Covid-19 Pandemic

Overview

The COVID-19 pandemic is the global outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019, caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which spread internationally from late 2019 and became a worldwide public-health emergency. The virus transmits chiefly through respiratory droplets and aerosols from infected individuals, and the pandemic prompted governments to adopt containment measures such as distancing, testing, and movement restrictions to slow transmission and reduce pressure on health systems. Beyond its direct toll of infection and death, the pandemic produced extensive social, economic, educational, and psychological disruption, and these wider consequences are a major focus of study. Research published under this topic examines the pandemic's impact on the social and economic situation in Africa, its effects on surgical practice and on education, staff development, and training, and its consequences for vulnerable groups including persons with disabilities. Further work addresses mental health during the pandemic, the role of personal protective equipment such as eye, facial, torso, and foot protectors for current and future epidemics, immune-modulating approaches such as interferon-gamma to support the response, and the determinants of risk exposure including knowledge level and socio-demographic factors. The journal also situates the outbreak within the broader pattern of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases and related scientific and geopolitical debates.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 14 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

• The Fine Structure of the Transcriptome: Does It Reflect the Inverse Symmetry of the Genome?
  2025 · Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark
• The influence of COVID-19 on colorectal cancer was investigated using bioinformatics and systems biology techniques
  2023 · Frontiers in Medicine
• The influence of COVID-19 on colorectal cancer was investigated using bioinformatics and systems biology techniques
  2023 · Frontiers in Medicine
• Geopolitical issues in health and biosecurity concerning gain-of-function research, emergence and re-emergence of infectious diseases
  2022 · International Journal of Clinical Virology
• Geopolitical issues in health and biosecurity concerning gain-of-function research, emergence and re-emergence of infectious diseases
  2022 · International Journal of Clinical Virology
• The impact of Covid-19 pandemic on artisanal fishery sector, and Coastal fishing communities in The Gambia
  E. Ceesay et al. · 2022 · Religación. Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades
• COVID-19 Pandemic: The Causative Agent is New, the Problem is Old
  2021 · Open Access Journal of Pulmonary & Respiratory Sciences
• Assessment of severity and mortality of COVID‐19 with anti‐A1 and anti‐B IgM isohaemagglutinins, a reflection of the innate immune status
  2021 · International Journal of Clinical Practice

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