Is COVID-19 Pandemic on the Rise?
Is COVID-19 Pandemic on the Rise? As pandemic measures are increasingly lifted, vaccination is slowing down, and vacation season is approaching, many countries around the world are experiencing significant upsurges in new COVID-19 cases. The rapid rise in COVID-19 infections raised concern among health experts and authorities. Factors underlying these new waves of infection, including […]
How Is The World Responding To The COVID-19 Pandemic?
How Is The World Responding To The COVID-19 Pandemic? Many countries have started to ease pandemic measures and restrictions around the world. However, as novel variants emerge, circulate, and create new waves of infection, it is hardly possible to say that we are nearing the end of the pandemic. The pandemic response around the world […]
The Impact Of COVID-19 On Households: A Statistical Analysis
The Impact Of COVID-19 On Households: A Statistical Analysis The coronavirus outbreak has presented an unprecedented global challenge with devastating economic and health impacts for households. However, growing evidence suggests that the severity of the impact of COVID-19 varies among different economies, regions, and income levels. Especially households in resource-limited, remote, and rural areas along […]
How Accurate Are COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Tests?
How Accurate Are COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Tests? At the onset of the pandemic, getting tested for COVID-19 typically required visiting a healthcare institution, a diagnostic laboratory, or a specialized test center. In the process, many people had to wait in long lines and wait at least a few days to get their results. Especially in […]
Rapid Antigen Test Kits
Rapid Antigen Test Kits The use of rapid antigen and antibody diagnostic test kits is becoming more and more common in the detection of COVID-19. These kits prove to be less expensive and faster than real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests given that they provide accurate results within minutes and their procedures do not require […]
