Research and effectiveness of anti-viral drugs against COVID-19; global public intervention to prevent coronavirus and to improve human health.

Abstract

Since the first case report on COVID-19, its transmission took place rapidly across the globe. Currently, it is reported to be spread into a total of 216 countries and territories. The suppression on industrial and gasoline burning activities accompanied after COVID-19 lock down favorably boosted the nature to restore its deteriorated sections such as in air with the improved Air quality index and in water bodies with the natural tone of purity. Increased use of anti-viral drugs along with herbal therapies has been observed at mass scale as global intervention to prevent the disease. The use of personal protective equipment and disinfection strategies for the control of pandemic has dramatically increased the pollution of plastic and medical waste. This article aims to forecast and highlight the evidence-based impact/changes (+ive and -ive) of coronavirus on the environment, global interventions to prevent the disease along with the levels of effectiveness of personal used protective equipment to stop the spread of coronavirus.

• Authors: Huda Ahmed Alghamdi
• Journal: Saudi journal of biological sciences (Saudi J Biol Sci) Vol. 28 Issue 7 Pg. 4082-4088 (Jul 2021) ISSN: 1319-562X [Print] Saudi Arabia
• PMID: 33897263 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
• Copyright: © 2021 The Author(s).