The Coronavirus Disease (COVID-۱۹) Pandemic and Challenges for Compliance with Health Protocols Among Healthcare Providers

At the time of submission of the article, Iran continues to have the highest morbidity and mortality due to coronavirus disease ۲۰۱۹ (COVID-۱۹) among the Eastern Mediterranean Region countries (۱). Moreover, the magnitude of the problem among Iranian healthcare workers is worrying so that during the COVID-۱۹ pandemic, many were infected and some died, most of them were physicians and nurses (۲). The estimated infection fatality rate for COVID- ۱۹ in Iran ranged from ۱.۴% to ۲.۲% (۳). This means that following public health protocols, which have been written with regard toWorld Health Organization’s (WHO) prevention guidelines, is very important (۴). Lack of full compliance with COVID-۱۹-related health protocols could be mainly due to the limited availability of personal protective equipment (PPE) and inadequate supervision over the implementation of COVID-۱۹ prevention protocols (۵, ۶). The following are examples of non-compliance or partial compliance with COVID-۱۹-related health protocols while medical services to patients are provided; It must be mentioned that the non-compliance increase the risk of the novel coronavirus infection in many medical centers: