TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF NURSING
GLOBAL HEALTH AND TRANSCULTURAL CARE

COVID-19: ON A
GLOBAL
PERSPECTIVE

AL-NASSEF HASSAN JUMLAIL

LEARNING
OUTCOME
COVID-19: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

01 COVID-19: INTRODUCTION

02 COVID-19: IN THE EARLY PHASE

03 COVID-19: GLOBAL UPDATE

04 COVID-19: AND THE NURSING

PROFESSION

05 APPLICATION OF WHAT WE HAVE

LEARNED
COVID 19: INTRODUCTION

Coronavirus disease
(COVID-19) is an
infectious disease
caused by the SARS-
CoV-2 virus.

COVID 19: INTRODUCTION

Most people who fall

sick with COVID-19 will
experience mild to
moderate symptoms and
recover without special
treatment.
COVID 19: INTRODUCTION

However, some will

become seriously ill and
require medical
attention.
COVID 19: DURING THE It has been reported that the
EARLY PHASE disease started from Wuhan,
China in December 2019
COVID 19: DURING THE It has been reported that the
EARLY PHASE disease started from Wuhan,
China in December 2019
COVID 19: DURING THE No treatment available
EARLY PHASE including vaccines.
COVID 19: DURING THE Scarcity of resources to
EARLY PHASE detect the disease
COVID 19: DURING THE Stigma during the height of
EARLY PHASE the pandemic
COVID 19: DURING THE Misinformation
EARLY PHASE
COVID 19: DURING THE Imposition of lockdown
EARLY PHASE
COVID 19: DURING THE Economic inactivity
EARLY PHASE
COVID 19: DURING THE Closure of facilities (schools,
EARLY PHASE workplaces)
COVID 19: DURING THE Essential people identified
EARLY PHASE
COVID 19: DURING THE Environmental impacts
EARLY PHASE realizations
COVID 19: DURING THE Environmental impacts
EARLY PHASE realizations
COVID 19: DURING THE Fatality (nurses, doctors,
EARLY PHASE patients)
COVID 19: DURING THE Fatality (nurses, doctors,
EARLY PHASE patients)
 STATISTICS
COVID-19: GLOBAL UPDATE

CORONAVIRUS AFFECTED:
646,070,091
CORONAVIRUS DEATH:
6,636,146 (2.64%)
RECOVERIES:
624,579,855 (97.36%)

 STATISTICS
COVID-19: GLOBAL UPDATE

www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
 STATISTICS
COVID-19: GLOBAL UPDATE

www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
 STATISTICS
COVID-19: GLOBAL UPDATE
November 27 (GMT) | Updates

317 new cases and 6 new deaths in Serbia

4,343 new cases and 20 new deaths in Chile
39 new cases in Azerbaijan
63 new cases in Iran
34 new cases and 1 new death in Saudi Arabia
133 new cases in the United Arab Emirates
181 new cases and 6 new deaths in Croatia

www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
 STATISTICS
COVID-19: GLOBAL UPDATE

4,151 new cases and 35 new deaths in Indonesia

1,326 new cases and 24 new deaths in the Philippines
28 new cases in Lithuania
16 new cases in Bangladesh
4 new cases in Malta
393 new cases in Slovenia
358 new cases in Vietnam
8,033 new cases and 20 new deaths in China, Hong Kong SAR
260 new cases in Qatar
3 new cases in Nepal
78 new cases in Poland
61 new cases and 2 new deaths in Slovakia
5,918 new cases and 51 new deaths in Russia
98,476 new cases and 142 new deaths in Japan
114 new cases in Czechia
13,311 new cases and 25 new deaths in Taiwan
4 new cases in Cambodia
31 new cases in Pakistan
19 new cases in Laos
47,028 new cases and 39 new deaths in South Korea
3,427 new cases in Australia
3,709 new cases and 1 new death in China The number of new asymptomatic cases, which China counts separately, were 36,082
www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

 STATISTICS
COVID-19: GLOBAL UPDATE

260 new cases in Qatar

3 new cases in Nepal
78 new cases in Poland
61 new cases and 2 new deaths in Slovakia
5,918 new cases and 51 new deaths in Russia
98,476 new cases and 142 new deaths in Japan
114 new cases in Czechia
13,311 new cases and 25 new deaths in Taiwan
4 new cases in Cambodia
31 new cases in Pakistan
19 new cases in Laos
47,028 new cases and 39 new deaths in South Korea
3,427 new cases in Australia
3,709 new cases and 1 new death in China The number of new asymptomatic cases, which China counts separately, were 36,082

www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
 STATISTICS
COVID-19: GLOBAL UPDATE

4,151 new cases and 35 new deaths in Indonesia

1,326 new cases and 24 new deaths in the Philippines

358 new cases in Vietnam

13,311 new cases and 25 new deaths in Taiwan

www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
 VACCINATION
COVID-19: GLOBAL UPDATE

Vaccination is a simple, safe, and effective way

of protecting people against harmful diseases,
before they come into contact with them.
It uses your body’s natural defenses to
build resistance to
specific infections and makes your i
mmune system stronger. (WHO)
 VACCINATION
COVID-19: GLOBAL UPDATE

Vaccination is a simple, safe, and effective way

of protecting people against harmful diseases,
before they come into contact with them.
It uses your body’s natural defenses to
build resistance to
specific infections and makes your i
mmune system stronger. (WHO)
 VACCINATION
COVID-19: GLOBAL UPDATE

Unavailability of vaccines
Lack of supplies to attain herd immunity
Stigma about the vaccines

 VACCINATION
COVID-19: GLOBAL UPDATE

68.5% of the world population has received

at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
12.99 billion doses have been administered globally,
and 2.27 million are now administered each day.
24.6% of people in low-income countries
have received at least one dose

 VACCINATION
COVID-19: GLOBAL UPDATE
 VACCINATION
COVID-19: GLOBAL UPDATE
 VACCINATION
COVID-19: GLOBAL UPDATE

China : 1.3bil (92.8%)

Taiwan : 21.8mil (91.28)
Vietnam : 90.16mil (91.11%)
Indonesia : 205.27mil (73%)
Philippines : 78.17mil (70%)
 HEALTH PROGRAMS
COVID-19: GLOBAL UPDATE

Detection

Isolation / Treatment

Integration

Prevention
 LONG COVID
COVID-19: GLOBAL UPDATE

Post Covid-19 condition

(shortness of breath, cognitive dysfunction, fatigue)
 COVID 19: NURSING PROFESSION

Staffing Issues (+/-)

Globalization of Nursing Profession (+/-)
Role of Nurses during Pandemic
Nurse-led Initiatives
COVID 19: NURSING PROFESSION
Staffing Issues (+/-)

 COVID 19: NURSING PROFESSION

Globalization of Nursing Profession

(+/-)
 COVID 19: NURSING PROFESSION
Role of Nurses during

Pandemic
 COVID 19: NURSING PROFESSION
Nurse-led

Initiatives
Nursing's response to COVID-19:
Lessons learned from SARS in Taiwan
Supporting and protecting
nurses on the front lines:
coordination between government

and hospitals
Quick response from well-trained and experienced

teams of infection control nurses and preparation for

manpower supply

Nurse-led quarantine care call center

Sustainable Development Goals

Health Sociology
 1. The pandemic as a social crisis
2. COVID-19 governance
3. How society reacts
4. Will a new world arise out of the crisis?

Non-communicable Diseases
International Organizations
Politics and Global Health
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