THE PATH OF HUMANITY IN THE PANDEMIC OF COVID-19: THE CHOICE OF THE REALISTIC, OPTIMIST OR PESSIMIST SCENARIO

O CAMINHO DA HUMANIDADE NA PANDEMIA DA COVID-19: A ESCOLHA DO CENÁRIO REALISTA, OTIMISTA OU PESSIMISTA

Authors

  • Luiz Carlos de Abreu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36311/jhgd.v31.11683

Keywords:

Pandemic, SARS COV 2, COVID-19

Abstract

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), characterized as a pandemic, has been causing a global recession in the economic and health systems. Brazil faces the biggest health and hospital crisis in its history. On the night of 26/03/2021, 3,158 lives were lost in just twenty-four hours. The gloomy record reflects the country's lack of control of the pandemic, with almost 300,000 fatalities from Covid-19. Nineteen states and the Federal District are high in lethality and mortality indicators.

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Published

2021-04-28

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