Research

• WHO COVID-19 Research Database: user guide and information

The WHO COVID-19 Research Database’s bibliographic database searches, manual searches, country-collaborating center material, and the addition of additional peer-reviewed scientific papers are used to update the worldwide literature cited there on a weekly basis.

• Tracking COVID-19 burden in India: A review using SMAART RAPID tracker

An innovative policy informatics tool, SMAART RAPIDTRACKER, A Research enabled Action oriented Policy intervention driven by Data, aims to track the geospatial spread of the COVID-19 outbreak and policy interventions globally.

• Scientific papers and resources on COVID-19

Considering the coronavirus illness (COVID-19) pandemic, the Pan American Health Organization has compiled a series of technical advice, guidelines, academic works, and ongoing research protocols from the Americas and afflicted nations globally. For decision- and policy-making authorities, researchers, health professionals, and individuals, these platforms of reliable information may be helpful.

• The Effect of COVID-19 and Related Lockdown Phases on Young Peoples’ Worries and Emotions: Novel Data From India

Young people are under unprecedented stress as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite recent speculative claims that young people in India have worse mental health since the pandemic began, there have been no systematic attempts to measure these. Here’s a report on the subjects of Indian adolescents’ anxieties, along with information on the effects of the coronavirus on their daily life and a list of youth populations that may be particularly prone to negative feelings.  

• A cross sectional study to examine factors influencing COVID-19 vaccine acceptance, hesitancy and refusal in urban and rural settings in Tamil Nadu, India
• India’s COVID-19 Burdens, 2020 

• Quality of Novel Coronavirus Related Health Information over the Internet: An Evaluation Study

• Examine the impact of COVID-19 Vaccine Communication, Acceptance and Practice (CO-VIN-CAP) on Vaccine hesitancy in an Indian setting: Protocol for a Cross-Sectional Study

• Predictors of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance, Intention, and Hesitancy: A Scoping Review

• Study and overview of the novel corona virus disease (COVID-19)

COVID-19 Trackers

• SAMAART rapid tracker

SMAART RAPID Tracker is a Research enabled Action oriented Policy Interventions driven by Data platform. It is a policy informatics platform aimed to track geospatial spread of COVID-19 outbreak and policy actions globally.

https://www.smaartrapidtracker.org/about/

• Worldometer

The worldometer updates daily with new cases, fatalities, and recoveries. Worldomerter is monitoring the coronavirus 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to provide the most up-to-date and accurate global information.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

• COVID- 19 policy tracker 2020

COVID-19 policy tracker documents national and health and social care system responses to covid-19 in England. Concentrating on 5 policy areas, intervention, and its key components links to relevant documents. Focuses on national measures rather than local measures.

https://www.health.org.uk/news-and-comment/charts-and-infographics/covid-19-policy-tracker

• Global COVID-19 Access tracker

Tracking and analyzing evidence-based COVID-19 health system readiness and response to assist governments, communities, and partners in accelerating the equitable implementation of health interventions to stop transmission and save lives.

https://www.covid19globaltracker.org/

• COVID -19 Food trade policy tracker

COVID-19 Food trade policy tracker created by International food policy research institute to provide daily update information on export restrictions and its impacts.

https://www.ifpri.org/project/covid-19-food-trade-policy-tracker

• Policy responses to COVID 19: Policy tracker

Policy responses to COVID-19 policy tracker details the primary economic responses governments are taking to minimize the human and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic which includes 197 economies.

https://socialprotection.org/discover/databases/policy-responses-covid-19-policy-tracker

• COVID-19 local action tracker

 COVID-19: local action tracker investigates the actions taken by local government officials to flatten the COVID-19 curve in cities, towns, and villages, while improving infrastructure, addressing housing insecurity, assisting businesses, and bolstering operations. A population of 107 million people, 800 unique cities, and 4871 policies are being tracked.

https://www.nlc.org/resource/covid-19-local-action-tracker/

• COVID-19 Policy tracker

COVID-19 vaccination policy tracker covers all policy activity, including mask mandates,vaccination requirements, travel restrictions, reopening guidelines, and the impact on state legislative.

https://www.multistate.us/issues/covid-19-policy-tracker

• COVID-19 Global gender response tracker

COVID-19 Global gender response tracker monitors policy measures enacted by governments worldwide to tackle the COVID-19 crisis. Tracker’s cover 5,000 policy measures have been implemented by 226 countries and territories.

https://data.undp.org/gendertracker/

Policies of COVID-19

• The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana

The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana / Package is a comprehensive relief package of Rs 1.70 Lakh Crore Yojana for the poor to help them fight the battle against Corona Virus.

https://www.india.gov.in/spotlight/pradhan-mantri-garib-kalyan-package-pmgkp

• Transforming India

The Government of India is taking all necessary steps to ensure that we are prepared well to face the challenge and threat posed by the growing pandemic of COVID-19. With active support of the people of India, we have been able to contain the spread of the Coronavirus in our country.

https://transformingindia.mygov.in/covid-19/

• Preventing and mitigating COVID-19 at work: policy brief

This joint WHO/ILO policy brief provides a summary of the evidence for transmission of COVID-19 in general workplaces and an overview of WHO and ILO recommendations for prevention and mitigation of COVID-19 and for protecting health and safety at work in the context of the pandemic.

https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/WHO-2019-nCoV-workplace-actions-policy-brief-2021-1

• World bank group’s operational response to covid-19

As of June 30, 2022, the World Bank approved operations to support vaccine rollout in 78 countries amounting to $10.1 billion.  Through this, the World Bank Group is working with partners on the largest vaccination effort in history to stop the COVID-19 pandemic.

https://www.worldbank.org/en/about/what-we-do/brief/world-bank-group-operational-response-covid-19-coronavirus-projects-list