No time for dilemma: mass gatherings must be suspended

Type Journal Article Author Ziad A. Memish Author Qanta A. Ahmed Author Patricia Schlagenhauf Author Seydou Doumbia Author Anas Khan URL https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30754-6/abstract Rights Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. except certain content provided by third parties. Series Correspondence Volume 395 Issue 10231 Pages 1191-1192 Publication The Lancet ISSN 0140-6736, 1474-547X Date 30/03/2020 Extra Publisher: Elsevier PMID: 32240624 Journal Abbr The Lancet DOI 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30754-6 Library Catalog www.thelancet.com Language English Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic places unprecedented pressure on societies and health-care systems around the world. This first pandemic of the 21st century demands internationally unified, cogent, and collective actions by individuals, communities, commercial bodies, institutional systems, and all governments in mitigating its escalating impact. Each day, more countries are closing their borders, repatriating their citizens, and discouraging tourism. Air travel between continents has been largely suspended. Short Title No time for dilemma