Social Stigma: The Hidden Threat of COVID-19

Social Stigma: The Hidden Threat of COVID-19

Ahmed Samir Abdelhafiz, Mohamed Alorabi

COVID-19 infection has been recognized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization. Efforts to prevent the spread of the disease are threatened by the appearance of disease-associated social stigma in society. In Egypt, a small wave of stigma directed at different groups started to appear. Here we report the features of COVID-19-associated stigma in Egypt and suggest recommendations to overcome this stigma before it grows and have physical and psychological impacts on society.

2020

Egypt, covid-19, Pandemic, spread, Social Stigma

10.3389/fpubh.2020.00429

Epidemiology and Health

Korean Society of Epidemiology

Public aspects of medicine