How social engagement against Covid-19 in a Brazilian Slum helped mitigate rising statistics

Abstract

Vaccine is the only way out towards an effective action against Covid-19. Nevertheless, for many underdeveloped countries, ordinary people’s access will occur late within or even after the second disease wave. In this context, strategies implemented by social communities allied to the scientific knowledge may attenuate the rapid spread of cases and allow access of treatments at health care services to the population. Here, we present results of coordinate actions combining the aerosol SARS-Cov-2 virus monitoring and sanitization at Santa Marta slum in Rio de Janeiro city, where profits were significantly achieved.