Psychosocial impact of COVID-19-related quarantine: reflections after the first case of suicide in Colombia: Reflections after the first case of suicide in Colombia; Reflexiones tras el primer caso de suicidio en Colombia

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Abstract

Two months after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic, Colombia has reported over 10,000 confirmed cases of the disease and 400 deaths. On March 25, 2020, a stay-at-home (SAH) order was issued country-wide to prevent the spread of the virus. After that, media channels reported the suicide of a middle-aged man in Santa Marta, a city located on the Caribbean coast. At least three times, authorities had scold him for violating the SAH order, and he claimed at court that, for working as a street vendor, he would not be able to feed his family if forced to stay at home. According to the media, his arrest might play a role in his suicide
Translated title of the contributionImpacto psicosocial de la cuarentena debido a la COVID-19: reflexiones tras el primer caso de suicidio en Colombia
Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numbere00117420
Pages (from-to)1-2
Number of pages2
JournalCadernos de Saude Publica
Volume36
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2020

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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