Social stigma: the hidden threat of COVID-19
AS Abdelhafiz, M Alorabi - Frontiers in public health, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Frontiers in public health, 2020•frontiersin.org
COVID-19 infection has been recognized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization.
Efforts to prevent the spread of the disease are threatened by the appearance of disease-
associated social stigma in society. In Egypt, a small wave of stigma directed at different
groups started to appear. Here we report the features of COVID-19-associated stigma in
Egypt and suggest recommendations to overcome this stigma before it grows and have
physical and psychological impacts on society.
Efforts to prevent the spread of the disease are threatened by the appearance of disease-
associated social stigma in society. In Egypt, a small wave of stigma directed at different
groups started to appear. Here we report the features of COVID-19-associated stigma in
Egypt and suggest recommendations to overcome this stigma before it grows and have
physical and psychological impacts on society.
COVID-19 infection has been recognized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization. Efforts to prevent the spread of the disease are threatened by the appearance of disease-associated social stigma in society. In Egypt, a small wave of stigma directed at different groups started to appear. Here we report the features of COVID-19-associated stigma in Egypt and suggest recommendations to overcome this stigma before it grows and have physical and psychological impacts on society.
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