Evaluating of the Egyptian Knowledge, Awareness and Applications of Infection Control Strategies toward Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Introduction: A novel human coronavirus is now called COVID-19 virus had not been detected before. The outbreak reported in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.
Aim of the study: To evaluate the Egyptians' knowledge, awareness and applications of infection control strategies toward
coronavirus (COVID-19).
Materials and Methods: A prospective study has conducted to evaluate the Egyptians' knowledge, awareness, and applications of strategies toward infection control of coronavirus (COVID-19). An electronic sheet consists of three parts was developed
for gathering information about their socio-demographic data, their information about COVID-19, and their applications
toward COVID-19 infection control.
Results: The study results confirm that Egyptian had a satisfactory level of the overall knowledge about the nature of
COVID-19 including causative agent, and signs of the disease while had bad of knowledge regarding rates of coronavirus transmission. Concerning their applications of infection control strategies, they reported good applications.
Recommendations: Egyptian need more education about mode of transmissions and the scientific strategies for prevent of
COVID-19 virus spread.