scholarly journals Use of hydroxychloroquine for novel corona virus infection in India: is it ethically justifiable?

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 2426
Author(s):  
Ramesh Verma ◽  
Vinod Chayal ◽  
Meenakshi Kalhan ◽  
Rohit Dhaka ◽  
Ginni Agrawal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Public Health Emergency ◽  
World Health ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Wuhan City ◽  
First Case ◽  
The Family ◽  
Novel Virus ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Corona Viruses

Coronavirus disease is caused by a novel virus belonging to the family of corona viruses similar to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and  name given to the novel virus as SARS Coronavirus- 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the disease was named as COVID-19 on 11th February 2020 by World Health Organization (WHO). First case of this infection was reported in December 2019 in Wuhan city of China and after that it spread globally.3 On 30th January 2020, WHO declared this disease as Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) and on 11th March 2020, WHO declared it as a pandemic when the infection was reported from all six WHO regions.

scholarly journals Coronavirus and Pharmacists

2020 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-6
Author(s):  
Ken Thai
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public Health Emergency ◽  
World Health ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Wuhan City ◽  
The World ◽  
High Season ◽  
Health Organization

Pharmacists and our fellow healthcare colleagues typically expect a break from our “high season” of cough, cold, and flu patients that have filled our pharmacies, clinics, and hospitals by this time of the year. Everyone is prepping for the end of the winter and the dawning of spring. This year was unlike many as we have heard loud cries across the globe regarding the outbreak of the novel “new” coronavirus. The virus was first detected from the Wuhan City of China. It has since infected tens of thousands of people in China and across the world. In fact, the World Health Organization has declared the outbreak a “public health emergency of international concern.” Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar declared a public health emergency for the United States to aid the nation's healthcare community in responding. A proclamation was signed on January 31, 2020, by the United States to suspend entry of anyone who poses a risk of transmitting the coronavirus.

scholarly journals COVID-19: a novel zoonotic disease caused by a coronavirus from China: what we know and what we don't

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 45 ◽  
Author(s):  
John S Mackenzie ◽  
David W Smith
Keyword(s):  
Public Health Emergency ◽  
World Health ◽  
Director General ◽  
The Novel ◽  
New Disease ◽  
Unknown Aetiology ◽  
The Third ◽  
The World ◽  
Novel Virus ◽  
Health Organization

At the end of December, 2019, a new disease of unknown aetiology appeared in Wuhan, China. It was quickly identified as a novel betacoronavirus, and related to SARS-CoV and a number of other bat-borne SARS-like coronaviruses. The virus rapidly spread to all provinces in China, as well as a number of countries overseas, and was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the Director-General of the World Health Organization on 30 January 2020. This paper describes the evolution of the outbreak, and the known properties of the novel virus, SARS-CoV-2 and the clinical disease it causes, COVID-19, and comments on some of the important gaps in our knowledge of the virus and the disease it causes. The virus is the third zoonotic coronavirus, after SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV, but appears to be the only one with pandemic potential.

scholarly journals Progress of COVID-19 Epidemic in Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 154-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khadijah Abid ◽  
Yashfika Abdul Bari ◽  
Maryam Younas ◽  
Sehar Tahir Javaid ◽  
Abira Imran
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Short Communication ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Public Health Emergency ◽  
World Health ◽  
First Case ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Shed Light

The outbreak of corona virus initiated as pneumonia of unknown cause in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, which has been now spreading rapidly out of Wuhan to other countries. On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared coronavirus outbreak as the sixth public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), and on March 11, 2020, the WHO announced coronavirus as pandemic. Coronavirus is thought to be increasing in Pakistan. The first case of coronavirus was reported from Karachi on February 26, 2020, with estimated populace of Pakistan as 204.65 million. Successively, the virus spreads into various regions nationwide and has currently become an epidemic. The WHO has warned Pakistan that the country could encounter great challenge against the outbreak of coronavirus in the coming days. This short communication is conducted to shed light on the epidemic of coronavirus in the country. It would aid in emphasizing the up-to-date situation in a nutshell and the measures taken by the health sector of Pakistan to abate the risk of communication.

