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Nov 24, 2020Keywords:
Coronavirus; COVID-19; primary health care; pandemic
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Becoming virtual: a preliminary experience of outpatient primary care during COVID-19 pandemic
Abstract
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic. This pandemic is transforming the world and has posed exceptional challenges to health care delivery. Saudi Arabia has exerted unprecedented efforts and measures to fight the pandemic. Appreciating the value of primary health care during this crisis the family and community medicine department reorganized the services. We discuss the problems faced, solutions and lessons learned in the hope others may find it helpful.
