CME Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Similarities in Measures to Prevent the Spread of Covid-19 and Tuberculosis

Abstract

O.I. Bobokhojaev, S.D. Pulatova and S.N. Saidova

Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic indicate that, overall, public health systems were not prepared to deal with a new viral pathogen that spread rapidly around the world, as containment measures were unclear and inadequately implemented during the most critical period [1, 2]. More than two years after the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, it is clear that collaboration in information sharing between governments and health care facilities, as well as clear and timely communication with the public, are critical to slowing the spread of infection and the emergence of a pandemic [3- 6]. Part of post-pandemic health system recovery requires restructuring public health systems to be better prepared to deal with outbreaks of new diseases that have overwhelmed traditional hospital systems and significantly reduced the quality and capacity of patient care. However, it remains unclear whether health measures in any one country have adapted to the next outbreak [7, 8].

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