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Young people can have negative repercussions on their mental health, quality of life and on illnesses related to physical inactivity due to social isolation and fear of the disease (Covid-19). This study aimed to analyze the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the quality of life, level of physical activity and mental health of university students. College students (16-24 years old) completed an online interview, considering possible changes in mental health, quality of life and physical activity level, evaluating the moment before and during the pandemic. The recruitment strategy of the participants was the snowball type. 1,167 young people (69.2%-women) attended in the study, of which 8.8% had a confirmed diagnosis of Covid-19. There was a worsening in all scores of quality of life, stress and depression during the pandemic when compared to the period prior to the pandemic (p < 0.001). The pandemic also increased inactivity among young people (49.1% vs 28%, p < 0.001). Female students, from the health area, who had their own home and who did not have confirmed diagnosis of Covid-19 showed increased stress in the pandemic period. The Covid-19 pandemic worsened the indicators of mental health, quality of life and level of physical activity among university students. It is noteworthy that despite not being a risk group for the aggravation of the disease and consequent higher mortality, restrictions related to the pandemic limited or prevented the movement of people and this isolation can represent important changes in health in the medium and long term in this population.

O surto da doença provocada pelo novo coronavírus em 2019 (COVID-19) começou em dezembro de 2019 e rapidamente espalhou-se pelo mundo como uma grande ameaça à saúde. Diversos relatos de casos positivos após alta hospitalar têm chamado a atenção de pesquisadores ao redor do mundo. Desta forma, o presente estudo busca relatar os principais resultados das mais recentes evidências científicas a respeito da temática. Para tanto, foi realizada uma revisão narrativa utilizando as principais bases de dados contidas na Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde, a saber, Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online – MEDLINE e Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde – LILACS. A curta duração da soropositividade para anticorpos neutralizantes, a presença de mais de variantes genotípicas do vírus, além de os níveis de imunoglobulina poderem não se correlacionar com a eliminação viral e o risco de transmissibilidade de SARS-CoV-2 aumentam os riscos de reinfecção pelo vírus, tornando extremamente necessária a disseminação de medidas de prevenção a infecção, até que mais aspectos do vírus sejam conhecidos e que haja uma vacina eficaz e capaz de promover a imunidade coletiva.

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