Effectiveness of public health measures in reducing the incidence of covid-19, SARS-CoV-2 transmission, and covid-19 mortality: systematic review and meta-analysis

S Talic, S Shah, H Wild, D Gasevic, A Maharaj, Z Ademi… - bmj, 2021 - bmj.com
Objective To review the evidence on the effectiveness of public health measures in reducing
the incidence of covid-19, SARS-CoV-2 transmission, and covid-19 mortality. Design …

Increased plastic pollution due to COVID-19 pandemic: Challenges and recommendations

ALP Silva, JC Prata, TR Walker, AC Duarte… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Plastics have become a severe transboundary threat to natural ecosystems and human
health, with studies predicting a twofold increase in the number of plastic debris (including …

The first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa: a cross-sectional study

SJ Salyer, J Maeda, S Sembuche, Y Kebede… - The lancet, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Although the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic progressed more slowly in
Africa than the rest of the world, by December, 2020, the second wave appeared to be much …

Emotional, behavioral, and psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

AL Pedrosa, L Bitencourt, ACF Fróes… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 in December 2019 prompted consternation in many parts of
the world. Due to its fast dissemination, the World Health Organization declared a pandemic …

Antimicrobial resistance and COVID-19: Intersections and implications

GM Knight, RE Glover, CF McQuaid, ID Olaru… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Before the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic began, antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
was among the top priorities for global public health. Already a complex challenge, AMR …

[HTML][HTML] Plastic pollution during COVID-19: Plastic waste directives and its long-term impact on the environment

M Shams, I Alam, MS Mahbub - Environmental advances, 2021 - Elsevier
Majority of the million tons of plastic produced each year is being disposed after single-use.
Plastic bottle, bags, food containers, gloves, and cup that end up in landfills and …

Rethinking and optimising plastic waste management under COVID-19 pandemic: policy solutions based on redesign and reduction of single-use plastics and …

ALP Silva, JC Prata, TR Walker, D Campos… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Plastics have been on top of the political agenda in Europe and across the world to reduce
plastic leakage and pollution. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has severely disrupted …

Plastics in the time of COVID-19 pandemic: protector or polluter?

N Parashar, S Hait - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has reemphasized the indispensable role of plastics in our daily
life. Plastics in terms of personal protective equipment (PPEs) and other single-use medical …

Increased plastic pollution due to COVID-19 pandemic: Challenges and recommendations

AL Patrício Silva, JC Prata, TR Walker, AC Duarte… - 2020 - digital.csic.es
Plastics have become a severe transboundary threat to natural ecosystems and human
health, with studies predicting a twofold increase in the number of plastic debris (including …

COVID-19 government response event dataset (CoronaNet v. 1.0)

C Cheng, J Barceló, AS Hartnett, R Kubinec… - Nature human …, 2020 - nature.com
Governments worldwide have implemented countless policies in response to the COVID-19
pandemic. We present an initial public release of a large hand-coded dataset of over 13,000 …