INTERNATIONAL OVERVIEW ON COPING-19 PANDEMIC COVERAGE IN 2020

ABSTRACT

This article aims to outline an overview of the adoption of traffic restriction measures and the political, economic and social responses in Brazil and countries of five continents in coping with the Covid-19 pandemic. This describes the outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic in China and its rapid geographical progression, as well as the central role of cases of asymptomatic people or people with mild symptoms in the spread of the virus worldwide. There is an overview of the restriction measures adopted in countries on five continents. Next, a synthesis of the main political, economic and social responses to the pandemic adopted in 19 selected countries, with the representation of all continents, is presented. It is observed that in most of the countries analyzed some type of movement restriction measure were adopted by national governments, as well as measures to help workers and vulnerable groups.