Journal of Big Data This study aims to estimate COVID-19 illness severity based on data from Morocco. This Machine Learning approach will help determine which cases should have priority in receiving medical care and hospital admission. Journal Article
Read MoreCurrent Psychology This article evaluates the psychological impact of the COVID-19 lockdown in Lebanon. A cross-sectional, online survey was conducted during the lockdown period in order to punctually assess depression, anxiety symptoms as well as eating and substance use disorders while identifying factors that might affect those outcomes. Journal Article
Read MoreInternational Journal of Development and Economic Sustainability This article assesses the socio-economic effects and implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Omicron variant in Sudan. Journal Article
Read MoreArab NGO Network for Development This piece criticizes the fact that most authors write about the pandemic from an economic lens and presents a review of the different ways the pandemic has infringed on personal and civic liberties. Article
Read MoreEl Hiwar This article reports on the very low inoculation rate in Algeria. It shows that in Algeria, vaccination rates do not exceed 12.9% of targeted citizens, where 12.55 million doses were supplied to the authorities. Article
Read MoreBMJ open This study examines health services in Yemen both before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in public hospitals, aiming to assess the effect of the pandemic on the utilization of health services. Journal Article
Read MoreUKH Journal of Social Sciences This article analyzes the response strategies utilized by Iraq and Iran, with comparison of the impacts and outcomes of each strategy used for controlling the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The results show that travel ban, restrictive containment, and support from the international community in controlling the spread of the…
Read MoreAmerican Journal of Otolaryngology This study assesses the demographic and clinical presentations and symptoms of COVID-19 and its variants. Journal Article
Read MoreInternational Journal of Health Sciences This study analyzes the determinants of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and hesitancy in Kurdistan, Iraq based on a cross-sectional online survey conducted between April and May. Journal Article
Read MoreInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases This paper shows that risk factors for deaths among COVID-19 patients in Somalia included age ≥60 years, cardiovascular disease and use of non-invasive ventilation and that patients who received oxygen alone were more likely to survive than patients who were ventilated. Journal Article
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