Massive testing in the Galapagos Islands and low positivity rate to control SARS-CoV-2 spread during the first semester of the COVID-19 pandemic: a story of success for Ecuador and South America

• Main Authors: Alexander Paolo Vallejo-Janeta (Author), Diana Morales-Jadan (Author), Alberto Velez (Author), Patricio Vega-Marino (Author), Byron Freire-Paspuel (Author), Maria Paredes-Espinosa (Author), Angel Rodriguez Pazmiño (Author), Bernardo Castro-Rodriguez (Author), Paulina Castillo (Author), Carlos Masaquiza (Author), Ismar Rivera-Olivero (Author), Esteban Ortiz-Prado (Author), Aquiles Henriquez-Trujillo (Author), Barbara Coronel (Author), Heberson Galvis (Author), Tatiana Jaramillo (Author), Tannya Lozada (Author), Marylin Cruz (Author), UDLA COVID-19 team (Author), Miguel Angel Garcia-Bereguiain (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: James Cook University, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: During the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America, countries like Ecuador, Peru and Colombia experienced chaotic scenarios with public health systems collapsing and lack of testing capacity to control the spread of the virus. In main cities like Guayaquil in Ecuador, dr...