{"id":5337,"date":"2023-03-28T10:06:16","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T08:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jphres.org\/?p=5337"},"modified":"2023-04-02T14:08:14","modified_gmt":"2023-04-02T12:08:14","slug":"exploring-health-impact-and-safety-measures-against-transmission-of-covid-19-pandemic-in-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jphres.us.com\/index.php\/jphres\/article\/view\/2440\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring health impact and safety measures against transmission of COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"item doi\"><span class=\"value\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4081\/jphr.2021.2440\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4081\/jphr.2021.2440<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<ul class=\"item authors\">\n<li><span class=\"name\"><strong>Shafiqul Hassan<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"affiliation\">College of Law, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"name\"><strong>Yusuff Jelili Amuda<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"affiliation\">College of Law, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"name\"><strong>Emna Chikhaoui<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"affiliation\">College of Law, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"name\"><strong>Mohsin Dhali<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"affiliation\"><br \/>\nCollege of Law, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.<\/span><span class=\"orcid\"><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4481-014X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4481-014X<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"item abstract\">\n<h3 class=\"label\">ABSTRACT<\/h3>\n<p>The pandemic of Covid-19 at the global level cannot be underestimated. Arab world including Saudi Arabia is affected with the pandemic of Covid-19. More importantly, the surge of the numbers of infected individuals in Iran has brought fear and anxiety in the whole region in general and Saudi Arabia in particular. Several studies have investigated the prevalence of the virus in different countries from various perspectives. Nonetheless, little focus is given to academic research on health challenge of the virus resulting to fear and anxiety in the recent time in the context of Saudi Arabia. This study primarily aims at exploring the health effect of Covid-19 in Saudi Arabia despite the fact that, the World Health Organization (WHO) has clamored for preventive measures in addressing global health effect of the virus. The methodology of the study is systematic literature review (SLR) and content analysis of the secondary data on health impact of Covid-19 and preventive measures against its transmission in the country are critically analyzed. The results of secondary data of the study indicated that a number of confirmed cases, active cases and deaths in Saudi Arabia manifested negative impact of Covid-19 on citizens\u2019 health especially fear and anxiety despite the fact that records have showed steady recovered cases in the country. More specifically, the findings indicated that, health impact of Covid-19 are as follows namely: fear or anxiety, negative attitude among health workers and women in health workforce. Similarly, Saudi Arabia has put in place various preventive measures such as: preventive measures against transmission of Covid-19 which are as follows: institutional preparedness and strengthening mechanism, curfews and lockdowns and suspension of activities and order of social distancing. In conclusion, this paper has lucidly highlighted the health effect of Covid-19 and safety measures against the transmission of Covid-19 have been elaborated in the context of Saudi Arabia. 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