id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-281068-bigb9890 Alumran, Arwa Role of Precautionary Measures in Containing the Natural Course of Novel Coronavirus Disease 2020-07-16 .txt text/plain 2528 139 52 CONCLUSION: Precautionary measures adopted by the Saudi Arabian health authorities were evidently effective in controlling the spread and further burden of COVID-19. Since then, several precautionary measures have been implemented by the Saudi Arabian health authorities to prevent the anticipated spread of the disease based on international forecasts about the spread of COVID-19 in different countries globally. Once the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Saudi Arabia, the health authorities implemented strict precautionary measures to combat the outbreak. This study is an attempt by the author to assess the impact of precautionary measures to contain the COVID-19 outbreak, thus reducing the mortality rates in Saudi Arabia. To the author's knowledge, this is the first study to assess the impact of precautionary measures in Saudi Arabia on combating a pandemic. 13 Country lockdown is one of the extreme measures adopted by the Saudi Arabian health DovePress authorities to control the spread of the disease. ./cache/cord-281068-bigb9890.txt ./txt/cord-281068-bigb9890.txt