Digital health in the era of COVID-19: Reshaping the next generation of healthcare by Emnet Getachew, Emnet Getachew, Tsegaye Adebeta, Seke G. Y. Muzazu, Seke G. Y. Muzazu, Loveness Charlie, Loveness Charlie, Bibie Said, Bibie Said, Hanna Amanuel Tesfahunei, Hanna Amanuel Tesfahunei, Catherine Lydiah Wanjiru, Joan Acam, Joan Acam, Violet Dismas Kajogoo, Samrawit Solomon, Mary Gorret Atim, Mary Gorret Atim, Tsegahun Manyazewal

“…Recently, these technologies have aided the health sector in a variety of ways, including prevention, early diagnosis, treatment adherence, medication safety, care coordination, documentation, data management, outbreak tracking, and pandemic surveillance. …”
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Face Masks and Respirators in the Fight Against the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review of Current Materials, Advances and Future Perspectives by Kris O’Dowd, Keerthi M. Nair, Parnia Forouzandeh, Snehamol Mathew, Jamie Grant, Ruth Moran, John Bartlett, Jerry Bird, Suresh C. Pillai

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Forecasting of the epidemiological situation: Case of COVID-19 in Morocco by El Mehdi Chouit, Mohamed RACHDI, Mostafa BELLAFKIH, Brahim RAOUYANE

“…In this work, we measured the effective reproduction number using the real data and the forecasted data produced by the two commonly used approaches, to reveal how effective the measures taken by the Moroccan government have been in controlling the COVID-19 outbreak. …”
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Leveraging Lessons Learned from Yellow Fever and Polio Immunization Campaigns during COVID-19 Pandemic, Ghana, 2021 by Kwame Amponsa-Achiano, Joseph Asamoah Frimpong, Danielle Barradas, Delia Akosua Bandoh, Ernest Kenu

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Patterns of physical activity among nursing home residents before and during the Covid 19 pandemic—a systematic observation by Lea-Sofie Hahn, Ansgar Thiel, Dorothée Trüb, Gerhard W. Eschweiler, Andreas M. Nieß, Gorden Sudeck, Annika Frahsa

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The worldwide impact of COVID-19 on cancer care: A meta-analysis of surveys published after the first wave of the pandemic by Serena Di Cosimo, Nicola Susca, Giovanni Apolone, Nicola Silvestris, Vito Racanelli

“…This has been of particular importance in the oncology field. This study explores how oncology centers responded to the pandemic at a single center level by assessing surveys addressing different aspects of cancer care after the pandemic outbreak.MethodsWe performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of the cancer care surveys published until December 11th, 2020. …”
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Building on Capacity Established through US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Global Health Programs to Respond to COVID-19, Cameroon by Emily Kainne Dokubo, Judith D. Shang, Adama N’Dir, Clement B. Ndongmo, Gordon Okpu, Yasmine Moussa Fadil, Laura Eno Takang, Carrine Angumua, Esther Lyonga, Magdalene Mayer, Tabiayuk Ayukotabe, Tse K. Nkwoh, Judith Hedje, Georges A. Etoundi, Richard L. Njock

“… The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for resilient health systems with the capacity to effectively detect and respond to disease outbreaks and ensure continuity of health service delivery. …”
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Strengthening the social resilience of people living at the intersection of precariousness and migration during pandemics: action recommendations developed in Munich, Germany by Zeliha Asli Öcek, Zeliha Asli Öcek, Zeliha Asli Öcek, Mandy Geise, Anna-Maria Volkmann, Acelya Basili, Vera Klünder, Michaela Coenen, Michaela Coenen

“…The study aimed first to provide an understanding of how migrants living in precarious conditions in Munich had been affected by the pandemic, both from their own and from experts’ perspectives. …”
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Changes in Mental Health and Preventive Behaviors before and after COVID-19 Vaccination: A Propensity Score Matching (PSM) Study by Yue Yuan, Zhaomin Deng, Musha Chen, Di Yin, Jiazhen Zheng, Yajie Liu, Xinglai Liu, Huachun Zou, Chunhuan Zhang, Caijun Sun

“…However, little is known about how the COVID-19 vaccination would affect mental health and preventive behaviors toward the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Reconstructing Social Networks and Connections in Indigenous Tribes: An Analysis of Countermeasures to COVID-19 among Rural Tribes in Taiwan by Li-Chuan Liu

