Possibilities of Crushing" the Transmission Curve of COVID-19 in Latin America - We Still Have Time"

Possibilities of Crushing" the Transmission Curve of COVID-19 in Latin America - We Still Have Time"

Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales, Kuldeep Dhama, Samuel Pecho-Silva, Vicky Panduro-Correa, Kovy Arteaga-Livias, Ana Claudia Navarro-Solsol

Latin America is suppose to have significant advantages over other developing regions, such as Asiaand Africa, given the time where the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2),causing the Coronavirus Diseases 2019 (COVID-19), arrived, mainly from Europe. This occurred onFebruary 26, 2020. Then, multiple previous measures were taken in order to prevent and mitigatethe impact of pandemic in the region. In the current mini-review update we discuss the possibilitiesof crushing" the transmission curve of COVID-19 in the region after two months of the arrival of thisemerging coronavirus."

2020

prevention, Epidemiology, Latin America, control, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19

DOI: 10.22207/JPAM.14.SPL1.06

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology

Microbiology