key: cord-1022891-ui7f4ynn
authors: Moeini, Mina; Heidari, Kamal; Rezaee, Mostafa; Hadadpour, Asefeh; Amini, Zahra
title: Iran's experience in controlling and managing COVID-19: A lesson for developing countries
date: 2021-10-18
journal: J Res Med Sci
DOI: 10.4103/jrms.jrms_682_20
sha: 2bb3070f6453d42b026a537a55a2aa7a68440c7a
doc_id: 1022891
cord_uid: ui7f4ynn

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In Iran, on February 19, 2020, two patients in Qom were identified as the first sample of patients with COVID-19. After that, the disease spread to other provinces such as Tehran, Isfahan, and Semnan and shortly afterward to 31 provinces of the country. [1, 2] In Iran, screening was started with high-risk individuals including the elderly, pregnant mothers, people with underlying disease (diabetes, high blood pressure, immunodeficiency, etc.), and people with body mass index >40 kg/m 2 . Launching the website www.salamat. gov.ir to screen people at home and refer them to the nearest health-care center based on the defined coverage, was the first step in case finding. If a person is identified as a suspect based on a system screening and has an electronic health record, information will be sent to the health-care provider to track his/her health situation. Health-care providers are required to contact the person for further assessment and care. If there are no suspicious cases at home, the necessary information (principles of personal hygiene, symptoms, and how to receive services if needed) will be provided to the family members and the emphasis will be on staying at home and not attending meetings and crowded centers. [3] In the second screening method, the contact number of the head of the household in the integrated health system (SIB) system will be called by 4030 hotlines, and the relevant questions about the health status of that person and other members of his/her family will be asked. This information is also recorded in the system, and people who have had suspicious symptoms will be contacted and a text message will be sent to them. In the third method, the people themselves go directly to the medical centers and express their symptoms.

Comprehensive urban and rural health-care centers, which cover a population of >5000 people and are 1 h away from the first medical center in these areas, provide service 16 h a day, until 12 noon. People who have symptoms of acute respiratory illnesses, such as cough, high fever, and shortness of breath, or who have been in the affected provinces, can check up their health condition by attending these centers and Editorial

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The researchers would like to thank the health team and all those who contributed to the implementation of this project. This project is funded by the Vice-Chancellor for Research of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. 

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