The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant mental health impacts. Healthcare workers face stress from long hours, no time off, and risk of infection. Symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, cough, and sore throat. Treatment focuses on supportive care like oxygen and antivirals. Adolescents are vulnerable to depression and anxiety during pandemics, which can harm their wellbeing. Saudi Arabia's government allocated funds to support healthcare and compensate workers to address challenges from managing the system during the pandemic.

1. COVID-19 Pandemic in KSA
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2. Table of Contents
Introduction Risk Factors Symptoms and treatment
diagnosis, early
identification, and treatment
of mental illness in a
pandemic
future challenges related to
the healthcare system
management
Conclusion
References

3. Introduction
The coronavirus (COVID-19) was
recently declared a pandemic by
the World Health Organization
(WHO).
The first confirmed case in Saudi
Arabia was announced on March
,2020.
Several psychiatric
manifestations may appear
during pandemics, especially
among frontline healthcare
providers

4. Risk Factors
Health care workers face considerable
-Mentally
-physically stress
-Long hours shifts
-No days off or Vacation
-Stress

5. Symptoms and treatment
Symptoms of COVID-19
Runny nose
Fever
Sore throat
Cough

6. Treatment of COVID-19
Treatment is now to take vaccine for COVID-
19 and there is many of vaccination are
released also antibiotics are helpful for
COVID-19
Vaccine tyipes are
Pfizer
AstraZeneca-Oxford
Sputnik V
Moderna
Novavax
The Johnson & Johnson
Sinopharm

7. Treatment of COVID-19
The management of patients mainly focuses on the provision of
supportive care, e.g., oxygenation, ventilation, and fluid
management. Combination treatment of low-dose systematic
corticosteroids and anti-virals and atomization inhalation of
interferon have been encouraged as part of critical COVID-19
management.

8. Treatment of COVID-19
In the absence of definitive management protocols,
many treatment regimes have been explored in the
treatment of COVID-19. Some of these treatments
may have been tried out of desperation, and among
these, some show initial promise

9. mental illness in a pandemic
Depression and anxiety among adolescents
require further attention as they have profound
harmful implications on several aspects of
adolescents’ wellbeing and can be associated with
life threatening risk behaviors such as suicide.
Research on mental health problems including
depression and anxiety among adolescents has
found it to be associated with poor familial bonds
smoking, substance use bullying and physical
violence suicide ideation and behavior and other
factors that have direct impact on adolescents’
health and wellbeing. Moreover, mental health
problems during adolescence tend to persist into
adulthood. Adults who suffer from depression
during adolescence are at higher risk of
developing major depressive disorders.

10. mental illness in a
pandemic
Adolescents with chronic illnesses, our
findings showed it to be significantly
associated with mental health; similarly, a
huge body of literature have documented the
serious effects that chronic illness has on
adolescents’ mental health.

11. futurechallengesofhealthcare
systemmanagementin COVID-
19Pandemic
The Saudi Government has announced a set
of support packages targeting the private
sector, totaling almost $61 billion. The
packages include exemptions and the
postponement of some government dues
($18.6 billion), a $13.3 billion package to
support the banking and SME sectors
Saudi Government has announced to pay
60% of the salaries of Saudi employees
working in the Private sector for a period of
three months with a ceiling of USD 2.39
billion. The Compensation will be paid in
accordance with the conditions stipulated in
the unemployment insurance system (SANID)

12. future challenges of
healthcare system
management in
COVID-19 Pandemic
comprehensive and ongoing
process in all healthcare
facilities in Saudi Arabia,
special funds need to be
allocated by the Ministry of
Finance to the Ministry of
Health for quality departments
in all healthcare facilities

13. Conclusions
Mental health issues are a major public health concern that have serious implications on
adolescents’ wellbeing
This study reveals the underlying risk factors of symptoms of depression and anxiety
among adolescents in Saudi Arabia and highlights the importance of taking the necessary
actions and planning suitable interventions that can lessen its harmful impact if not
preventing it
Further in-depth research studies that assess adolescents’ mental health using diagnostic
tools for depression and anxiety are needed. Also, parents–adolescents research in Saudi
Arabia is missing and requires closer investigation.

14. References
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