Multipurpose Intensive Care Unit, Casa Saúde da Boavista 4250-20, Porto, Portugal
Santos R has worked in the Multipurpose Intensive Care Unit, Casa Saúde da Boavista 4250-20, Porto, Portugal. Santos R has published numerous research papers and articles in reputed journals and has various other achievements in the related studies. Santos R has extended his valuable service towards the scientific community with his extensive research work.
Review Article
Missed Opportunities: How Europe Failed to Predict the Second Wave and Why We Did Not Get it Worse in the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic
Author(s): Menezes L*, Goncalves MA, Santos R, Almeida JP and Vieita M
The COVID-19 pandemic has entered now in its second wave in the European continent. In this article we want to analyses the preparedness level of Europe for a second wave and why did things go into the situation we faced in the last 3 months until December. We go deeper to understand the second wave in Portugal and what it could have been, using a mathematical model to compare it to the first wave.
Finally, we try to understand the improvement of procedures, medical knowledge and treatment collected and improved during these months, that allowed for a lower mortality rate in the referring period. .. View more»