COVID-19 pandemic containment in the Caribbean Region: A review of case-management and public health strategies

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dc.contributor.authorUmakanthan, Srikanth
dc.contributor.authorChauhan, Anuradha
dc.contributor.authorGupta, Madan Mohan
dc.contributor.authorSahu, Pradeep Kumar
dc.contributor.authorBukelo, Maryann M
dc.contributor.authorChattu, Vijay Kumar
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-28T12:19:23Z
dc.date.available2021-09-28T12:19:23Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractCOVID-19 emerged initially from Wuhan, Hubei province, China, in late December 2019, and since then, it has spread globally to be declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. The Caribbean region started reporting COVID-19 cases in early March 2020, triggering new regional public health crises. The initial suspects and confirmed cases across the Caribbean countries were mainly imported cases and from cruise ships. The clinical manifestations varied from fever, cough, and malaise in mild cases to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and shock in severe cases. The Caribbean Public Health Agency has provided frequent updates on the preventive strategies and quarantine measures across the Caribbean member states. COVID-19 has had a serious impact on the Caribbean region’s health system, economy, and psychology. This review presents the Caribbean perspective of COVID-19, detailing the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, management, and preventive and surveillance measures. Vaccine hesitancy was found to be a major challenge that needs appropriate health education strategies to address the public. Strong leadership and regional collaboration among the Caribbean member states are necessary to provide optimal real-time data to the public and implement appropriate and effective guidelines in the island statesen_US
dc.identifier.citationSrikanth Umakanthan, Anuradha Chauhan, Madan Mohan Gupta, Pradeep Kumar Sahu, Maryann M Bukelo, Vijay Kumar Chattu. COVID-19 pandemic containment in the Caribbean Region: A review of case-management and public health strategies[J]. AIMS Public Health, 2021, 8(4): 665-681. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2021053en_US
dc.identifier.issn2327-8994
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/publichealth.2021053
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/49744
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAIMS Public Healthen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries;Volume 8 Issue 4
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectCaribbeanen_US
dc.subjectPandemicen_US
dc.subjectTransmissionen_US
dc.subjectQuarantineen_US
dc.subjectVaccineen_US
dc.titleCOVID-19 pandemic containment in the Caribbean Region: A review of case-management and public health strategiesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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