Dois milhões de casos da COVID-19 no Brasil / Two million COVID-19 cases in Brazil
Medicina (Ribeirao Preto)
;
53(2)jul. 2020.
Article
in Portuguese
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| ID: biblio-1358323
RESUMO
RESUMO Em 11 de março de 2020, a Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS) declarou oficialmente a pandemia da doença coronavírus 2019 (COVID-19), uma doença respiratória aguda, causada por um novo coronavírus (SARS-CoV-2, anteriormente conhecido como 2019-nCoV). A COVID-19 se espalhou por toda a China e recebeu atenção mundial. Este trabalho chama atenção para o impacto da marca histórica de 2 milhões de casos confirmados da COVID-19 no Brasil e para o fato de o país ser o segundo do mundo com mais mortes pela doença em números absolutos. Destacamos que o afrouxamento das estratégias de isolamento social e domiciliar surgem no Brasil justamente no período em que se revela a expectativa de o país virar o novo epicentro da pandemia. (AU)
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19), an acute respiratory disease caused by a new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2, previously known such as 2019-nCoV), as a pandemic. COVID-19 has spread across China and received worldwide attention. Here, we draw attention to the impact of the historical mark of 2 million cases confirmed by COVID-19 in Brazil and to the fact that, in absolute numbers, Brazil is the second in the world with more deaths from COVID-19. We discuss the fact that, in a moment in which Brazil seems to become the new epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been implemented strategies for relaxing social distancing and social isolation. (AU)
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Main subject:
World Health Organization
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Health Strategies
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Coronavirus
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Pandemics
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
Medicina (Ribeirao Preto)
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2020
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Estadual de Ciências da Saúde de Alagoas/BR
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