A la fecha de publicación de este editorial ya hemos transitado más de 20 meses enfrentando la compleja y desafiante pandemia por SARS-CoV-2 desde que se reportara el primer caso a finales de 2019. Las consecuencias en el mundo han sido significativas no solo por la morbilidad y mortalidad sin precedentes sino, además, como efecto de los drásticos cambios ocurridos en las dinámicas usuales en lo individual, familiar y colectivo dada la interrupción generalizada de las funciones y operaciones habituales en los distintos contextos de la vida cotidiana, por lo cual se mantuvieron solamente aquellas actividades consideradas esenciales.
On 12 May 2020, the world commemorated thebicentennial of the birth of Florence Nightingale,and to date, multiple publications in press media,social networks, and journal articles have relatedher biography and accounted for her contributionand legacy, not only to nursing, but to publichealth. It is precisely within this context of healthcontingency due to the COVID-19 pandemic thatthe relevance of Nightingale gains greater senseon aspects as simple, but as necessary, likehandwashing and measures of basic health.
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