Healthcare policies, precautionary measures and outcomes of mass gathering events in the era of COVID-19 pandemic: Expedited review

• DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2023.03.026
• Publication Date: 2023-03-28T18:00:08Z
• Authors: Ahmed A. Alahmari; Anas A. Khan; Fahad A. Alamri; Yasir S. Almuzaini; Alia K. Habash; Hani Jokhdar
• Keywords: Pandemic; Mass gathering; Precautionary Principle; Doors

With the onset of COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, several countries suspended or restricted mass gathering (MG) events to mitigate risk superspreading events. Prohibiting MGs aimed lessen likelihood highly infectious persons coming into close contact with many others. Now that world has opened its doors wide and removed most precautionary measures, questions arise. In this review, we summarize current evidence regarding policies regulations were implemented for safe return MG Besides, highlighted impact during 2021 on trajectory spread. Canceling can carry religious, societal, economic, public negative consequences necessitating these The experience was foundation recommendations conduction by international health bodies. When policymakers adequately applied measures strategic approaches, witnessed holding huge without aggravating situation increasing number new cases beyond capacity readiness national healthcare system.