COVID-19 in northeast Brazil: first year of the pandemic and uncertainties to come.
Ligia Regina Franco Sansigolo KerrBernard Carl KendallRosa Livia Freitas de AlmeidaMaria Yury Travassos IchiharaEstela Maria Leão de AquinoAntonio Augusto Moura da SilvaRicardo Arraes de Alencar XimenesMaria de Fátima Pessoa Militão de AlbuquerqueNaomar de Almeida-FilhoRafael Felipe da Silva SouzaSinval Pinto Brandão FilhoWayner Vieira de SouzaMaurício Lima BarretoPublished in: Revista de saude publica (2021)
The Brazilian NE and the country are in increasingly complicated health, social and economic situations. It is necessary to speed up vaccinations and maintain non-pharmacological measures: face masks, social distancing measures and hygiene care, in addition to policies to protect workers who have lost their incomes and to subsidize small business owners.