COVID-19: What Is Next for Portugal?

Frontiers in Public Health

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Ahmed Nabil Shaaban¹  Barbara Peleteiro²  Maria Rosario O. Martins¹ 

[1] Global Health and Tropical Medicine (GHTM), Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (IHMT), NOVA University of Lisbon;EPIUnit - Instituto de Saúde Pública, Universidade Do Porto;Departamento de Ciências da Saúde Pública e Forenses e Educação Médica, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Do Porto

关键词: COVID-19;    health inequalites;    health system;    quality indicators—healthcare;    mental health;    economic crisis;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2020.00392

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

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.

【 授权许可】

CC BY