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cord-320895-y6pzrbdi	Arab-Zozani, Morteza	COVID-19 in Iran: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Strategies for Preparedness – A Report From the Field	2020-09-27		.txt	text/plain	1820	74	50	The emergence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a novel unknown virus that is challenging whole countries all over the world, has prompted different strategies from various governments. Policies, such as social distancing, dramatically increasing social awareness about preventive actions in terms of public health, and using masks and hand washing, were cost-effective policies that resulted in successful control of the virus in the first onset. Possibly in level situations with similar countries, Iran will have far better results regarding preparedness for future pandemics like COVID-19. Iran was one of the first countries affected by the virus, and although the authorities' initial reaction at the beginning of the epidemic was to "keep calm, and ignore the seriousness of the situation by comparing it to seasonal influenza," they subsequently had to change their position and consider tougher controls in the cities, as the course of the virus outbreak seemed to be out of control.	./cache/cord-320895-y6pzrbdi.txt	./txt/cord-320895-y6pzrbdi.txt