The COVID-19 Pandemic: The Deadly Coronavirus Outbreak

ISBN-13: 9781032384535 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 212 str.

Monika Dhole

Opis

This book presents a comprehensive account of the COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the novel coronavirus pandemic, as it happened. Based on new data and latest developments, the second edition of this volume explores the global spread of COVID-19 since 2019 and examines the emergence of the evolving coronavirus variants.

Spis treści

Preface to the First Edition. Preface to the Second Edition. 1. Introduction 2. Pandemic: the basic principles 3. Pandemics: a trip down memory lane 4. Origin spread and global response to COVID-19 5. Emerging global hotspots of COVID-19 6. COVID-19: the signs of death 7. Impact of COVID-19: on people and the economy 8. Containing the contagion 9. COVID-19: global challenges 10. Old and new coronavirus variants: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta and Omicron 11. 2020 and beyond: the global geographies of COVID-19 12. Features, treatments and vaccines: new developments and configurations. Afterword to the first edition