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Chulalongkorn University

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2022

COVID-19

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Rethinking Tourism And Public Health Policies In International Travel Megahubs For The Post-Covid-19 Era, Jeconiah Louis Dreisbach, Sharon Mendoza-Dreisbach Aug 2022

Rethinking Tourism And Public Health Policies In International Travel Megahubs For The Post-Covid-19 Era, Jeconiah Louis Dreisbach, Sharon Mendoza-Dreisbach

Journal of Health Research

Background: This article rethinks current public health policies to transdisciplinarily reorient the countries’ tourism policies as a preparation to future pandemics. This adds to the public health discourse that West Asian international travel megahubs could be susceptible spaces to high risks of transnational viral transmissions.

Method: This is a letter to the editor.

Results: The United Arab Emirates, Turkey, and Qatar are the world’s leading international travel megahubs, with Saudi Arabia catching up following its efforts in establishing a new national airline to increase international passenger traffic. Collectively, they are connected to more than half of the world’s leading international …


The Covid-19 Pandemic In South Asia: A Comprehensive Review Of The Genomic Variations, Epidemiological Features, Diagnosis, Treatment And Preventive Schemes, Abdullah Al Noman, Jannatul Efte Ekra, Rima Islam Meem, Sujan Islam, Fariha Sharzana, Shofiqul Islam, Samiron Sana, Masnoon Kabir, Niaz Mahmud, Abdullah Al Mahedi, Taufique Joarder Aug 2022

The Covid-19 Pandemic In South Asia: A Comprehensive Review Of The Genomic Variations, Epidemiological Features, Diagnosis, Treatment And Preventive Schemes, Abdullah Al Noman, Jannatul Efte Ekra, Rima Islam Meem, Sujan Islam, Fariha Sharzana, Shofiqul Islam, Samiron Sana, Masnoon Kabir, Niaz Mahmud, Abdullah Al Mahedi, Taufique Joarder

Journal of Health Research

Background: The purpose of the study was to outline the genomic and epidemiological characteristics of COVID-19 in South Asian countries as well as the diagnosis, treatments, and prevention approaches undertaken by these countries to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: We searched electronic databases such as Google Scholar, PubMed, and Scopus as well as various national and international COVID-19 websites, WHO databases, and electronic media. 63 articles were included from databases and 34 articles from various other sources.

Results: Scientists observed genomic variations including common mutations in ORF1ab, ORF1a, ORF3a, and S genes, while several unique mutations exist in most isolates …