Considerations about the COVID-19 pandemic

Authors

  • Laurentino Barrios Monges Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Asunción, Paraguay.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18004/

Keywords:

Paraguay, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Pandemic, Public Health, Prevention

Abstract

We are currently facing challenging circumstances for global public health, which it had not happened in a long time and which means an unique situation not only for medical science, but also for the entire world: the world will not be the same after this pandemic.

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Published

2026-10-14

How to Cite

Considerations about the COVID-19 pandemic. (2026). Anales of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, 53(1), 13-16. https://doi.org/10.18004/