Alsallakh, Mohammad A. Sivakumaran, Shanya Kennedy, Sharon Vasileiou, Eleftheria Lyons, Ronan A. Robertson, Chris Sheikh, Aziz Davies, Gwyneth A. Simpson, Colin R. McMenamin, Jim
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BMC Medicine
BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing national lockdowns have dramatically changed the healthcare landscape. The pandemic’s impact on people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains poorly understood. We hypothesised that the UK-wide lockdown restrictions were associated with reductions in severe COPD exacerbations. We provid...
Nshimyiryo, Alphonse Barnhart, Dale A. Cubaka, Vincent K. Dusengimana, Jean Marie Vianney Dusabeyezu, Symaque Ndagijimana, Deogratias Umutesi, Grace Shyirambere, Cyprien Karema, Nadine Mubiligi, Joel M.
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BMC Public Health
BackgroundLarge scale physical distancing measures and movement restrictions imposed to contain COVID-19, often referred to as ‘lockdowns’, abruptly and ubiquitously restricted access to routine healthcare services. This study describes reported barriers and coping mechanisms to accessing healthcare among chronic care patients during the nationwide...
Obayelu, Abiodun Elijah Obayelu, Oluwakemi Adeola Bolarinwa, Kamilu Kolade Oyeyinka, Richard Akinwumi
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Food Ethics
Nigeria agriculture, food security and dietary intake have not been exempted from the disruptions in countless sectors around the world due to the outbreak of COVID-19. The country first experienced the outbreak on February 27, 2020, and the experience since then has shown negative effects not only on the socioeconomic conditions but also on agricu...
Verzani, Martina Bizzarri, Carla Chioma, Laura Bottaro, Giorgia Pedicelli, Stefania Cappa, Marco
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Italian Journal of Pediatrics
At the end of 2019, an emerging atypical pneumonia called COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019), caused by the novel coronavirus defined as SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2), was first reported. COVID-19 rapidly expanded leading to an epidemic in China, followed by a global pandemic during the year 2020. In few weeks Italy ...
Meng, Jingjing Li, Zheng Zhou, Ruiwen Chen, Min Li, Yuanyuan Yi, Yanan Ding, Zhijian Li, Hongji Yan, Li Hou, Zhanfang
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The Science of the total environment
To eliminate the spread of a novel coronavirus breaking out in the end of 2019 (COVID-19), the Chinese government has implemented a nationwide lockdown policy after the Chinese lunar New Year of 2020, resulting in a sharp reduction in air pollutant emissions. To investigate the impact of the lockdown on aerosol chemistry, the number fraction, size ...
Félix, Sílvia de Lourdes, Marta Ribeiro, Inês Cunha, Bruna Ramalho, Sofia Vaz, Ana R. Machado, Paulo P. P. Conceição, Eva
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Current Psychology (New Brunswick, N.j.)
This study aims to characterize the psychosocial impact of COVID-19 lockdown for post-bariatric surgery (≥ 36 months) women and its association with disordered eating and psychological distress. The medium to long-time follow up is a period of increased susceptibility for poorer weight outcomes which might be triggered by the lockdown. Twenty-four ...
Ding, Jing Dai, Qili Li, Yafei Han, Suqin Zhang, Yufen Feng, Yinchang
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Journal of Environmental Sciences (China)
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Aroos, Rana Wong, Beatrix Ling Ling Merchant, Reshma Aziz
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Age and Ageing
We report a case of a retired school teacher who presented with rapid cognitive and functional decline following the COVID-19 lockdown period that was diagnosed as worsening depression by referring physician. This highlights the potentially life-threatening consequences of delayed diagnosis and management of delirium, an often reversible syndrome, ...
Sahoo, P. K. Salomão, G. N. da Silva Ferreira Júnior, J. de Lima Farias, D. Powell, M. A. Mittal, S. Garg, V. K.
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International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology
This paper analyses air quality data from megacity Delhi, India, during different periods related to the COVID-19, including pre-lockdown, lockdown and unlocked (post-lockdown) (2018–2020) to determine what baseline levels of air pollutants might be and the level of impact that could be anticipated under the COVID-19 lockdown emission scenario. The...
Elfalah, Mutasem AlRyalat, Saif Aldeen Toro, Mario Damiano Rejdak, Robert Zweifel, Sandrine Nazzal, Rashed Abu-Ameerh, Mohammed Ababneh, Osama Gharaibeh, Almutez Sharif, Zuhair
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Clinical Ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)
Purpose To assess the impact of Jordanian’s Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) lockdown on visual acuity and macular thickness in patients with macular edema receiving intravitreal injections, and to assess the ethical endeavor of lockdown among serious sight threatening conditions. Patients and Methods This retrospective observational study included ...
