Comprehensive Overview on Multiple Strategies Fighting COVID-19
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Public Health Responses to COVID-19
2.1. Chinese Response
2.2. Italian Response
2.3. German Response
2.4. French Response Plan
2.5. Spanish Response
2.6. American Response
2.7. Canadian Response
2.8. Brazilian Response
2.9. British Response
2.10. Indian Response
2.11. Japanese Response
2.12. Singapore Response
2.13. Iranian Response
2.14. Korean Response
2.15. Australian Response
3. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Khalifa, S.A.M.; Mohamed, B.S.; Elashal, M.H.; Du, M.; Guo, Z.; Zhao, C.; Musharraf, S.G.; Boskabady, M.H.; El-Seedi, H.H.R.; Efferth, T.; et al. Comprehensive Overview on Multiple Strategies Fighting COVID-19. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 5813. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17165813
Khalifa SAM, Mohamed BS, Elashal MH, Du M, Guo Z, Zhao C, Musharraf SG, Boskabady MH, El-Seedi HHR, Efferth T, et al. Comprehensive Overview on Multiple Strategies Fighting COVID-19. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(16):5813. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17165813
Chicago/Turabian StyleKhalifa, Shaden A. M., Briksam S. Mohamed, Mohamed H. Elashal, Ming Du, Zhiming Guo, Chao Zhao, Syed Ghulam Musharraf, Mohammad H. Boskabady, Haged H. R. El-Seedi, Thomas Efferth, and et al. 2020. "Comprehensive Overview on Multiple Strategies Fighting COVID-19" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 16: 5813. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17165813