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. 2020 Dec 10;8:573431. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.573431

Table 1.

Total cases, deaths, and preventive measures adopted by different countries.

Country Total cases Deaths CFR Preventive measures Sources
Pakistan 286,674 6,139 2.1% Organized team under NAP; lockdowns; social distancing; hand washing with soap or sanitizer; wearing mask; emphasizing on preventive measures through media; fulfilling essential medical needs such as PPEs, masks, gloves, and ventilators; and enhancing the capacity of existing hospitals and labs. (1, 14)
South Korea 14,714 305 2% Social distancing was implemented as a major preventive measure by the government. (6)
Kuwait 73,068 486 0.6% Lockdown, social distancing, tracing the contacts of infected person, and providing awareness to public regarding COVID-19 preventive measures. (15)
Japan 50,210 1,059 2.1% Lockdown, closing schools and public places, and increasing testing capacity for large population. (13)
India 2,329,638 46,091 2.0% Banned flight operations and closed shopping malls, schools, and movie theaters. (13)
Bangladesh 263,503 3,471 1.3% Lockdown, ban on travel, maintaining social distancing, limited working hours, and establishing remote sanitization at public places. (16)
Iran 331,189 18,800 5.6% Washing hand with soap or alcohol-based compound, maintaining social distancing, closing schools and markets, and banning public traffic and gatherings. (17)
China 89,444 4,699 5.2% Strict lockdown, early detection and reporting of suspected patients, maintaining social distancing, improving personnel hygiene, and taking rest by COVID-19 patients. (18)
Italy 251,237 32,215 12.8% Banned flight operation, early identification and isolation of suspected COVID-19 patients, and established quarantine centers and hospitals for disease patients. (19)
Spain 326,612 28,579 8.7% Lockdown and banned local places. The government ensured to provide basic facilities to hospitals. (13)

CFR = Number of Death / Number of Cases × 100.