Publications on COVID-19 and Migration Health

Repository of Research Publications on COVID-19 and Migration Health

This section features an interactive, open-source, searchable (and downloadable) repository of research publications based on a mapping exercise involving the quantitative assessment of a set of published scientific articles (i.e. bibliometric analysis) on COVID-19 in relation to migrants, migration, and human mobility. 

 

Searching and Navigating the Database

  • Enter keyword/s in the search box on the left-hand sidebar to find publications of relevance to your specific interest.
  • Use the filter options on the left-hand sidebar to search through available publications (i.e., by theme/sub-theme; region/country of coverage; publication type; author/s; year of publication).
  • The map provides an overview of the countries covered in the research publications. Hover over the map to see the number of publications in a specific country or region.

The results of your search can be downloaded as an “XLS” file. Search results will also be listed at the bottom of the page. Selecting the title of a specific publication will lead to a “download” link or a link to the website where the original document is housed.

Year:
Document Type: Article
Language: English
Author/s: Du N., Chen H., Zhang Q., Che L., Lou L., Li X., Zhang K., Bao W.
Migration angle: Travelers
Source Title: Virulence
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Inc.
Theme > Subtheme: Clinical characterization
Region/Country (by coverage): China

Since its outbreak in Wuhan, Hubei Province China, 2019-coronavirus infected disease (COVID-19) had been widely spread all over the world, the control of which calls for a better understanding of its epidemiology and clinical characteristics. We included 12 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in First Affiliated Hospital of Jilin University from 23 January 2020 to 11 February 2020, which were retrospectively analyzed for epidemiological, demographic, clinical, laboratory, and radiological features.… Read more

Year:
Document Type: Article
Language: English
Author/s: Che L., Du H., Chan K.W.
Migration angle: Migrant workers, Migrants
Source Title: Eurasian Geography and Economics
Publisher: Routledge
Theme > Subtheme: Migrant protection
Region/Country (by coverage): China

This article examines the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the employment of migrant workers in China. Our research has estimated that nationally, at least 30–50 million migrants lost their jobs in late March, far more than the local urban workers. An online survey also indicates that the rural-hukou population have borne the brunt of the outbreak. More than 90% rural-hukou migrant workers could not find work as of late February, compared to 42% for urban-hukou migrant workers. Those who… Read more