COVID-19 in Brazil: advantages of a socialized unified health system and preparation to contain cases

Abstract The outbreak of new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) reported for the first time in Wuhan, China in late December 2019 have rapidly spread to other countries and it was declared on January 30, 2020 as a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) by the World Health Organization. Before the first COVID-19 cases were reported in Brazil, several measures have been implemented including the adjustment of legal framework to carry out isolation and quarantine. As the cases increased significantly, new measures, mainly to reduce mortality and severe cases, have also been implemented. Rapid and robust preparedness actions have been undertaken in Brazil while first cases have not yet been identified in Latin-American. The outcome of this early preparation should be analyzed in future studies.

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Main Authors:	Croda,Julio, Oliveira,Wanderson Kleber de, Frutuoso,Rodrigo Lins, Mandetta,Luiz Henrique, Baia-da-Silva,Djane Clarys, Brito-Sousa,José Diego, Monteiro,Wuelton Marcelo, Lacerda,Marcus Vinícius Guimarães
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2020
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822020000101000
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