Abstract
In 2002, a severe acute respiratory (SARS) epidemic, caused by a coronavirus (SARS-CoV), affected a significant number of countries and was interrupted after one year, approximately. Currently, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has been a concern for the whole world, and the end of the pandemic does not appear near. In this article, we briefly discussed the lessons learned by the countries which fought the SARS epidemic and which had succeeded in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic. We also discussed some of the main points that resulted in failures to handle the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. In the Brazilian context, we observed that the federal government delayed the necessary measures to be taken, has been less transparent to disclose health data, neglected the facemask usage mandates and refused the COVID-19 vaccine offerings. Despite the previous coronavirus outbreaks, we are suffering during the COVID-19 pandemic because we did not learn with SARS.
Highlights
At the beginning of the century, in November 2002, a series of atypical pneumonia cases was reported in Heyuan, Guangdong Province, China.[1,2] Later, these cases were named severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
Canada responded to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic earlier, avoiding the health system’s collapse because of the decreased morbimortality.[12]
Despite the evidence showing the successful measures taken by some countries during the pandemic, the Brazilian government waited for one year after the beginning of the pandemic to create the National Coordinating Committee to handle the crisis in March 2021.38 In April 2021, during the worst phase of COVID-19, preventive education and publicity to promote facemask usage were adopted by the Brazilian government[39] after the requirement by the Public Ministry.[40]
Summary
At the beginning of the century, in November 2002, a series of atypical pneumonia cases was reported in Heyuan, Guangdong Province, China.[1,2] Later, these cases were named severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
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