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Covid-19

Covid-19

Iskandar Davronov 2103-group

What is COVID-19?

• In more severe cases, infection can cause pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, renal failure and even death. 
• When a disease is new as COVID-19, there is usually no vaccine until one is developed. It can even take a number of years for a new vaccine to be developed.

Global Strategic objectives

Global Strategic objectives

• Limit human-to-human transmission including reducing secondary infections among close contacts and health care workers
• Identify, isolate and care for patients early, including providing optimized care for infected patients
• Address crucial unknowns regarding clinical severity, extent of transmission and infection, treatment options, and accelerate the development of diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines
• Communicate critical risk and event information to all communities and counter misinformation
• Minimize social and economic impact through multisectoral partnerships
• Identify and reduce transmission from the animal source

Iraq response to COVID-19

• Restriction of entry to non-Iraqi travelers (direct or indirect for a previous period of 14-days) coming from China, Iran, South Korea, Thailand, Japan, Italy, and Singapore until further notice.
• Iraqis coming from these countries are quarantined at their homes for 14 days (for those of no clinical signs), and at designated hospitals in each governorate (for those with clinical symptoms).
• Advise citizens to avoid gatherings (especially in closed sites) and travel (except in emergency situations).
• Avoid conducting meetings, symposiums, and other events except for emergency conditions.

COVID-19 prevention activities supported by WHO in Iraq from 10th January 2020 to date

COVID-19 prevention activities supported by WHO in Iraq from 10th January 2020 to date

• MoH had their ARI response plans, that had been quickly activated with technical guidance of WHO on 10th January to the relevant authorities in MoH to prepare the Ports of Entry and establish surveillance in the PoEs.
• MoH higher committee meeting convened on 27th January 2020
• Coordination teams established on 29th January 2020.
• Quarantine of passengers at six PoEs started from 31st January 2020; three more POE-screening facilities between Iran and Iraq established on 20th February