Economic Consequences of COVID-19 in the Middle East and North Africa Region Countries

Authors

  • Eshagh Barfar Health Promotion Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
  • Fatemeh Setoodehzadeh Health Promotion Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
  • Hassan Okati-Aliabad Health Promotion Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
  • Mohammad Khammarnia Health Promotion Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
Abstract:

From the first reported case of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on December 30, 2019 in Wuhan, China, the number of confirmed cases of the disease has been increased continuously and exponentially up to now. The event has emerged as a clear threat to global health such that the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared the outbreak of the disease a pandemic on March 11, 2020. The disease has infected approximately 195,000 people and killed about 7,700 in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. As COVID-19 is spreading globally, its economic consequences also mounting across all countries. This perspective research designed to examine briefly the economic consequences of COVID-19 on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region Countries.

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volume 28  issue 131

pages  304- 306

publication date 2020-12

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