key: cord-0891544-f4gnheau authors: Kamran, Aziz; Naeim, Mahdi; Rezaeisharif, Ali title: L'éthique dans la société lors de l'épidémie de COVID-19 en Iran date: 2020-11-19 journal: Ethics Med Public Health DOI: 10.1016/j.jemep.2020.100617 sha: 2398c0c8729e2bb8d869a82e8fe71b6a7cbf570a doc_id: 891544 cord_uid: f4gnheau nan beautiful scenes. The main responsibility for dealing with COVID-19 in the field of prevention was placed on the people and the people were asked to take care of themselves and the surrounding community by observing the health points. Due to the rapid methods of disease transmission, the people managed the situation well, so that they do not transmit the disease to each other. Among the scenes that our people created with principles and ethics were observing house quarantine and not being on the streets, helping each other in distributing masks and health facilities, helping the poor in providing daily subsistence, etc., and everyone helped to somehow COVID-19 transmission chain breakers. On the other hand, people's sympathy with the medical staff and nurses are another positive event during the COVID-19 outbreak those people try to appreciate the medical staff [1, 2] . We do not have suitable conditions in terms of prevalence, death, and disease of COVID-19 in the country. However, any decision to impose traffic restrictions and reduce staff time is the responsibility of the National COVID-19 Headquarters, and in any case, it is necessary to implement such decisions in different provinces. So far, hospitals and medical staff have been able to provide the necessary services to the people, but if the cases of the disease increase and this process continue, we will reach a situation where it will not be possible to treat patients. Cultural, social and decision-making structures in Iran are different from many other countries, strict regulation and strict implementation and strict supervision of officials and people in the implementation of strict protocols are necessary for the success of disease control [3, 4] . The victims of Covid-19 were not the only victims of the Coronavirus outbreak. Relatives of the deceased are also severely affected by the epidemic: they miss the opportunity to mourn. The issue is not unique to the victims of the new coronavirus and includes all funerals and mourning because of the possibility of participants being infected. People need to mourn in the usual way when they lose loved ones. Although survivors mourn the loss of a deceased person for a long time, mourning in the first days and even weeks in different cultures and beliefs is usually a social and collective affair. In every country and even city, there are different customs and mourning customs through which the survivors can gradually reach relative peace. The outbreak of coronavirus, the health requirements for burial, the fear of acquaintances with the virus, and the limitations of social distancing have changed the form and type of mourning and burial ceremonies. In addition to the fact that relatives cannot be with their loved ones in the hospital at the last minute, even doctors and nurses avoid comforting and holding the hands of the victims' families due to the limited protective equipment such as masks and gloves. At the funeral, the participants stood more than a meter and a half apart, and no one could hug or sympathize with the other [5] . Iran is one of the countries where mourning for the dead is a completely collective process. Families go to the survivors' homes as soon as they hear the news of the deaths of relatives, acquaintances, and friends, even before the funeral, and mourning ceremonies continue until the 40th. With the outbreak of Corona, the ceremony was stopped and no one, except close relatives, attended the funeral. Published images of burials show families standing at a great distance from each other and from the grave [5, 6] . The Scientific Society of Social Medicine of Iran has published guidelines to prevent the spread of coronavirus at funerals during the outbreak of coronavirus, some of which are listed here: 1-The arrangements made for the funeral of the deceased due to COVID-19 are necessary to maintain the health of the survivors and other people, and public responsibility requires that the recommendations of health workers in this regard be carefully followed. 9-It is recommended that the ceremony of eating and other vows be postponed to another time when the epidemic conditions have been lifted, or that its expenses be spent in other ways in public benefits cases [5] . The COVID-19 is present in our social life and the future of this disease is not predicted, so considering the impact of this disease on social life, people should change their perception of daily life with this disease and be ready for such a life. Ethics and social responsibilities are directly related to each other, the context of which is the social system, and our people in different social conditions are well-implemented moral principles in society. Ethics are internal principles and external manifestations and behaviors that lead to human perfection and improve interaction and social relations in society, but etiquette is a set of rules and frameworks that make a person beautiful in speech, actions, and external manifestations [3, 4] . 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