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Spatial Distribution of 100,477 Thousand Deaths Per COVID-19 in Brazil

Daniele Melo Sardinha, Ana Lúcia da Silva Ferreira, Juliana Conceição Dias Garcês, Thalyta Mariany Rêgo Lopes Ueno, Gabriel Fazzi Costa, Diana da Costa Lobato, Karla Valéria Batista Lima, Ricardo José de Paula Souza e Guimarães & Luana Nepomuceno Gondim Costa Lima · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2020

The COVID-19 reached the pandemic level and in Brazil has already caused 100,477 deaths. This study is a Short Communication about the spatial distribution of deaths by COVID-19 in Brazil, from data from the Coronavirus Brasil platform. It was shown that Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i2130397

A Review on Drug Repurposing: A Strategy to Treat Human Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

Neetu Bhattacharya, Shashank Kumar Maurya, Sabyasachi Senapati & Amit Bhattacharya · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2020

Novel coronavirus pandemic has created a massive public health emergency causing around 1.85 million deaths world-wide till 5th January, 2021. New SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) coronavirus strain known as SARS-CoV-2 is the causative agent which infected more than 84 mi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i2130407

Face Mask Utilization in the Era of COVID-19: Nigeria Experience

Clement Kevin Edet, Agiriye M. Harry, Anthony Ike Wegbom, Olatunde Raimi, Adeniyi Francis Fagbamigbe & Victor Alangibi Kiri · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2020

Background: The use of face masks has been accepted and recommended globally as a tool for COVID-19 protection. The government of Nigeria made wearing of face masks compulsory in public places. However, no evidence has shown user compliance or knowledge. This study investigated t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i2430420

Care of the Covid-19 Patients: Experiences of Health Workers in Rivers State Nigeria

Tondor Cleopatra Uzosike, Alali Dan-Jumbo, Mienye Bob-Manuel, Aloni A. Alali & Danagogo S. Lawson · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2020

Background: Frontline health workers are faced with the overwhelming responsibility of caring for patients infected with the Coronavirus and this has seriously affected their physical and mental health status due to the rapid spread of the disease globally and the unprepared stat...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i2330414

Clofazimine: Can it be Useful in COVID 19?

Alberto Cavalchini, Emanuele Cozzani & Aurora Parodi · Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · 2020

Clofazimine is a riminophenazine dye originally used as an antitubercular agent after its first synthesis in 1954, just few years after it was administered as a treatment for leprosy by YT Chang. In the following years, also an anti-inflammatory effectiveness on erythema nodosum...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrid/2020/v5i430178

Assessment of Severity and Outcome of COVID-19 Cases by Haematological and Biochemical Markers at Tertiary Care Centre in India

Amresh Kumar Singh, Jayesh Pandey, Indra Prasad Adhikari, Vivek Gaur, Ankur Kumar, Satya Prakash & Rajju Tiwari · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2020

Background: In December 2019, a cluster of pneumonia cases caused by a novel corona virus (2019-nCov), later named as severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) was detected in China. In India, 30th January 2020 first positive case ofSARS-CoV-2was reported from...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i2330735

Epidemiological Evaluation of the Covid-19 Pandemic in Nigeria

Nwafor E. Odumegwu, Umeh M. Ngozi & Ebere U. Chidi · Asian Journal of Research in Computer Science · 2020

This research presents the epidemiological evaluation and statistical analysis COVID-19 Pandemic in Nigeria after three months of its first incidence. The aim is to assess the performance of the medical professionals, Nigerian Center for Disease and Control (NCDC), the Government...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrcos/2020/v6i430165

Combinatorial Evaluation of Antiviral Activity of some Nigerian Medicinal Plants on SARS-CoV-2Combinatorial Evaluation of Antiviral Activity of some Nigerian Medicinal Plants on SARS-CoV-2

Kakjing D. Falang, Catherine O. Poyi, Ukpe Ajima, Bukata B. Bukar, Kennedy I. Amagon, James G. Damen, Yusuf Agabi, Richard J. Kutshik, Ishaya Y. Longdet, Simji S. Gomerep, Ismaila Shittu, Stephen D. Davou, Jacob A. Kolawole & Noel N. Wannang · Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research · 2020

The coronavirus disease COVID-19 pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2) has presented unprecedented challenges to the healthcare systems in the world. There are no definite effective therapeutic agents or vaccines against the virus currentl...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jocamr/2020/v12i130199

The COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Effect on the Mental Health of Doctors in India

Amritha Nair, Jagadeesh Menon, Ashwin Rammohan, Abdul R. Hakeem, Sathya D. Cherukuri, Mettu S. Reddy & Mohamed Rela · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2020

Background and Objectives: For doctors at the forefront of the COVID-19 pandemic, failure to acknowledge and act on the warning signs of stress can adversely affect their professional, social and personal life. We conducted a nationwide survey of a large sample of Indian doctors...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i1130269

The Professional Satisfaction of Tunisian Secondary School Teachers after the Deconfinement of the COVID-19 Epidemic

Aymen Hawani & Anis Ben Chikha · Advances in Research · 2020

In Tunisia, as in the rest of the world, the Covid-19 crisis has forced the authorities to suspend classes. More than 2 million pupils and 90 thousand of teachers have been deprived of school. After three months of confinement, authorities say the school year is over except for b...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/air/2020/v21i1130267

Assessment of Some Biochemical Changes in Wistar Rats Following Administration of Three Polyherbal Preparations Repurposed for COVID-19

Kennedy Iliya Amagon, Bukata Bayero Bukar, Jacob Adegboyega Kolawole, Kakjing Dadul Falang, Ukpe Ajima, James Garba Damen, Yusuf Amuda Agabi, Richard Joseph Kutshik, Ishaya Yohanna Longdet, Simji Samuel Gomerep, Ismaila Shittu, Stephen Daniel Davou & Noel Nen’man Wannang · Journal of Advances in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences · 2020

Background and Aims: The current pandemic known as Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) is a significant public health menace. Currently, there is no specific treatment for this disease, although some medicinal agents are under investigation. Some published articles have reported Se...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jamps/2020/v22i930194

Coworking Spaces in Germany during the Covid-19 Crisis Utilized for Homeoffice and Homeschooling

Hermann Gruenwald · South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics · 2020

Aims: To capture the perception of coworking space (CWS) users during the covid-19 crisis for homeoffice and homeschooling purposes in terms of process, physical evidence and people components of the service marketing mix. Study Design:  This is a grounded theory study in nature...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/sajsse/2020/v8i430219

Impact of Lockdown amid COVID-19 Pandemic on Temperature and Rainfall in Sub-Himalayan Ranges of Jammu & Kashmir Union Territory, India

Mahender Singh, Vishaw Vikas, Sushmita M. Dadhich & Rohit Sharma · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2020

The study was conducted to evaluate the effect of lockdown on temperature and rainfall in sub-Himalayan ranges i.e. Foothills of NW Shivaliks and Pir Panjal ranges of Jammu & Kashmir Union Territory, India. The statistical analysis inferred that due to the implementation of c...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2020/v10i1230289

Queue Management during Health Pandemics: A Queuing Theory Perspective

Yakubu Abdul-Wahab Nawusu, Abukari Abdul Aziz Danaa & Shiraz Ismail · Asian Journal of Research in Computer Science · 2020

The era of coronavirus has called for sustained social distancing measures to minimize the spread of the viral disease. Healthcare establishments are reducing the size of their working staff; while others are running their outfits base on shift work in other to ensure protocols f...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrcos/2020/v6i430164