2nd Edition

The COVID-19 Pandemic The Deadly Coronavirus Outbreak

By Tapas Kumar Koley, Monika Dhole Copyright 2023
228 Pages 51 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge India

228 Pages 51 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge India

228 Pages 51 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge India

This book presents a comprehensive account of the COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the novel coronavirus pandemic, as it happened. This volume examines the first responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, the contexts of earlier epidemics and the epidemiological basics of infectious diseases. Further, it discusses patterns in the spread of the disease; the management and containment of infections at... Read more

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

Biography

Tapas Kumar Koley is M.D. (internal medicine), senior specialist physician at Tilak Nagar Colony Hospital, South Delhi Municipal Corporation, New Delhi, India. He also works in the area of medicine and law related to medical negligence and has been involved in the training of doctors and lawyers on medical negligence. A few of his recent publications include Medical Negligence and the Law in India (2010) and Handbook of Clinical Electrocardiography (2009).

Monika Dhole is the joint director of Economic Affairs and Research Division with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), New Delhi, India. She has worked with some of the most renowned research organizations in various capacities in India and has made research contributions to their publications and research projects over the years.