Social stigma associated with coronavirus (Covid-19)‎ sickness in the Arab World

Abstract EN

The purpose of this article was to shed light on the social stigma associated with the Coronavirus sickness in the Arab world, especially it is increasingly becoming a major public issue that is receiving more attention in the Arab world.

The patients with Coronavirus are at risk of social stigmatization due to the reactions of people around them who fear being affected by the virus, the misconception of the pathology, and the lack of awareness about how to deal with the covid19 virus and how to avoid it.