Across the globe, essential steps are being taken to protect themselves and their families from new corona virus disease (COVID-19), to help their societies and avoid the spread of the epidemic.

One of the highest concerns and demands for urgent change during this phase of the pandemic is the distribution of information and public knowledge about COVID-19. Public understanding of infectious diseases caused by new pathogens is one of the essential and successful ways to facilitate the prevention of the spread of diseases such as COVID-19.Considering the information on the disease, its symptoms, precautionary procedures, diagnosis and treatment which differ with other infectious diseases and may take a substantial amount of time, timely alerts on the pandemic and preventive care needed to be encouraged among the public to contain the spread of the infection.

There was a lack of public knowledge of COVID-19 at various locations in the early days of the pandemic, and people traveled openly without using precautionary measures such as social isolation and wearing masks.While the nature of the pandemic is evolving, it is crucial that knowledge and advice remain consistent. As a consequence, accurate and credible knowledge must be disseminated to the public via validated sources, and any disinformation must be effectively regulated in order to avoid any loss.