Clinical Consequences of COVID-19: 2nd Edition

Dear Colleauges,

In 2019, the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) caused a global pandemic, representing a major public health crisis. SARS-CoV-2 can infect all age groups, regardless of gender, ethnicity, and general health status. Direct contact, as well as aerosol and droplet transmission, are the three main routes of SARS-CoV-2 transmission. Although the pulmonary system is its primary entry site, several non-respiratory clinical symptoms, alongside cumulating anatomical evidence, have demonstrated the virus’s potential to invade multiple organs throughout the body, including the nervous system. There is wide consensus that the COVID-19 pandemic affected not only physical health but also mental health and wellbeing. As COVID-19 was a novel disease, much understanding of its clinical course and possible long-term health consequences remains uncertain.

Given the enormous success of the First Edition of this Special Issue of JCM (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/jcm/special_issues/Clinical_Consequences_COVID), we believe that it is time to launch the Second Edition, collecting additional insights into long COVID-19 and the post-COVID world. The Second Edition is keen to attract a global audience, welcoming contributions on this subject from researchers around the world.

Dr. Francesco Alessandri
Dr. Francesco Pugliese
Dr. Giovanni Giordano
Guest Editors

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