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Rodriguez-Morales, Alfonso J.; Gallego, Viviana; Escalera-Antezana, Juan Pablo; Méndez, Claudio A.; Zambrano, Lysien I.; Franco-Paredes, Carlos; Suárez, Jose A.; Rodriguez-Enciso, Hernan D.; Balbin-Ramon, Graciela Josefina; Savio-Larriera, Eduardo; Risquez, Alejandro; Cimerman, Sergio
Travel medicine and infectious disease, 05/2020, Volume: 35Journal Article
The main seaport of Brazil is in Rio de Janeiro, where many international cruises also arrive. ...over the course of the next few days, a significant expansion in the region would be possible. The healthcare systems in this region are already fragile 7. ...fragmentation and segmentation are ongoing challenges for most of these vulnerable systems. ...there is concern about the availability of intensive care units, that are necessary for at least 20–25% of patients hospitalized with COVID-19—also, the availability of specific diagnostic tests, particularly the real-time RT-PCR is a crucial challenge for early detection of COVID-19 importation and prevention of onward transmission.
