Table 1.

University students' knowledge assessment questions and percentages.

Item	Response	%
Do you keep yourself updated about the COVID-19 pandemic?	Yes	94.7
	No	5.3
What field(s) have you aimed to learn more about regarding the pandemic (you can choose more than one)?	1. The spreading methods and protection techniques against the COVID-19 infection	56.1
	2. The successful attempts toward finding a vaccine and treatment for the novel virus	67.2
	3. The governmental policies to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic	54.2
	4. The global news about the COVID-19 pandemic in different countries	42.1
	5. The death and recovery rates of the COVID-19 pandemic locally and worldwide	47
Do you think that the COVID-19 virus infection has a serious effect on health?	Yes	87.4
	No	12.6
Are you aware of the different ways to spread the COVID-19 disease?	Yes	93.5
	No	6.5
Are you committed to following the safety rules to minimize the virus spread like social distancing and wearing of protective masks?	Yes No	94.4 5.6
Do you think that the severity of the COVID-19 infection is race specific?	Yes	12.5
	I don't know	41.2
	No	46.3
Do you think that the severity of COVID-19 infection is gender specific?	Yes	5
	I don't know	59.7
	No	35.4
Do you think that the severity of the COVID-19 infection is affected by the weather and the general climate?	Yes	35.2
	I don't know	30.8
	No	34
Do you think that the severity of the COVID-19 infection is age specific?	Yes	74.5
	I don't know	8.7
	No	16.8