Mahmoud AS, Dayhum AS, Rayes AA, Annajar BB, Eldaghayes IM. Exploiting epidemiological data to understand the epidemiology and factors that influence COVID-19 pandemic in Libya. World J Virol 2021; 10(4): 156-167 [PMID: 34367931 DOI: 10.5501/wjv.v10.i4.156]
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Reader Comments:
The article draws readers attention to the pandemic situation in Libya and provides useful information on a country with rising covid cases that has nevertheless received less attention in global media and publications.
The article is well written and clearly structured overall. I provided a few editorial suggestions:
Suggested Title: Exploiting epidemiological data to understand the COVID-19 pandemic in Libya.
"This review is aimed to explain" => This review aims to explain
"ontact testing within the time frame" => effective contact tracing
"various transboundary viral diseases of public health and socio-economic importance" => "significant public health and socio-economic consequences"
"positive test rate of COVID-19." => test positivity rate of COVID-19
"and several people not following the health instructions"=> change "several" to "some"
"was considerably difficult to implement the Libyan national strategy for the prevention and control of COVID-19." => change "considerably" to "very"
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