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. 2020 Oct-Dec:15:100601.
doi: 10.1016/j.jemep.2020.100601. Epub 2020 Sep 23.

The decline of COVID-19-related deaths and the risk of underestimating the pandemic

A Cioffi  1
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The decline of COVID-19-related deaths and the risk of underestimating the pandemic

A Cioffi. Ethics Med Public Health. 2020 Oct-Dec.

Abstract
in English, French

COVID-19 pandemic has put a strain on the stability of National Health Systems and society itself. The decline in COVID-19-related mortality is positive. However, we do not know the reason for this decline associated with a rise in infection in many countries of the world. For these reasons, this is not the time to lower our guard and excessively reduce preventive strategies against COVID-19.

La pandémie de COVID-19 a mis à rude épreuve la stabilité des systèmes de santé nationaux et de la société elle-même. La baisse de la mortalité liée aux COVID-19 est positive. Cependant, nous ne connaissons pas la raison de cette diminution associée à une contagion dans de nombreux pays du monde. Pour ces raisons, le moment n’est pas venu de baisser la garde et de diminuer excessivement les stratégies préventives contre le COVID-19.

Keywords: COVID-19; Legal Medicine; Mortality; Preventive tools; Public Health.

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