COVID-19 in Latin America: The implications of the first confirmed case in Brazil

Alfonso Javier Rodriguez-Morales^{a b c}✉, Viviana Gallego^d, Juan Pablo Escalera-Antezana^e, Claudio A. Méndez^f, Lysien I. Zambrano^g, Carlos Franco‐Paredes^h, José Antonio Suárezⁱ, Hernan D. Rodriguez-Enciso^j, Graciela Josefina Balbin-Ramon^{c k}, Eduardo Savio-Larriera^l, Alejandro Rísquez^m, Sérgio Cimermanⁿ

1. ^aPublic Health and Infection Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, Pereira, Colombia
2. ^bMaster in Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Universidad Cientifica del Sur, Lima, Peru. Electronic address: arodriguezm@utp.edu.co
3. ^cMaster in Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Universidad Cientifica del Sur, Lima, Peru
4. ^dPanel of Sports and Travel, Latin American Society for Travel Medicine (SLAMVI), Buenos Aires, Argentina
5. ^eNational Responsible for Telehealth Program, Ministry of Health, La Paz, Bolivia
6. ^fInstituto de Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
7. ^gDepartments of Physiological and Morphological Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
8. ^hHospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, México City, Mexico
9. ⁱInvestigador SNI Senacyt Panamá, Clinical Research Deparment, Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud, Panamá City, Panama