In this comment, we will briefly assess the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic up to now (July 2021) and discuss possible future trends for the reorganization of global value chains (GVCs). First, we will give an
Although covid-19 does not directly affect seafood products, the fisheries sector is subject to the indirect effects of the pandemic due to changes in consumer demand, market access, or logistical problems related to transportation and border restrictions [1]. The entire fish supply chain has ...
Finally, we find that student–teacher contact has dropped from a pre-COVID-19 rate of 96% to just 17% among households with school-aged children. These findings can inform decisions by governments and international organizations on measures to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
First, the results show that both the pandemic and lockdown policies have negative impacts on economic growth. An increase of confirmed cases and deaths of the COVID-19 by 1% led to a decline of gross regional product (GRP) by 0.024 and 0.022 percentage point, while city lockdown resulted...
In recent months, Covid-19 has caused significant global social and economic distress. Governments and health officials around the world have introduced mandatory preventive measures to combat Covid-19, i.e., hand sanitizers, gloves, and masks, which have contributed to large quantities of medical...
summarise the socio-economic effects of COVID-19 on individual aspects of the world economy. 1. Introduction Labelled as a black swan event (1) and likened to the economic scene of World War Two (2), the outbreak of COVID-19 (the disease caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome...
Introduction: The mental health effects of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on postpartum women is of increasing concern among mental health practitioners. To date only a handful of studies have explored the ...
Analysis of a range of economic data tracks the worsening effects of the pandemic in the West—and the cautious reopening of social and economic life in China. (PDF-2 MB)The human tragedy of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to deepen, with the heaviest toll now seen in Europe an...
Further complicating matters, COVID-19 has had a swift, profound, and diverse impact on almost all facets of life, affecting Economic impact of COVID-19 across national boundaries Omrane Guedhami et al. 1279 both individual firms and the global economy simultaneously. Some multinational firms, ...
The more economically developed and more densely populated cities have a higher probability of CIR occurrence, but they may not have a higher CIR intensity.The COVID-19 diffusion are caused by a multiplicity of environmental, economic, social factors as well as NPIs. First, multiple pollutants ...