scholarly journals Combined Homeopathy and Allopathy Treatment for COVID-19: A Review

2020 ◽  
pp. S38-S45
Author(s):  
Md Irfanul Haque ◽  
Aqib Adnan Shafin ◽  
Md Mahmud
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Causative Agent ◽  
Public Health Emergency ◽  
World Health ◽  
Treatment Approaches ◽  
Novel Virus ◽  
Health Organization

At the end of 2019, an outburst of a novel virus called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was observed in Wuhan, China. World Health Organization proclaimed this upsurge as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 30th January 2020. In this article, epidemiology, the causative agent, pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2 and its treatment approaches like homeopathy and allopathy are reviewed. However, our main focus was to collect and visualize some data which bring evidence that combined homeopathy and allopathy treatment can help to cure COVID-19. Bangladesh Journal of Infectious Diseases, October 2020;7(suppl_2):S38-S45

scholarly journals Outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan and the current scenario

2020 ◽  
pp. 67-71
Author(s):  
Arslan Habib ◽  
Khalid Mahmood Anjum ◽  
Ajmal Shehzad ◽  
Muhammad Imran ◽  
Zeeshan Ashraf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Public Health Emergency ◽  
World Health ◽  
Wuhan City ◽  
Government Response ◽  
Current Scenario ◽  
International Issue ◽  
The Government ◽  
Health Organization

The current pandemic of COVID-19 was first observed in the Wuhan city of China in December 2019, which later appeared worldwide. World Health Organization (WHO) declares coronavirus pandemic as an international issue of a public health emergency worldwide. On 11 February 2020, WHO named this virus as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). Different effective preventive measures were implemented to control the transmission of COVID-19. After the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in Pakistan, the government designed other effective protocols to fight against this zoonotic disease. This review highlighted the COVID-19 outbreak prevalence in Pakistan with their current scenario and the government response to combat the disease.

scholarly journals The COVID-19 variants: an overview

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 5148
Author(s):  
Anuj K. Pandey ◽  
Sidharth S. Mishra ◽  
Yogesh Wadgave ◽  
Nidhi Mudgil ◽  
Sonal Gawande ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
International Health ◽  
Public Health Emergency ◽  
World Health ◽  
International Health Regulations ◽  
Wuhan City ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Health Regulations

The outbreak of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was initially noticed in a seafood market in Wuhan city in Hubei Province of China in mid-December 2019 which has now spread to 223 countries/territories/areas worldwide. World Health Organization (WHO) under International Health Regulations (IHR) has declared this outbreak as a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on 30th January 2020 subsequently declared a pandemic on 11th March 2020.

scholarly journals CURRENT SITUATION OF COVID-19 AND VACCINATION IN PAKISTAN: JULY 2021

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Irum Naureen ◽  
Ayesha Saleem ◽  
Attique Nawaz
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Total Dose ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Public Health Emergency ◽  
World Health ◽  
First Case ◽  
Increase Rate ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Health Organization

