The Global Economy after COVID-19

COVID-19 and Power in Global Health

Political scientists bring important tools to the analysis of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, particularly a focus on the crucial role of power in global health politics. We delineate different kinds of power at play during the COVID-19 crisis, showing how a dearth of compulsory, institutional, and epistemic power undermined global cooperation and fuel...

Economic consequences of Covid-19 disease on the Iranian economy; With an emphasis on employment

Covid-19 virus has become a global pandemic virus with many economic consequences and has affected almost all countries of the world, and therefore it is expected that the global economy will pass 2020 with a significant recession. . Meanwhile, Iran, like many countries involved in this epidemic, has become globalized and suffers as a result of the economic consequences. This necessity led to t...

Global Challenge of Health Communication: Infodemia in the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic

Dear Editor The international community has been faced with one of the most critical health conditions in recent decades due to the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic which experience hundreds of thousands of infected cases and tens of thousands of deaths. Alongside of COVID-19 pandemic we have been faced a new phenomenon of "Infodemic" or “epidemic of false information” about COVID-19. C...

Does “Flattening the Curve” Affect Critical Care Services Delivery for COVID-19? A Global Health Perspective

During this coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) global pandemic, nations are taking bold measures to mitigate the spread of Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections in order to avoid the overwhelming its critical care facilities. While these “flattening the curve” initiatives are showing signs of impeding the potential surge in COVID-19 cases, it is not known whet...

COVID-19: The potential role of nutritional deficiencies, global climatic changes, and immune system dysfunction