COVID 19 pandemic: Its impact on forensics and new normal practice
1 Vivekananda Global University, Jaipur, Rajasthan – 302012, India.
2 DNA Division, State Forensic Science Laboratory Rajasthan, Jaipur - 302016, India.
Review Article
GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2021, 16(01), 083-088.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gscbps.2021.16.1.0195
Publication history:
Received on 03 June 2021; revised on 13 July 2021; accepted on 15 July 2021
Abstract:
In December, 2019, novel corona virus 2019-nCoV or SARS- CoV-2 or COVID 19 was reported in Wuhan city of China. Expeditious transmissibility, extremely virulent nature and acute pathogenicity, World Health Organization declared as a public health emergency of international concern on 30th January 2020. During the pandemic era crime and illicit economies such as organized criminal activities, domestic violence, terrorism, street crime, online crime, illegal markets and smuggling, human and wildlife trafficking, slavery, robberies and burglaries increased in the exponential manner. It was established that the viral particles remain on various surfaces 3 to 5 days, this long lasting persistence of viral particles are serious concern to public health. Since, forensic investigators as well as police personnel directly deal with the crime exhibits, which impose serious concern to their lives.In this report, we explore the impact of COVID 19 pandemic on forensic and new normal practice.
Keywords:
COVID 19; World Health Organization; Pandemic; forensic; Law enforcement agencies
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