COVID-19 SALGININDA HALK SAĞLIĞI YÖNETİMİ

Coronavirus is an enveloped RNA virus that can cause various symptoms, such as pneumonia, fever, difficulty breathing, and lung infection. The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that the official name of the new coronavirus for 2019 is coronavirus disease (COVID-19), and the current reference name for the virus is severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).. The first case was reported to be linked to a local Huanan South China Seafood Market in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China in December 2019. The World Health Organization classified the COVID-19 epidemic as an “international public health emergency” on January 30, and described it as a global epidemic (pandemic) on March 11 due to the incidence and severity of the COVID-19 in 113 countries. Studies have shown that the spread of COVID-19 is relatively rapid and spread to many other countries after it broke out in China, and the center of the pandemic changed from Wuhan city in China to Europe and the USA. As of June 27, 2020, the number of cases diagnosed worldwide has reached 9.9 million, and the number of people who have lost their lives has reached 500,000. In Turkey, the first cases were announced on March 11, 2020. As of 27 June 2020, the number of people infected with coronavirus approached 190,000 and the number of people who died due to the virus reached 5000. T. C. Ministry of Health , after the COVID-19 epidemic started in China, it established the Operation Center against possible risks on January 10, 2020 and formed the Scientific Board, which is critical in epidemic management. COVID-19 outbreak management T.C. It is carried out by taking into account the recommendations of the Scientific Advisory Board within the framework of the "Pandemic Influenza National Preparation Plan" under the coordination of the Ministry of Health. The COVID-19 pandemic has had severe health and economic consequences in the world and in our country. Political decision-makers should work in coordination with academics, relevant government institutions, non-governmental organizations, in order to make the most correct decision within the possible benefit / loss relationship by evaluating these results in combating the epidemic.