COVID-19 is a viral respiratory illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, first reported in late 2019 and subsequently spreading worldwide to become a pandemic. The virus transmits mainly through respiratory droplets and aerosols, and illness ranges from mild or asymptomatic infection to severe pneumonia, respir…
COVID-19 is a viral respiratory illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, first reported in late 2019 and subsequently spreading worldwide to become a pandemic. The virus transmits mainly through respiratory droplets and aerosols, and illness ranges from mild or asymptomatic infection to severe pneumonia, respiratory failure, and death, prompting a global response across clinical care, diagnostics, and public health. Research published by the journal addresses both the clinical and the societal dimensions of COVID-19, with a notable focus on African settings. Clinical and prognostic studies examine serum ferritin as a marker of in-hospital mortality, scoring tools such as the PIRO score for mortality-risk assessment in COVID-19 pneumonia, the use of chest computed tomography in reference hospitals, and analyses of risk of death. Public-health and behavioral work investigates how knowledge level and sociodemographic factors shape risk exposure, while other studies assess the pandemic's impact on education, staff development and training, surgical practice, and the social and economic situation in affected regions. Methodological contributions include data-mining approaches to detect conspiracy theories in scientific articles about the pandemic, and cell therapy is explored as an approach to infection consequences. Together these aspects span the diagnosis, prognosis, management, and wider social and economic effects of COVID-19.
12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.
The 12 articles above have been cited 5 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.
A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Covid-19, linking to each citing work.