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cord-328921-trwggffp	Hoz, Samer S.	Neurosurgery in Iraq at the Time of Corona	2020-05-09		.txt	text/plain	1022	62	60	[1] Despite strict containment measures to stem the spread of the virus, the situation has escalated rapidly; the virus has now swept across 114 nations, with a total of 33106 deaths and 693224 confirmed cases worldwide (data as of the WHO's situation report on March 30, 2020). In Iraq, the set of challenges is rather unique; while the medical personnel are accustomed to working under conditions of extreme resource scarcity, our already collapsing, war-strained, cash-starved health-care system is unlikely to withstand the pressure brought on by the pandemic and, should the number of cases continues to escalate, the system is very likely to disintegrate, with deleterious short-and long-term consequences. [2] e Neurosurgery Teaching Hospital (NTH) in Baghdad/ Iraq provides neurosurgical care for 4.2 million peopleapproximately 50% of the population in Baghdad -with a total capacity of 102 beds, 16 neurosurgical intensive care unit beds, and 7 operating rooms.	./cache/cord-328921-trwggffp.txt	./txt/cord-328921-trwggffp.txt