The Jeddah tool

COVID-19 social distancing in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Bold measures in the face of political, economic, social and religious challenges

“…These included measures for social distancing. Given their potential role in spreading COVID-19, [12] risk assessment for mass gatherings and events using a modified Jeddah Tool [13] were conducted before the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in the Kingdom. As a result, a number of sporting, cultural and entertainment events were canceled.…”

Guidance for Health Risk Assessment at Recurrent Mass Gatherings: The Jeddah Tool Framework

“…In general, the Jeddah tool is derived from an existing framework which defines risks in the context of hazards and risk factors as 11 : Risk Hazard Magnitude X Vulnerability=Capacity:…”

Healthcare policies, precautionary measures and outcomes of mass gathering events in the era of COVID-19 pandemic: Expedited review

“…Likewise, the Saudi health authorities developed and validated two assessment tools for MG risk assessment during the pandemic. The Global Center of Mass Gatherings Medicine, following a comprehensive risk assessment using validated risk assessment tools "Jeddah Tool" [69] , [70] , [71] , a prediction model was developed to assess all potential risks and provide evidence-based strategic approaches to curb the risk of COVID-19 transmission during Hajj 2021 [72] . The “SALEM COVID-19 tool” was also introduced as a risk prediction model for health risks assessments in public place, which evaluates 17 factors that could lead to public health risks [73] , [74] .…”