2020
DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(20)30131-5
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Love in the time of COVID-19: negligence in the Nicaraguan response

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“…For example, Nicaragua had the poorest response to COVID-19 by refusing World Health Organization (WHO) recommended mitigation strategies at the state level. There are similarities to such responses in subpopulations in Pakistan where certain political and religious clerics are defying government orders (25). Our survey also suggests that 75% of the population in Pakistan have a high level of fear about COVID-19, especially those living in rural areas.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 62%
“…For example, Nicaragua had the poorest response to COVID-19 by refusing World Health Organization (WHO) recommended mitigation strategies at the state level. There are similarities to such responses in subpopulations in Pakistan where certain political and religious clerics are defying government orders (25). Our survey also suggests that 75% of the population in Pakistan have a high level of fear about COVID-19, especially those living in rural areas.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 62%
“…Due to government restrictions, the true extent of the coronavirus crisis in Nicaragua is unknown, and statistics on the impact of the crisis on HCW and their risk of being infected with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus–2 (SARS-CoV-2), are lacking [ 5 ]. In the absence of effective containment measures [ 6 ] the virus has spread to a large portion of the population due to the highly infectious nature of SARS-CoV-2 and transmission of the virus by asymptomatic and presymptomatic individuals [ 7 ]. The Pan American Health Organization has decried having to rely on data from independent sources for insight into the country´s coronavirus pandemic and has called for an independent evaluation [ 8 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The responses of countries to the pandemic range over a diversity of strategies (2)(3)(4)(5) and the current evidence on those strategies still relies mostly on modelling studies based on developing knowledge and available public data (6). From the experience of countries with large-scale community transmission such as China, Italy or Spain, it has been learned that COVID-19 requires unprecedented mobilization of health systems (7).…”
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confidence: 99%