Introduction
The pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has overwhelmed many health systems and economies in many countries and is associated with high morbidity and mortality.1 As of October 2022, more than 619 million cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed worldwide, including more than 6.5 million deaths. As of October 2022, 818 thousand cases and 9369 deaths…


