Mohammad Asgharzadeh
1 
, Jalil Rashedi
2, Behroz Mahdavi Poor
2, Vahid Asgharzadeh
3, Hossein SamadiKafil
4, Zahra Taghinejad
5, Fariba Pashazadeh
6, Abdolhassan Kazemi
7, Nasrin Abolhasanpour
6* 1 Biotechnology Research Center and Faculty of Paramedicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
2 Department of Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Paramedicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
3 Student Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
4 Drug Applied Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
5 Hematology and Oncology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
6 Research Center for Evidence-Based Medicine, Iranian EBM Centre: A Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Centre of Excellence, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
7 Medical Philosophy and History Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
Abstract
SARS-CoV-2, with 96% genetic similarity to the bat coronavirus transmitted to humans by the intermediate host in China, has been spread rapidly by travelers to most countries, including Iran. Following the detection of the first death related to COVID-19 on February 19, 2020, in the health center of Qom, a holy city in the center of Iran, the spread of the virus in Iran was initiated and quickly spread to all provinces of Iran by asymptomatic individuals. Until April 21, 2020, of the 330137 tested patients, the number of infected people was 80,868. The most common clinical symptoms were fever, cough, fatigue, and dyspnea. Patients had abnormal computed tomography scans, lymphopenia, and elevated C-reactive protein. The patients and those who were in contact with them had to be quarantined. Other asymptomatic people also recommended quarantining themselves at home to cut off the transmission chain. Therefore, COVID-19 could be controlled by disinfecting public places, informing people, providing comprehensive assistance to stay at home, and most importantly, initiating vaccination.