Scientific Research and Essays

  • Abbreviation: Sci. Res. Essays
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1992-2248
  • DOI: 10.5897/SRE
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2768

Review

Mitigating the spread of COVID-19 in low-income countries

Omar Bashir Ahmed
  • Omar Bashir Ahmed
  • Department of Environmental and Health Research, The Custodian of Two Holy Mosques, Institute for Hajj and Umrah Research, Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia.
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  •  Received: 22 April 2020
  •  Accepted: 21 May 2020
  •  Published: 30 June 2020

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