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India Coping Strategies, Response and Sustainable Future to COVID-19 in the Capital of India, Delhi

Authors : Aakriti Grover, R. B. Singh

Published in: Cities Under COVID-19: A Systems Perspective

Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore

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COVID-19 was declared a Public Health Emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 30 January 2020. Due to the high transmission rate, the virus spread across the globe very quickly creating fear and anxiety among people. Most countries advised their people to follow new social norms such as: adequate physical distancing, covering the mouth and nose using face masks, avoiding handshakes and social gathering, following travel restrictions, etc.

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Title: India Coping Strategies, Response and Sustainable Future to COVID-19 in the Capital of India, Delhi
Authors: Aakriti Grover
R. B. Singh
Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore
Book: Cities Under COVID-19: A Systems Perspective
Print ISBN: 978-981-19-8162-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-19-8163-0

Copyright Year: 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-8163-0_10

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