1. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic public health challenges in Iraq: Current status and future implications.
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Al-Malkey, Maysaa Kadhim, Al-Husseiny, Istabraq Akram, Abo Alhur, Faheema Jabbar, and Sameer, Fadhaa Othman
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COVID-19 , *VIRAL transmission , *PANDEMICS , *PUBLIC health , *PUBLIC health officers - Abstract
Coronavirus diseases 2021 (COVID-19) on going situation in Iraq is characterized in this paper. The pandemic handling by the government and the difficulties of public health measures enforcement in Iraq. Estimation of the COVID-19 data set was performed. Iraq is endangered to the pandemic, like the rest of the world besides sharing borders with hotspot neighbouring country Iran. The government of Iraq launched proactive measures in an attempt to prevent the viral spread. Nevertheless, reports of new cases keep escalating leaving the public health officials racing to take more firm constriction to face the pandemic. The paper bring forth the current COVID-19 scenario in Iraq, the government measures towards the public health challenges, and the future potential health risks that may emerge. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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