COVID-19is thought to be expended in Pakistan. On February 26, 2020 first case was reported in Karachi. On January 30 world health organization (WHO) coronavirus outbreak on the sixth public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC)announced that coronavirus is epidemic. WHO set up an instructive program planned to control the increase rate of COVID-19 cases. COVID-19 spread very fastly from person to person within few days and months leads to increase rate of Patients. According to latest updated report 2,452 confirmed coronavirus cases were reported in Pakistan. According to the report: 49,503 test were positive: 4.95% deaths (30 persons died) and 903 recoveries were recorded. Overall the Active Cases 48,850 and critical cases 24 in last 24 hours reported. Coronavirus cases were reported in Punjab 350,618 deaths 10,881 and recoveries 329,756. In Sindh confirmed cases were 356,929 deaths 5,720 and recoveries 320,600. In KPK confirmed cases reported 140,818 deaths 4,386 recoveries 134,144. Balochistan recorded report of confirmed cases 29,110 deaths 319 and recoveries 27,261. AJK reported confirmed cases 22,116 deaths 601 and recoveries 19,995 while in GB confirmed cases recorded 7,414 deaths 117 and recoveries 6, 432. Six vaccines approved in Pakistan Sinopharm, Cansino, Sinovic, sputnik, AstraZeneca, and Moderna (mRna-1273). Pakistan total dose administered 22,735,993 fully vaccinated 4.550,696 and partially vaccinated 18,185,297. Vaccination start on 3 February and 18 above start on June 3. It was observed that COVID-19 cases increases due to traveling from one country to another country. In Pakistan COVID-19 cases is high due to importation and traveling to meet other peoples that suffer in diseases. Pakistan need to follow high and good precautions rules and strict step in order to decrease the COVID-19 cases.

scholarly journals COVID-19 epidemic response in Ghana

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (4s) ◽  
pp. 3-4
Author(s):  
George Amofah
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Fairy Tale ◽  
Public Health Emergency ◽  
World Health ◽  
The Novel ◽  
The World ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Epidemic Response ◽  
The Impact

The year 2020 has looked like a fairy tale as the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the world with devastating socio-economic and health consequences. The impact of the pandemic has depended, largely, on preparedness and response of countries, and their ability to adjust to the fast-evolving pandemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on 30th January 2020, and Ghana reported its first two confirmed cases on 12th March 2020.

scholarly journals When will the COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia End?

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dewi Susanna
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Public Health Emergency ◽  
World Health ◽  
First Case ◽  
The World ◽  
Closed Contact ◽  
Health Organization

On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization(WHO) declared 2019-nCOV to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), due to the significant increase in confirmed new cases in various countries.1 In Indonesia, the first confirmed COVID-19 case was a female who had a closed contact with the 24th confirmed case in Malaysia and the second case was the mother of the first case.2 As time goes by, the number of new cases has increased significantly, reaching 160.165 confirmed cases with 6,944 deaths by August 27, 2020.3 The time when the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia will end is not known, although some studies are attempting to predict this such as in articles, journals, newspapers, and other media.

scholarly journals Contact Tracing and Quarantine for Covid 19: Challenges in community surveillance

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (2 (Supp)) ◽  
pp. 306-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giriyanna Gowda ◽  
Ramesh Holla ◽  
Balaji Ramraj ◽  
Kishore Shettihalli Gudegowda
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Current Data ◽  
Public Health Emergency ◽  
World Health ◽  
Contact Tracing ◽  
Wuhan City ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Spread Of Infection

Covid 19 caused by SARS-coV-2 is a novel corona virus. This began in Wuhan city, China at the end of December 2019 and had spread to the rest of the world. World Health Organization (WHO) declared Covid 19 as Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on 30th Jan 2020 and later declared as pandemic on 11th march 2020. 1 The disease is mainly spread from human to human through small droplets from nose or mouth when a person with Covid 19 coughs or exhales and through the surface contact. Community surveillance plays significant role in prevention of spread of disease. It includes isolation of the positive case, quarantine of the high risk and low risk contacts and community disinfection.1, 2             The period of communicability is estimated with the current data to be from 2 days before the onset of symptoms and up to 2 weeks after onset. Hence the initial few asymptomatic days turns out to be crucial period in containing the spread of infection. By the time a Covid 19 patient is diagnosed and isolated, there are quite a number of primary and secondary contacts. Government of India focus has been on Community Surveillance activities which mainly comprises of Contact Tracing and Quarantine.3, 4 This article focuses on the various measures taken to trace the contacts, quarantine measures and on the challenges faced.

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