2020, Number 3
Surveillance and control actions in a COVID-19 case at the José Luis Chaviano Polyclinic in Cienfuegos, Cuba
Pedraza ADL, Almeida MM, Hernández SJA, Hidalgo CB, González GA, García MIM
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ABSTRACT
COVID-19 disease constitutes a threat to global public health. The reality observed in recent months shows the exponential increase in confirmed cases and the rapid spread of the disease with high lethality. This work is aimed at presenting a case of COVID-19 practical epidemiological sequence, in a patient from Health Area I of the Cienfuegos municipality, confirmed to SARS-CoV-2, male, 35 years old, black and without a history of concomitant diseases, who was asymptomatic. The time elapsed between direct contact and positive diagnosis was between three and five days. A number of 26 direct contacts were identified and isolated. Two symptomatic cases classified as suspicious and 15 contacts of these cases were also isolated. Isolation and control actions were implemented at all times. The measures adopted in health area I of the Cienfuegos municipality were focused at stopping transmission and preventing contagion, reducing the risk of exposure to the virus. All measures have been shown to be immediate and scalable, depending on the specific epidemiological situation.REFERENCES