Initial containment plan and non-pharmacological measures adopted by Brazilian states at the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic
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Biological risk containment, COVID-19, fatal outcome, SARS-CoV-2, infectious disease transmissionAbstract
The purpose of this text is to survey the initial containment plan for COVID-19 and the first non-pharmaceutical measures adopted in different Brazilian regions and states at the beginning of the pandemic. The methodology is documentary research, which involved gathering information from official state websites, state health departments, and state attorney general offices. The first decrees issued at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil were used, as they portray the “first decisions” at the state level. The data were analyzed through content analysis. From the emergence of the first COVID-19 cases in the country, the 27 Brazilian states instituted, between February and June 2020, through various decrees, non-pharmaceutical and immediate restrictive measures related to commercial, educational, sports, cultural, religious, and scientific activities, generally maintaining only services considered essential, such as health institutions and services, pharmacies, supermarkets, gas stations, basic sanitation, among others. In this sense, the restrictive measures adopted were of great importance and contributed to building hospital-level healthcare capacity, with some regional differences.
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