Ministry of Health Saudi Arabia: COVID-19 Website Benefits and Validity and Reliability of the Data
- 1 Department of Public Health, Maternity and Children’s Hospital, Ministry of Health, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
- 2 Radiology Department, Dammam, Ministry of Health, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
- 3 Department of Occupational Health, Ministry of Health, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
- 4 Department of Health Administration, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Abstract
Since the declaration of the Covid-19 pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020, the coronavirus has upended communities and dramatically changed people’s daily endeavors across the globe [ 1 ]. The current Covid-19 circumstances are occasioned by social realities such as the proliferation of misinformation, social inequalities, and nations’ inability to prepare for unprecedented crises such as the coronavirus. While Covid-19 has managed to elicit anxiety, cause illnesses and deaths, different sectors, individuals, and health dockets utilize technology to combat the pandemic. As we advance, there will be a need for a critical social understanding of how technology can be used to apprehend global crises such as coronavirus. To comprehend how technology is being used to address the coronavirus crises, the current paper assesses, evaluates, and rates the Covid-19 website developed by the Ministry of Health of Saudi Arabia [ 2 ].
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