COVID, Volume 5, Issue 3

Highly Urbanized Cities (HUCs) in the Philippines were at the forefront of public health surveillance and response during the COVID-19 pandemic. With the rapid spread of COVID-19 to Philippine cities, local government units continuously assessed, ada...

On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2, raising global health concerns. Reports of persistent and new symptoms following the acute phase of infection highlighted the complexities of recovery and...

Background: South Korea was one of the first countries to experience the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemic, and the regional-level trends and patterns in the incidence and case-fatality rates have been observed to evolve with time. This study e...

While COVID-19 imposed significant risks to the mental health of individuals of all ages, research suggests that university students were particularly vulnerable to such risks in this period. This study examined whether personality traits predicted t...

This study examines the factors influencing the behavioral intention and compliance behavior of Transportation Network Vehicle Service (TNVS) drivers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Grounded in the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and the Health Belief...

Background: Discussing healthcare professional safety—not just patient safety—is crucial for delivering safe and high-quality healthcare, an essential component for achieving the third Sustainable Development Goal. The evaluation of the s...

Despite the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, there still remain risks of new aggressive strains of coronavirus. As the human population increases progressively, it is mandatory to ensure both preventive measures and an immediate response to emerging inf...

Given the critical role of media in times of crisis, particularly for relaying scientific knowledge and political decisions, we evaluated to what extent the first COVID-19 pandemic wave affected the treatment by traditional media of important societa...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, concerns grew about excessive opioid dosing in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients. This study aimed to evaluate opioid dosing in the ICU by comparing objective (Nociception Level Monitor (NOL)) and subjective (Behavioral...

Public health officials reported increases in stigma, discrimination, and verbal and physical abuse during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This study, conducted in Vietnam, examined how stigma, fear of the virus, self-protective behaviors, and t...

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a positive-sense RNA virus with an unusually large genome of approximately 30 kb. It is highly transmissible and exhibits broad tissue tropism. The third most pathogenic of all known cor...

During COVID-19 “lockdown” most high school and college students experienced a sudden ending of face-to-face classes and were forced into multiple, rapidly prepared online courses. These experiences produced students more knowledgeable ab...

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has become one of the most devastating epidemics recorded in world history. The adverse impact of the pandemic is significant within the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry and other se...

The early introduction of strict measures during the first wave of COVID-19 in Slovakia resulted in a low number of fatal cases. Most of them (27/28) were autopsied with microscopic evaluation focusing on changes in the lungs. The average age of the...

While the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on mortality and morbidity is becoming more understood, the severity of the long-term effects remains unknown: this includes medical sequelae of long COVID but also the impact of the social and economic uphe...