COVID-19: What Is Next for Portugal?

COVID-19: What Is Next for Portugal?

Highly infectious with the possibility of causing severe respiratory complications, the novel COVID-19 began stretching health systems beyond their capacity all over the world and pushing them to breaking points. Giving the devastating effects caused by this infection, unprecedented measures have to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ahmed Nabil Shaaban, Barbara Peleteiro, Maria Rosario O. Martins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
COVID-19
health inequalites
health system
quality indicators—healthcare
mental health
economic crisis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00392/full
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Summary:Highly infectious with the possibility of causing severe respiratory complications, the novel COVID-19 began stretching health systems beyond their capacity all over the world and pushing them to breaking points. Giving the devastating effects caused by this infection, unprecedented measures have to be adopted in order to mitigate its impacts on the health system. This perspective aims to review the epidemic of COVID-19 in Portugal, possible areas of improvement, and potential interventions that can help to mitigate the effect of COVID-19 on the Portuguese health system.
ISSN:2296-2565

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