Journal of Antivirals & Antiretrovirals
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Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA

Biography

Mahendra Dia works at Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA. His area of research interests includes Infectious diseases, Virology. He /she has authored of many research articles/books in the relevant areas.

Publications

• Research Article   
  COVID-19 and Lockdown in India: Evaluation using Analysis of Covariance
  Author(s): Amit Tak*, Bhaskar Das, Madhvika Shah, Sunita Dia, Mahendra Dia and Saurabh Gahlot
  
  Background: The lockdown in India has entered into its ninth month to curb the Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic. The objective of the present study is to evaluate impact of different phases of lockdown on evolution of new cases of infection and deaths due to COVID-19. Methods: In this retrospective longitudinal study, the Indian data on new cases of infection and deaths due to COVID-19 were retrieved from John Hopkins University dashboard. The cases from 25 March to 31 October 2020 were analyzed using analysis of covariance for four phases of lockdown and five phases of unlockdown. Results: The coefficients of regression for new cases did not differ significantly for initial four phases of lockdown and unlock-1, while from unlock-2 the coefficients showed significant decrease till unlock-5. Whi.. View More»
  DOI: 10.37421/1948-5964.21.13.216

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