FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar: Mitigating the risk of imported infections amid the COVID-19 pandemic, monkeypox outbreak and other emerging diseases

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2022
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Sah, R.
Alshahrani, N.Z.
Shah, P.
Mohanty, A.
Rouniyar, R.
Shah, S.
Padhi, B.K.
Amer, F.A.
Mayta-Tristan, P.
Rodriguez-Morales, A.J.
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Qatar is hoisting one of the most significant sports events in the world. From November 20 to December 18, 2022, this country will be the first in the Middle East to be selected to host the FIFA World Cup of soccer. More than 1.5 million people from all continents are expected to visit the country during that period, resulting in the most significant influx of people in the nation (https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tourna ments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022). It may pose a substantial threat to public health due to imported infections, especially considering that the local population of Qatar is less than 3 million, and it is also a relatively densely populated nation...
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12805/4688
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2022.102450
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