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Background: due to physiological changes of aging, older adults have an increased risk of getting sick from COVID-19. Objective: to characterize of COVID-19 on the elderly in the municipality of Ciego de avila. Methods: a cross-sectional descriptive investigation was carried out that included all confirmed COVID-19 patients over 60 years of age in the municipality of Ciego de avila in the period between July 1 and December 31, 2021. The information was obtained based on the epidemiological surveys carried out on confirmed cases, as well as the report and statistical records of the Municipal Hygiene and Epidemiology Unit. The data obtained were summarized in tables and graphs. The ethical principles of the research were complied with. Results: 3215 patients were confirmed. Ages between 60 and 69 years (52.26%), females (53.28%). The months of July and August were the ones with the highest number of reports. The North area had the highest incidence (2327.5 per 100 thousand inhabitants) and mortality was higher in patients aged 80 and over (10.6 per 1000 inhabitants). Conclusions: COVID 19 in the Ciego de Avila municipality had a predominance in the elderly who remain more incorporated into social activities, with higher mortality in those over 80 years of age, being the group with the highest vulnerability to present complications. Useful information was provided for monitoring the indicators and in order to contribute to the reduction of mortality in this vulnerable group.
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The paper presents an exploratory case study on the operation of intergovernmental relations (IGR) in Mexico during the management of the COVID-19 pandemic to identify and explain the main conflicts faced in the management of the emergency. The main findings are: Mexico is undergoing an aggressive re-centralization process encouraged by inequalities among states and their lack of professional public administrative systems;2) formal rules for balancing IGR lose value versus informal rules based on transitory political-partisan agreements;3) the weakness of the rule of law, power imbalances, lack of clear rules, and communication problems difficult intergovernmental collaboration in emergencies management. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
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The aim of this work is to characterize and analyze the flow of arrivals to the city of Puerto Madryn (Patagonia - Argentina), during the first six month of social isolation while the pandemic for Covid-19 was occurring. Results remarked how simple traffic data collection based on provenance, local destination, age and gender is more important to understand the spread of the virus and for the design of health policies than reinforcing traffic restrictions. The intention is to expose the potentialities of a more comprehensive analogous analysis of this kind of mobility for local public health policy and urban planning in a post-pandemic context. ©2021 IEEE