THE avanço do COVID-19 na Amazônia Legal : Uma análise do crescimento de casos na cidade de Gurupi- Tocantins

AN ANALYSIS OF CASE GROWTH IN THE CITY OF GURUPI, TOCANTINS

  • Jessyka Viana Valadares Franco Universidade de Gurupi - UnirG
  • THIAGO FRANCO UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO TOCANTINS

Abstract

The disease caused by the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) emerged in December 2019 in the city of Wuhan, Hubei province, China, and showed exponential growth in that country, spreading to all continents, being classified as a pandemic. For this reason, this study aims, through the epidemiological study of the disease, to analyze reasons for the advance of cases in the city of Gurupi, To. A quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out from February to May of the year 2020, by consulting the official bulletins issued by the State Health Department of the State of Tocantins and the Municipal Health Department of Gurupi. There were 32 cases of infected people in the analyzed period, indicating an increase of more than 550% in relation to the first day. It was observed that truck drivers are people highly exposed to the virus and with high transmission capacity. Several hypotheses were presented motivating the substantial advance of cases of infected people in the city, among which the most relevant was its location.

Author Biographies

Jessyka Viana Valadares Franco, Universidade de Gurupi - UnirG

Bachelor in generalist pharmacy at Centro Universitário Tocantinense Presidente Antonio Carlos - UNITPAC. Postgraduate student lato sensu in Clinical and Hospital Pharmacy, Oncotic Cytology and Primary Health Care with Emphasis on Family Health at Faculdade UniBF, medical student at Universidade de Gurupi - UNIRG.

THIAGO FRANCO , UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO TOCANTINS

Bachelor of Laws from Faculdade Católica Dom Orine - 2011, postgraduate degree in Public Law from Faculdade ITOP, and in Administrative and Electoral Law from Universidade Federal do Tocantins (UFT), Master in Regional Development from the Postgraduate Program in Regional Development (PGDR) from the Federal University of Tocantins (UFT), professor in the subject of Labor Law II and Procedural Law of Work I at the University of Gurupi - UNIRG.

Published
2020-06-05