Community Medicine and Pilgrims Health Department, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca 24381, Saudi Arabia.
Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca 24381, Saudi Arabia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Sep 13;17(18):6666. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17186666.
The Saudi government has taken the decision to prevent the entrance of about 2.5 million international pilgrims seeking to perform hajj in order to protect the world from a catastrophic widespread of disease. Moreover, health systems in Saudi Arabia are offering free testing for residents whether Saudi and non-Saudi.
This study aimed to evaluate the spread of COVID-19 associated with preventive measures taken in Saudi Arabia and to develop a detailed COVID-19 prevention strategy as a framework for the Saudi Arabia community.
Population size and age distributions among the country of Saudi Arabia were taken from the 2020 World Population Prospects. Contact patterns were measured using the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health Statistical Annual Report.
Our study demonstrates that performing screening tests as early as possible to facilitate the rapid detection of infected cases, fast treatment, and instant isolation for suspected cases is the most definitive rejoinder for public health. Moreover, our study revealed the significance of performing preventive measures in reducing infection and death rates around Saudi Arabia by 27%, while in other countries, it reduced the death rate ranging from 10-73%. This study provides an achievable strategy for prevention and early detection of COVID-19 spread.
为保护世界免受灾难性疾病的广泛传播，沙特政府已决定阻止约 250 万国际朝圣者入境朝觐。此外，沙特的卫生系统为居民提供免费检测，无论其沙特公民还是非沙特公民。
本研究旨在评估与沙特阿拉伯采取的预防措施相关的 COVID-19 传播情况，并制定详细的 COVID-19 预防策略，作为沙特阿拉伯社区的框架。
沙特阿拉伯的人口规模和年龄分布数据取自 2020 年世界人口展望。使用沙特阿拉伯卫生部统计年度报告来衡量接触模式。
我们的研究表明，尽早进行筛查测试以促进对感染病例的快速检测、快速治疗和对疑似病例的立即隔离，是对公众健康的最有效回应。此外，我们的研究表明，在沙特阿拉伯，采取预防措施可将感染率和死亡率降低 27%，而在其他国家，死亡率则降低了 10-73%。本研究为 COVID-19 的传播提供了一个可行的预防和早期检测策略。
