TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Floods, landslides and COVID-19 in the Uttarakhand State, India: impact of Ongoing Crises on Public Health
JO  - Disaster medicine and public health preparedness
A1  - Corriero, Anna Chiara
A1  - Khan, Fatima Muhammad Asad
A1  - Bassey, Esther Edet
A1  - Bouaddi, Oumnia
A1  - Dos Santos Costa, Ana Carla
A1  - Outani, Oumaima
A1  - Hasan, Mohammad Mehedi
A1  - Ahmad, Shoaib
A1  - Essar, Mohammad Yasir
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - The Uttarakhand State, known for its Himalayan mountains, is a territory in Northern India that is extremely vulnerable to earthquakes, landslides, and floods. Therefore, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, currently, India is facing the dual challenge of containing a pandemic and responding to natural disasters. This situation can have a negative impact on the health and in the economic development of the region, leading to a long-lasting humanitarian crisis that can disrupt even more the already overburdened health service. In addition, it can pose serious threats to the wellbeing of the population as it complicates physical distancing and other COVID-19 prevention measures. It is of utmost importance to analyse the impact of floods, landslides, and COVID-19 pandemic on the health system of the Uttarakhand State, and how these crises interact with each other.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1935-7893
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2021.373
ID  - ref1
ER  -