Mapping travel behavior changes during the COVID-19 lock-down: a socioeconomic analysis in Greece

Patients with Down syndrome in the coronavirus Pandemic (Covid 19)

Background and purpose: Coronavirus (QUID-19) is an infectious disease of the respiratory system that has been identified by the World Health Organization as an epidemic. Patients with Down syndrome are more likely to develop Quidd-19 disease with more severe complications due to the underlying comorbidities they have. The aim of this study was to evaluate the complications of Covid-19 disease...

A World of Changes: The Inheritance of COVID-19

Health Inequalities during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Pandemics are associated with significant and destructive national and global impacts on health, economy, society, and security. COVID-19 pandemic has imposed adverse economic consequences on the whole population. This is while the elderly and those with comorbidities, the economically disadvantaged and ethnic minorities were at increased risk of viral infection. Moreover, the mortality rate an...

Precautions in the Operating Room during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Corona is a respiratory virus that can cause death as well as many complications in recovering patients. Preventive and control measures to protect people who are exposed to the corona virus and contract it depend on the type of work performed and the risk of exposure to infected people and contamination of the workplace. Due to the non-necessity of performing non-emergency surgeries and taking...

Facemask Risks during the COVID-19 Crisis

Introduction: With the increasing severity of the COVID-19 epidemic, wearing a mask was recommended. This recommendation seems to have created concern among the public. Wearing a mask generally reduces the risk of virus and therefore potentially saves lives. In healthy populations, wearing a mask does not appear to cause any harmful physiological changes, and the potentially life-saving benefit...