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Hadush Negash
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Background: Globally, the novel coronavirus is a pandemic disease with public health concern causing human infections. The severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 is causing severe infection and life-threatening complications. Now, it becomes a pandemic with a growing number of cases and deaths.
Methods: A scoping review was conducted following the methodological framework. In this scoping review, 70 records as of May 21, 2020 were included and discussed to better understand the current updates of the virus. PubMed, BioRxiv, MedRxiv, Global Health and google scholars were searched comprehensively for articles, preprints, grey literatures, reports, conference proceedings and expert information. Studies conducted in human and published in the English language were included in the review. All the findings and statements of the review regarding the outbreak are based on published data.
Results: We identified 408 records, of which 70 studies met the inclusion criteria. We synthesized the data from the included records and dug out the deep insights of them and pooled into this review. The burden of the outbreak is worsening due to overcrowding, presence of asymptomatic carriers, scarcity of test kits, the immune escaping ability of the virus and lack of community awareness.
Conclusions and recommendations: Due to the fast-spreading nature of severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 the prevention and control strategies become challenging. It is imposing social, psychological, and socio-economic impacts. We recommended strict adherence to physical distancing, quarantining suspects, using personal protective equipment, health education and introducing appropriate handwashing practices, avoiding contact with animals, improved controlling, and prevention strategies.
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Burden, Challenges, COVD-19, Epidemiology, impact, pathogenesis, prevention, scoping review
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Background: Globally, the novel coronavirus is a pandemic disease with public health concern causing human infections. The severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 is causing severe infection and life-threatening complications. Now, it becomes a pandemic with a growing number of cases and deaths.
Methods: A scoping review was conducted following the methodological framework. In this scoping review, 70 records as of May 21, 2020 were included and discussed to better understand the current updates of the virus. PubMed, BioRxiv, MedRxiv, Global Health and google scholars were searched comprehensively for articles, preprints, grey literatures, reports, conference proceedings and expert information. Studies conducted in human and published in the English language were included in the review. All the findings and statements of the review regarding the outbreak are based on published data.
Results: We identified 408 records, of which 70 studies met the inclusion criteria. We synthesized the data from the included records and dug out the deep insights of them and pooled into this review. The burden of the outbreak is worsening due to overcrowding, presence of asymptomatic carriers, scarcity of test kits, the immune escaping ability of the virus and lack of community awareness.
Conclusions and recommendations: Due to the fast-spreading nature of severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 the prevention and control strategies become challenging. It is imposing social, psychological, and socio-economic impacts. We recommended strict adherence to physical distancing, quarantining suspects, using personal protective equipment, health education and introducing appropriate handwashing practices, avoiding contact with animals, improved controlling, and prevention strategies.
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