made by non-physician healthcare workers, and only 8% were made by physicians. Journal Article
Read MoreReuters This article references the Emirati state news agency WAM which had reported that the UAE had vaccinated all its inhabitants that must be vaccinated. Article
Read MoreAnnals of Saudi Medicine This article seeks to identify the characteristics and risk factors for mortality in mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients in Al-Ahsa region in Saudi Arabia. Journal Article
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