“…In this ethnographic study, I visited indigenous tribes in Taiwan that were less affected during the pandemic, conducted in-depth interviews with tribal-care providers, and collected secondary data from reports and social media regarding pandemic prevention on tribes in Taitung County. …”
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Evolutionary Game of Multi-Subjects in Live Streaming and Governance Strategies Based on Social Preference Theory during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Tinggui Chen, Lijuan Peng, Jianjun Yang, Guodong Cong, Guoping Li

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Communicating risk during early phases of COVID-19: Comparing governing structures for emergency risk communication across four contexts by Brogan Geurts, Heide Weishaar, Almudena Mari Saez, Florin Cristea, Carlos Rocha, Kafayat Aminu, Melisa Mei Jin Tan, Bienvenu Salim Camara, Bienvenu Salim Camara, Lansana Barry, Paul Thea, Johannes Boucsein, Johannes Boucsein, Johannes Boucsein, Thurid Bahr, Sameh Al-Awlaqi, Francisco Pozo-Martin, Evgeniya Boklage, Alexandre Delamou, Alexandre Delamou, Ayodele Samuel Jegede, Helena Legido-Quigley, Charbel El Bcheraoui

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A global survey of infection control and mitigation measures for combating the transmission of COVID-19 pandemic in buildings under facilities management services by Hadi Sarvari, Hadi Sarvari, Zhen, Chen, Chan, Daniel W. M., Lester, Ellyn A., Yahaya, Nordin, Hala Nassereddine, Hala Nassereddine, Aynaz Lotfata, Aynaz Lotfata

“…Facilities management along with health care are two important aspects in controlling the spread of infectious diseases with regard to controlling the outbreak of global COVID-19 pandemic. Hence, with the increasing outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of examining the relationship between the built environment and the outbreak of infectious diseases has become more significant. …”
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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Toward the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic in a Population Under Community-Wide Containment Measures in Southern Thailand by Rerkswattavorn C, Chanprasertpinyo W

“…The respondents were confident in their knowledge, understood the situation causing the COVID-19 outbreak and knew how to prevent it. However, there were still misunderstandings. …”
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OPERATION ZENI TNI-AD IN FACING BIOLOGICAL THREATS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AS A STRATEGY TO STRENGTHEN THE COUNTRY'S DEFENSE by Wahyudi Adrian, Pujo Widodo, Halkis Halkis

“…The worldwide Covid-19 pandemic is a form of Nubika threat that is not clear about the causative factor, but has a tremendous impact, and has increased awareness and awareness of the world community, including Indonesia, about how terrible and tragic nubika's danger is to the safety of the nation and country, even the world. …”
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Certainties and Uncertainties Facing Emerging Respiratory Infectious Diseases: Lessons from SARS by Yee-Chun Chen, Shan-Chwen Chang, Keh-Sung Tsai, Fang-Yue Lin

“…SARS illustrated dramatically the potential of air travel and globalization for the dissemination of an emerging infectious disease. To prevent the potential serious consequences of pandemic influenza, timely implementation of pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical interventions locally within the outbreak area is the key to minimizing global spread. …”
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Partnerships supporting policies: A social marketing case study of mask supply solutions in South Korea during the COVID-19 pandemic by Hye-Jin Paek, Thomas Hove

“…BackgroundSouth Korea was one of the first countries to experience a large outbreak of COVID-19. Early on, public health authorities recommended mask wearing as one of the main preventive measures against the virus. …”
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Quality improvement collaborative approach to COVID-19 pandemic preparedness in long-term care homes: a mixed-methods implementation study by Clayon Hamilton, Annette Berndt, Lucy Kervin, Laura Kadowaki, Janice Sorensen, Akber Mithani, Simran Dhadda, Abeera Irfan, Emma Leong

“…QI projects address gaps in outbreak preparation, prevention and response; planning for care; staffing; and family presence. …”
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Religious Leaders and COVID-19 Guidelines Enforcement in Rural Communities of Nigeria by Kazeem Oluwaseun Dauda

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How have mathematical models contributed to understanding the transmission and control of SARS-CoV-2 in healthcare settings? A systematic search and review by Smith, DRM, Chervet, S, Pinettes, T, Shirreff, G, Jijón, S, Oodally, A, Jean, K, Opatowski, L, Kernéis, S, Temime, L