TY - BOOK ID - 118404912 TI - COVID-19 : Current Status and Future Prospects AU - Leggat, Peter A. AU - Frean, John AU - Blumberg, Lucille PY - 2023 SN - 3036567410 3036567402 PB - Basel : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, DB - UniCat KW - COVID-19 (Disease) KW - 2019-nCoV disease KW - 2019 novel coronavirus disease KW - Coronavirus disease-19 KW - Coronavirus disease 2019 KW - COVID-19 virus disease KW - COVID19 (Disease) KW - Novel coronavirus disease, 2019 KW - SARS coronavirus 2 disease KW - SARS-CoV-2 disease KW - Coronavirus infections KW - Respiratory infections UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:118404912 AB - On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, and the disease now affects nearly every country and region. Nearly 18 months later, COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, continues to present significant challenges to health systems, public health, and the economy of countries across both hemispheres. The morbidity and mortality of the infection caused by SARS-CoV-2 has been significant, and various waves of disease outbreaks initially overwhelmed hospitals and clinics in many countries and continue to do so. This influences everyone, and public health countermeasures have been dramatic in terms of their impact on employment, social systems, and mental health. This Special Issue collection follows on from the Special Issue "COVID-19: Current Challenges and Future Perspectives" and provides an avenue for authors from various disciplines to provide feedback on the response to and our future global preparedness for COVID-19, as well as to disseminate critical information about SARS-CoV-2 and the associated COVID-19 pandemic. ER -