Publications by authors named "Michioki Endo"
Article Synopsis
- On January 1, 2024, a severe earthquake (intensity 7) hit the Noto Peninsula in Japan, leading to many injuries and displacements.
- The region has a high elderly population, with nearly half (49.5%) of its residents aged 65 and older.
- The case study examines a 68-year-old woman who developed aspiration pneumonia while at a welfare shelter, underscoring the difficulties in providing chronic medical care for elderly individuals during disasters.
Previous laboratory studies of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) revealed that the stability of the virus in the air or on surfaces is sensitive to seasonally relevant environmental conditions. However, the seasonality of the virus in the real world remains unclear because each country adopted various infection control policies. Therefore, we investigated peak dates with regard to new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and an association of these dates with the timing of the lockdown among G20 countries that have four seasons from 1 June 2020 to 18 February 2021.
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