The COVID-19 pandemic : the deadly coronavirus outbreak / Tapas Kumar Koley and Monika Dhole.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Koley, Tapas Kumar, author.

Dhole, Monika, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

COVID-19 (Disease).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (229 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Taylor and Francis 2022

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Title 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

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-00-334509-3

1-003-34509-3

1-000-78936-5

9781003345091

OCLC:

1333689027