Alshammari Thamir M, Altebainawi Ali F, Alenzi Khalidah A
Saudi Food and Drug Authority, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Medication Safety Research Chair, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Pharm J. 2020 Jul;28(7):898-902. doi: 10.1016/j.jsps.2020.05.005. Epub 2020 May 22.
Late in 2019, several cases of infection with a new strain of coronavirus were reported in China. This new strain was later officially named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) by the World Health Organization (WHO). This new virus (SARS-CoV2-) mainly affects the respiratory system and causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The first case of COVID-19 was reported to the WHO on December 31st, 2019, and the virus has spread dramatically in many countries worldwide. On March 11th, 2020, the WHO declared that COVID-19 had affected most of the world, and many deaths were linked to COVID-19. Unfortunately, there is no available treatment for COVID-19, and there is no available vaccine against SARS-CoV-2. Thus, preventive methods are the only way to limit the spread of the virus. Preventive actions have been taken by many countries, such as travel bans, closing borders and working from home. Saudi Arabia was one of the countries that took very early precautionary actions in the belief that these actions are the best way to fight the virus. Therefore, we present the actions that were taken by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to fight the new viral pandemic.
2019年末，中国报告了几例感染新型冠状病毒的病例。这种新毒株后来被世界卫生组织（WHO）正式命名为严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2（SARS-CoV-2）。这种新病毒（SARS-CoV-2）主要影响呼吸系统，并导致2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）。2019年12月31日，第一例COVID-19病例报告给了世界卫生组织，该病毒已在全球许多国家迅速传播。2020年3月11日，世界卫生组织宣布COVID-19已影响世界大部分地区，许多死亡与COVID-19有关。不幸的是，目前尚无针对COVID-19的有效治疗方法，也没有针对SARS-CoV-2的可用疫苗。因此，预防措施是限制病毒传播的唯一途径。许多国家已采取预防行动，如旅行禁令、关闭边境和居家办公。沙特阿拉伯是最早采取预防行动的国家之一，认为这些行动是对抗病毒的最佳方式。因此，我们介绍沙特阿拉伯王国为抗击新型病毒大流行所采取的行动。
