Social distancing measures to control the COVID-19 pandemic: potential impacts and challenges in Brazil.

Aquino, Estela MLORCID logo; Silveira, Ismael HenriqueORCID logo; Pescarini, Julia MoreiraORCID logo; Aquino, RosanaORCID logo; Souza-Filho, Jaime Almeida deORCID logo; Rocha, Aline dos SantosORCID logo; Ferreira, AndreaORCID logo; Victor, AudêncioORCID logo; Teixeira, CamilaORCID logo; Machado, Daiane BorgesORCID logo; +19 more...Paixão, EnnyORCID logo; Alves, Flávia Jôse OliveiraORCID logo; Pilecco, FláviaORCID logo; Menezes, GreiceORCID logo; Gabrielli, LigiaORCID logo; Leite, LucianaORCID logo; Almeida, Maria da Conceição Chagas deORCID logo; Ortelan, NaiáORCID logo; Fernandes, Qeren Hapuk R FerreiraORCID logo; Ortiz, Renzo Joel FloresORCID logo; Palmeira, Raquel NunesORCID logo; Junior, Elzo Pereira PintoORCID logo; Aragão, ErikaORCID logo; Souza, Luis Eugenio Portela Fernandes deORCID logo; Netto, Manoel BarralORCID logo; Teixeira, Maria GlóriaORCID logo; Barreto, Mauricio LimaORCID logo; Ichihara, Maria YuryORCID logo; and Lima, Raíza Tourinho dos Reis SilvaORCID logo (2020) Social distancing measures to control the COVID-19 pandemic: potential impacts and challenges in Brazil. Ciencia & saude coletiva, 25 (suppl ). pp. 2423-2446. ISSN 1413-8123 DOI: 10.1590/1413-81232020256.1.10502020
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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 databases. 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 usingsupplementary indicators to monitor the progression of the pandemic and the effect of the control measures, increasing testing capacity, and making disaggregated notificationsand testing resultstransparentand broadly available.


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