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Biswas, A., Ghosh, A., Kar, A., Mondal, T., Ghosh, B. and Bardhan, P.K. (2021) The Impact of COVID-19 in the Construction Sector and Its Remedial Measures. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1797, 012054.
https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1797/1/012054

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• TITLE: Impact of COVID-19 on the Contracting & Engineering Companies in Gaza Strip

  AUTHORS: Ismail Al Daoor

  KEYWORDS: COVID-19, Impact, Contracting & Engineering Companies, Mitigate, Gaza Strip

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol.12 No.1, March 10, 2022

  ABSTRACT: Construction projects are among the riskiest projects, which require the application of the right rules and to abide by the proper safety standards. Thus, this study aims to study the impact of COVID-19 on the construction and engineering companies due to the Corona pandemic in the Gaza Strip, and introducing the means used in dealing with this pandemic and how to avoid, limit and deal with it. And to shed light on the most important obstacles and challenges facing the construction sector in the light of the outbreak of the epidemic. To achieve this, a cross-sectional study based on an online questionnaire was conducted by Google Forms. Then, the data collected was analyzed using the thematic analysis approach. The results show that best procedures to mitigate the impact of this epidemic and to prioritize the safety and health of employees in contracting and engineering companies, to provide a safe work environment and developing plans to confront the spread of injury in the work-environment. The study recommends that government may provide financial support to companies and reduce taxes imposed on them in order to be able to confront this pandemic.