Role of Nongovernmental Organizations in Controlling COVID-19

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a novel coronavirus. The virus spreads mainly through saliva droplets or nasal discharge when the infected person coughs or sneezes. 1 Due to the high prevalence rate of COVID-19 and its associated problems, health-care systems are usually unable to manage and control it by themselves. 2 Many health-care systems around the world have struggled to manage and control the outbreak without outside assistance. In response, numerous countries, such as Iran, have made efforts to use the capabilities and