Evolution and early government responses to COVID-19 in South America.

ABSTRACT: This article analyses the evolution of COVID-19 and early government responses to the pandemic in eight South American countries. To this aim, this study explores indicators which trace the progression of the pandemic and analyses factors related of state capacity which impacted on the early response of governments of implementing restrictive policies of social distancing associated with a suppression strategy. The pressure on the health systems is evaluated with early projections of the growth-phase of the epidemic, which is incorporated as an indicator in the analysis of early interventions based on Cox proportional hazards models. The results indicate that fiscal expenditure on health, regional and local government capacity, and pressure on the health system accelerate government respon

SUBMITTER: Gonzalez-Bustamante B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7473024 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature