Sars-CoV-2 outbreak on the Caribbean islands of the Dutch Kingdom
A unique challenge
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14966616 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Priscilla Maria ([email protected], corresponding author), Lung Jeung (0000-0002-5557-8761, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands), Ashley J Duits (0000-0002-6368-8266), Ashley Duits (Red Cross Blood Bank Foundation Curaçao, Willemstad, Curaçao), Jamiu O Busari (0000-0002-8616-5564, University of Aruba), Jamiu Busari (Dr Horacio E Oduber Hospital, Oranjestad, Aruba) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Pages | 1 |
| Publication date | 2020-08-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1020-4989 • E-ISSN: 1680-5348 |
| Publisher | Pan American Health Organization (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.26633/rpsp.2020.91 |
| PMID | 32821256 |
| OpenAlex | W3048772664 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
As the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic progresses, countries are depending on one another to acquire knowledge regarding effective measures to contain the virus. Public health measures to suppress transmissions have proven successful in Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Implementing and adhering to these interventions is challenging, with governments struggling to find a balance between necessary mitigation and suppression strategies, and interruptions of social-economic activities. While large high-income countries are struggling to keep their health systems and economies moving forward, small island developing states are facing even more significant challenges. Many Caribbean islands, including the six islands within the Dutch Kingdom, have been quick to implement stringent public health measures, yet they are facing unique challenges
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Biology · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Ethnology · Geography · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Kingdom · Outbreak · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · Disaster Response and Management · History · Influenza Virus Research Studies · Medicine · Virology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |