Introduction: Positive attitudes and psychological preparedness of community to the prevention of COVID-19 are crucial.

Aim: to assess the public's attitudes, anxiety levels, and psychological readiness during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.

Methods: A Cross-sectional study conducted on a sample of the public of different age groups attending Primary Health Centres from September to December 2020. To recruit the study participants who fulfilled the inclusion criteria, convenience sampling technique was used. Self- made questionnaire was used to measure the level of anxiety, attitude and psychological readiness of the public.

Results: Social media was used as a main source of information about the pandemic by more than two-third of the participants. Over half of the study group had low anxiety level, and more than two third of them had a positive attitude. Concerning psychological readiness about the pandemic, more than two third of the participants were psychologically readied. A positive link was found with a statistically significant difference (P<0.05) between the age of the study participants, their anxiety, attitude and psychological readiness.

Conclusion: A positive correlation was discovered between the study group   attitude, anxiety and psychological readiness.  Continuous raising the community’s awareness and maintaining their attitude regarding COVID-19 prevention, to ensure healthy and positive attitude the introduction and strict implementation of sanctions and regulations are very important to be developed and sustained over time.

Keywords: COVID-19, Anxiety, Psychological readiness, Attitude, Pandemic