Resumo Objetivo sistematizar a experiência do estado do Espírito Santo no enfrentamento da COVID-19, baseando-se na vivência enquanto equipe gestora e operacional da vigilância epidemiológica estadual, no período de março de 2020 a março de 2021. Método trata-se de um estudo descritivo, do tipo relato de experiência. Os dados foram obtidos por meio de canais oficiais, alimentados por um sistema de notificação em saúde adotado pelo estado do Espírito Santo e por planilhas enviadas diariamente pelos estabelecimentos de saúde. Resultados observou-se que a aproximação entre a gestão estadual e municipal facilitou a implementação das orientações instituídas e a consolidação das medidas em todo território capixaba, vale salientar que outros órgãos governamentais auxiliaram nesse processo. Conclusão os desdobramentos exigidos na gestão da pandemia evidenciam a importância da Vigilância em Saúde e o papel estratégico da Vigilância Epidemiológica no controle da pandemia, e na tomada de decisão e direcionamento de recursos humanos e financeiros.

The study aimed to analyze the impact of health interventions carried out in the city of Palmas, Brazil, on the epidemiological and operational indicators of leprosy between 2007 and 2017. The intervention consisted of training healthcare personnel on the diagnosis and follow-up of patients and organizing the referral of patients to health units. Estimates of the impact were calculated by taking the differences between indicators reported in two equal periods of 1.5 years pre- and post-intervention, with a transition period of six months. During the study period, the database contained 1,875 notifications, with 66% of cases diagnosed in the post-intervention period. There was a predominance of males (52%); aged 50 years or more (34.9%); with mixed ethnicity (63.5%). The low level of education was noticeable, with more than half of the cases (51.7%) reporting illiteracy or ≤ 7 years of education. The intervention resulted in an increase in both, epidemiological and operational indicators, suggesting a positive impact of the intervention on leprosy detection and treatment. Our results also emphasize the need for further studies addressing the impact of pragmatic health interventions aiming at controlling and eliminating the disease.

Crew member arrived in Brazil on August 20, 2020, rapid test for COVID-19 with a negative result. On the 28th, already on board, he developed: fever, cough and malaise. On the 29th, was closely monitored for 2 hours and 30 minutes. In the first hour, he presented hypothermia, high blood pressure and tachycardia, requiring oxygen therapy, he presented in the last 90 minutes to hypothermia, an abrupt drop in blood pressure and bradycardia, ultimately evolving to hypothermia, lack of blood pressure and electrical activity of the heart. A review of the protocol for coping with COVID-19 is required.