An Insight into Weighing the Impact of Draconian Measures in the Battle Against COVID-19 [Letter]

Abstract

Syeda Sakina Zehra,1 Syeda Zoha Zehra Rizvi2 1Department of Medicine, Karachi Medical and Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan; 2Department of Medicine, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, PakistanCorrespondence: Syeda Zoha Zehra Rizvi B-349, Block 6, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi, PakistanTel [phone]Email [email protected] We have read the paper by Alumran1 on the benefits of precautionary measures seen in Saudi Arabia. We congratulate the author on their findings. Simultaneously, being concerned that extreme measures can be unfavorable to the public or impossible in some nations, we want to share our outlook on the study.    View the original paper by Alumran      

Keywords

• covid-19
• precautionary measures
• draconian measures
• second wave
• quarantine
• public health.