Corona Virus Disease 2019 Pandemic: Strengthening the Prevention and Control Activities in the American Region

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The ongoing Corona Virus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has been spreading across the world at arapid pace and has raised serious objections about the level of preparedness of the nations and their ability to mobilize resources to implement an emergency response. To date, the American region as a wholehas reported 1636841 cases and 91893 deaths across 35 nations and 19 territories. The need of the houris to take prompt steps, which will aid the nations to reorganize the delivery of health care services andsimultaneously safeguard the safety of health professionals. There is a significant need to strengthen thefacilities for promoting early case detection, isolation of the suspect or confirmed cases, care for the patients, and contact tracing. However, the most critical element involves the citizens in the disease controlby improving their awareness about the disease, motivating them to practice respiratory and hand hygiene, and maintaining social distancing by avoiding unnecessary travel or recreation. In conclusion, theCOVID-19 pandemic has emerged as a global health emergency and affected even the American region asa whole, considering the number of nations and territories which have reported the cases. However, wehave to be really dedicated to our approach and ensure that we succeed in implementing a comprehensiveemergency response strategy