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Current Traditional Medicine

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ISSN (Print): 2215-0838
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Mini-Review Article

COVID-19: Impact, Diagnosis, Management and Phytoremediation

Author(s): Athar Ata*, Samina Naz, Simran Sandhu and Bilge Sener

Volume 9, Issue 6, 2023

Published on: 20 February, 2023

Article ID: e070223213500 Pages: 9

DOI: 10.2174/2215083809666230207142240

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Abstract

COVID-19, or SARS-CoV-2, is an extremely deadly virus that is responsible for over half a million deaths of people in the world. This virus originated in China in December 2019 and rapidly spread worldwide in 2-3 months, and affected every part of the world. Its life-threatening nature forced governments in all countries to take emergency steps of lockdown that affected the entire world's education, health, social and economic aspects. Due to the implementation of these emergencies, the population is facing psychological, social and financial problems. Additionally, this pandemic has significantly influenced the health care systems as all the resources from governments of all countries were directed to invest funds to discover new diagnostic tests and manage COVID-19 infection. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the education and social life of the population is described in this article. Additionally, the diagnosis, management, and phytoremediation to control the spread of COVID-19 and traditional medicinal plants' role in managing its mild symptoms have been discussed.

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