Communication on COVID-19 to community – measures to prevent a second wave of epidemic

Abstract

The manuscript highlights available data on gap in public awareness about recent clinical and scientific facts about COVID-19, insufficient community knowledge about symptoms and preventive measures during COVID-19 and previous MERS-CoV epidemic, and lack of monitoring the community perception and adherence to preventive measures. We also summarize literature evidence about reluctance to change social behavior and disregard recommendations for social distancing among persons who percept to having low risk of infection or complications, and briefly describe destructive psychological response and misleading communications.Our analysis could be translated into important policy changes in two directions:(1)to communicate recent scientific discoveries about COVID-19 pathophysiology to better prepare public opinion to longer period of extraordinary measures;(2)to implement sociological feedback on knowledge, attitudes and practices among general public and some vulnerable social groups.

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