Covid-19
preventive measures in a long term care home for older adults in the city of São Paulo
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https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2021v24iEspecial30p179-194Keywords:
Covid-19, Long Term Care, Dissemination BarriersAbstract
After the finding of the Sars-Cov-2 virus and its high lethality, mainly in the older adults, the main of this study was to describe the specific actions to dam the transmission of this virus in a Long Term Care Home, through an action plan with changes in the flow of older adults, their family and collaborators. It was possible to conclude that all these measures could reduce and even dam the transmission of the virus among the older adults.
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