Chapter 1: Impact of COVID-19 on healthcare in Qatar: Initiation and operations of the Urgent Consultation Center (UCC) hotline, virtual transformation of healthcare services, and accelerated data sharing solutions—Challenges and opportunities

Khalid AlRumaihia,b,c; Walid El Ansarib,c,d; Mohamed Arafaa,b,e; Fadi Qasema; Abdulla Al-Ansaria,b,c,d    a Urology Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatarb Weill Cornell Medicine—Qatar, Doha, Qatarc College of Medicine, Qatar University, Doha, Qatard Department of Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatare Andrology Department, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

Abstract

The rising disease prevalence early during the COVID-19 pandemic in the State of Qatar led to stoppage of all nonemergency ...

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