Maryam Mubarak M¹, Hafiz Ahmad²*, Lovely Muthiah Annamma³, Biji Thomas George⁴, Jitendra Jethwani⁵, Jovita D’souza⁶ and Sabrin Ali Azim⁷

¹BDS, RAK College of Dental Sciences, RAK Medical and Health Sciences University, Ras al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates (U.A.E)- Presently at Ministry of Health, Bahrain
²Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, RAK College of Medical Sciences, RAK Medical and Health Sciences University, Head of Molecular Division- NGS & COVID lab in-charge RAK Hospital, UAE
³Specialist Prosthodontics, FCMC, RAK, UAE
⁴Associate Professor, Department of General Surgery, Ras Al Khaimah College of Medical Sciences, RAK, UAE
⁵Assistant Professor, Department of General Practice, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Dentistry, Richmond, USA
⁶Department of Periodontology, Gulf Medical University, Ajman UAE
⁷Assistant Professor, CUCA University, Ajman, UAE

*Corresponding Author: Hafiz Ahmad, Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, RAK College of Medical Sciences, RAK Medical and Health Sciences University, Head of Molecular Division- NGS & COVID lab in-charge RAK Hospital, UAE.

Received: August 03, 2021 ; Published: August 27, 2021

Abstract

  The article aims to provide a brief overview of the multifactorial effects of COVID-19. The authors have tried to categorize the effects into health, financial, psychological, and educational factors. It highlights a brief overview of how Covid-19 influenced each of these factors. The expert opinions, suggestions, recommendations, and proposed solutions to tackle the multifaceted effects of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic are also listed. Technological advances along with stringent policies and guidelines can ease the after-effects of COVID-19 on each of the above-mentioned factors and is detailed in this review.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2

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Citation

Citation: Hafiz Ahmad., et al. “Multifactorial Effects of COVID-19: Medical Practice, Education and Public Health Challenges”. Acta Scientific Microbiology 4.9 (2021): 147-153.

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Copyright: © 2021 Hafiz Ahmad., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.