Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1843/59516
Type: Artigo de Periódico
Title: Social distancing measures to control the COVID-19 pandemic: potential impacts and challenges in Brazil
Authors: Estela m. L.aquino
Daiane Borges Machado
Enny Paixão
Flávia Jôse Oliveira Alves
Flávia Bulegon Pilecco
Greice Menezes
Ligia Gabrielli
Luciana Leite
Maria da Conceição Chagas de Almeida
Naiá Ortelan
Qeren Hapuk r. Ferreira Fernandes
Ismael Henrique Silveira
Renzo Joel Flores Ortiz
Raquel Nunes Palmeira
Elzo Pereira Pinto Junior
Erika Aragão
Luis Eugenio Portela Fernandes de Souza
Manoel Barral Netto
Maria Glória Teixeira
Mauricio Lima Barreto
Maria Yury Ichihara
Raíza Tourinho Dos Reis Silva Lima
Julia Moreira Pescarini
Rosana Aquino
Jaime Almeida de Souza-filho
Aline Dos Santos Rocha
Andrea Ferreira
Audêncio Victor
Camila Teixeira
Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged researchers and policy makers to identify public safety measures forpreventing the collapse of healthcare systems and reducingdeaths. This narrative review summarizes the available evidence on the impact of social distancing measures on the epidemic and discusses the implementation of these measures in Brazil. Articles on the effect of social distancing on COVID-19 were selected from the PubMed, medRXiv and bioRvix data bases. Federal and state legislation was analyzed to summarize the strategies implemented in Brazil. Social distancing measures adopted by the population appear effective, particularly when implemented in conjunction with the isolation of cases and quarantining of contacts. Therefore, social distancing measures, and social protection policies to guarantee the sustainability of these measures, should be implemented. To control COVID-19 in Brazil, it is also crucial that epidemiological monitoring is strengthened at all three levels of the Brazilian National Health System (SUS). This includes evaluating and usingsupple mentary indicators to monitor the progression of the pandemic and the effect of the control measures, increasing testing capacity, and making dis aggregated notificationsand testing resultstrans parentand broadly available.
Subject: COVID-19
Pandemics
Epidemiological Monitoring
language: eng
metadata.dc.publisher.country: Brasil
Publisher: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Publisher Initials: UFMG
metadata.dc.publisher.department: MED - DEPARTAMENTO DE MEDICINA PREVENTIVA SOCIAL
Rights: Acesso Aberto
metadata.dc.identifier.doi: 10.1590/1413-81232020256.1.10502020
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1843/59516
Issue Date: 2020
metadata.dc.url.externa: doi:10.1590/1413-81232020256.1.10502020
metadata.dc.relation.ispartof: Ciência & Saúde Coletiva
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