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Effects of COVID-19 lockdown on physical, mental and emotional parameters among sportspersons

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown was a strange and new occurrence, which left many individuals ill-equipped to cope with the new way of living. Sportspersons had to adapt to a new training style within a new environment, both physically and mentally. Aim: The purpose of this ...

Impact of COVID-19 on orthopaedic surgery clinical exposure for medical students: A retrospective study at a teaching hospital in Pretoria, South Africa

East Cent Afr J Surg.; 28 (3), 2023
Background This study examined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and national lockdown restrictions on the clinical exposure of final-year medical students rotating through the orthopaedic surgery department at a medical school in Pretoria, South Africa. Methods A retrospective review (1 April through ...

Standards and regimentations of biosafety and biosecurity in medical biology laboratories in Togo, 2021

Legal instruments are necessary for the regulation of programs such as the biosafety and biosecurity (BSS) system in a country, yet little information is available in this sector in Togo. The study conducted aimed to take an analytical look at the normative and regulatory environment of biosafety and bio...