The global impact of the coronavirus pandemic

John Hiscott; Magdalini Alexandridi; Michela Muscolini; Evelyne Tassone; Enrico Palermo; Maria Soultsioti; Alessandra Zevini

doi:10.1016/j.cytogfr.2020.05.010

The global impact of the coronavirus pandemic

Cytokine Growth Factor Rev. 2020 Jun:53:1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.cytogfr.2020.05.010. Epub 2020 May 28.

Authors

John Hiscott¹, Magdalini Alexandridi², Michela Muscolini², Evelyne Tassone², Enrico Palermo², Maria Soultsioti³, Alessandra Zevini²

Affiliations

¹ Pasteur Laboratory, Istituto Pasteur Italia - Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Rome, 00161 Italy. Electronic address: john.hiscott@istitutopasteur.it.
² Pasteur Laboratory, Istituto Pasteur Italia - Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Rome, 00161 Italy.
³ Molecular Virology Laboratory, Department of Medical Microbiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.

Abstract

The coronavirus pandemic has engulfed the nations of the world for the first five months of 2020 and altered the pace, fabric and nature of our lives. In this overview accompanying the Special Issue of Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews, we examine some of the many social and scientific issues impacted by SARS-CoV2 - personal lives, economy, scientific communication, the environment. International members of Istituto Pasteur in Rome and INITIATE, the Marie Curie Training Network reflect on the lasting global impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Keywords: Covid-19; SARS-CoV2; global pandemic; scientific response.

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus / isolation & purification
Betacoronavirus / pathogenicity
COVID-19
Communicable Disease Control / methods*
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
Humans
Pandemics / statistics & numerical data*
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
SARS-CoV-2