COVID-19: Current Status and Future Prospects

• Other Authors: Leggat, Peter (Editor), Frean, John (Editor), Blumberg, Lucille (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Medicine; Pharmacology; COVID-19; new-onset DM; severe infection; mortality; outbreak; P.1 variant; Gamma variant; SARS-CoV-2 infection; whole-genome sequencing; pandemic; overweight; obesity; Peru; psychological impacts; public health; preparedness; mRNA-1273; BNT162b2; TAK-919; SARS-CoV-2; post-vaccination; healthcare personnel; vaccination; asymptomatic infection; HIV; infectious disease; excess mortality; regdanvimab; remdesivir; severe; community transmission; population density gradient; Dhaka; Bangladesh; dengue; undifferentiated febrile illness; antigen testing; variants; reinfections; breakthrough infections; vaccine hesitancy; sub-Saharan Africa; pulmonary fibrosis; postacute COVID-19 syndrome; tuberculosis; helminth coinfection; coronavirus; coordination; health operations and technical expertise; AFRO; diarrhea; liver; pancreas; inflammatory bowel diseases; liver transplantation; reproduction rate; phylogenetic analysis; clade GK; D614G; P681R; cross-reactivity; haemorrhage; thrombocytopenia; thrombosis; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2); molecular diagnostics; real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR); economy; income levels; waves; policy; turning points; occupational exposure; risk factors; personal protective equipment; SIR model; socio-behavioral aspects; interaction distance; school reopening strategy; self-medication; over-the-counter; medicine use; Pakistan; clinical features; Luanda; Angola; socioeconomic status; risk perception; risk prevention practices; qualitative; n/a
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On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, and the disease now affects nearly every country and region. Nearly 18 months later, COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, continues to present significant challenges to health systems, public health, and the economy of c...