COVID-19 Pandemic in Lebanon: One Year Later, What Have We Learnt?

COVID-19 Pandemic in Lebanon: One Year Later, What Have We Learnt?

ABSTRACT Lebanon is witnessing an unprecedented crisis with the rapid spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), financial meltdown, economic collapse, and the Beirut Port explosion. The first wave began in February 2020, following which the country experienced several episodes and peaks while a...

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Autores principales: Jad Koweyes, Tamara Salloum, Siwar Haidar, Georgi Merhi, Sima Tokajian
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Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2021
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COVID-19
epidemiology
Lebanon
pandemic
public health
SARS-CoV-2
Microbiology
QR1-502
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:7fc88ff4f16641d0970b7035f6b141182021-12-02T19:22:27ZCOVID-19 Pandemic in Lebanon: One Year Later, What Have We Learnt?10.1128/mSystems.00351-212379-5077https://doaj.org/article/7fc88ff4f16641d0970b7035f6b141182021-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSystems.00351-21https://doaj.org/toc/2379-5077ABSTRACT Lebanon is witnessing an unprecedented crisis with the rapid spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), financial meltdown, economic collapse, and the Beirut Port explosion. The first wave began in February 2020, following which the country experienced several episodes and peaks while alternating between lockdowns and phased liftings. One year of the pandemic revealed that effective mitigation could not be separated from the collapse of the ongoing economic, political, and health sectors. Scaling up vaccination, preparedness, and response capacities is essential to control community transmission. The World Health Organization (WHO), National Council for Scientific Research—Lebanon (CNRS-L), nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and humanitarian responses proved to be the safety net for the country during the current pandemic.Jad KoweyesTamara SalloumSiwar HaidarGeorgi MerhiSima TokajianAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticleCOVID-19epidemiologyLebanonpandemicpublic healthSARS-CoV-2MicrobiologyQR1-502ENmSystems, Vol 6, Iss 2 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic COVID-19
epidemiology
Lebanon
pandemic
public health
SARS-CoV-2
Microbiology
QR1-502
spellingShingle COVID-19
epidemiology
Lebanon
pandemic
public health
SARS-CoV-2
Microbiology
QR1-502
Jad Koweyes
Tamara Salloum
Siwar Haidar
Georgi Merhi
Sima Tokajian
COVID-19 Pandemic in Lebanon: One Year Later, What Have We Learnt?
description ABSTRACT Lebanon is witnessing an unprecedented crisis with the rapid spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), financial meltdown, economic collapse, and the Beirut Port explosion. The first wave began in February 2020, following which the country experienced several episodes and peaks while alternating between lockdowns and phased liftings. One year of the pandemic revealed that effective mitigation could not be separated from the collapse of the ongoing economic, political, and health sectors. Scaling up vaccination, preparedness, and response capacities is essential to control community transmission. The World Health Organization (WHO), National Council for Scientific Research—Lebanon (CNRS-L), nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and humanitarian responses proved to be the safety net for the country during the current pandemic.
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author Jad Koweyes
Tamara Salloum
Siwar Haidar
Georgi Merhi
Sima Tokajian
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Sima Tokajian
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title COVID-19 Pandemic in Lebanon: One Year Later, What Have We Learnt?
title_short COVID-19 Pandemic in Lebanon: One Year Later, What Have We Learnt?
title_full COVID-19 Pandemic in Lebanon: One Year Later, What Have We Learnt?
title_fullStr COVID-19 Pandemic in Lebanon: One Year Later, What Have We Learnt?
title_full_unstemmed COVID-19 Pandemic in Lebanon: One Year Later, What Have We Learnt?
title_sort covid-19 pandemic in lebanon: one year later, what have we learnt?
publisher American Society for Microbiology
publishDate 2021
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