International Journal of Preventive Medicine (Int J Prev Med)2008-78021172020090920087802ENIsfahan Neurosciences Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, IsfahanIsfahan Neurosciences Research Center & Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, IsfahanIsfahan Neurosciences Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan & Universal Council of Epidemiology, Universal Scientific Education and Research Network, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, TehranIsfahan Neurosciences Research Center & Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan20200909One hundred years after the influenza outbreak in 1918 coronavirus disease (COVID‑19) became a global health issue, which forces us to adapt our professional customs in the health care system. Our recent practice, since the<br />1990s, of processing experimental and observational evidences and time‑consuming methods of developing guidelines seem not to be efficient enough because of scarce evidence and rapidly spreading disease. According<br />to formal announcements, until writing this letter, we had more than 95,000 COVID‑19 patients in Iran with a mortality rate of 6.3%.http://ijpm.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijpm/article/view/2306http://ijpm.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijpm/article/download/2306/717718148