2020
DOI: 10.1590/0034-761220200324x
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The Brazilian sanitation sector’s response to COVID-19

Abstract: Resumo A essencialidade da água à vida talvez tenha ficado ainda mais evidente com a pandemia da COVID-19. Aos prestadores dos serviços de saneamento foi atribuída a responsabilidade de garantir à população a manutenção do abastecimento de água potável, fornecendo meios para que ela pudesse preservar os hábitos de higiene e controlar a propagação do vírus. No entanto, como se poderia garantir que a prestação do serviço não fosse afetada, seja pelo acometimento dos funcionários, seja pela reduzida capacidade de… Show more

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“…This period of time was necessary to respect the response time of the CIS system, in accordance with the Federal Law n. 12,527/2011 ( Brazil, 2011 ). In May 2021, Brazil had already suffered two waves of COVID-19 ( Zeiser et al, 2022 ) and policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic had been in place since 2020 ( Capodeferro and Smiderle, 2020 ).…”
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“…This period of time was necessary to respect the response time of the CIS system, in accordance with the Federal Law n. 12,527/2011 ( Brazil, 2011 ). In May 2021, Brazil had already suffered two waves of COVID-19 ( Zeiser et al, 2022 ) and policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic had been in place since 2020 ( Capodeferro and Smiderle, 2020 ).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…One of the primary challenges water sector faced at outset of COVID-19 and beginning of the community containment strategy was increasing water demand due to hygienic and sanitation purposes as well as changing water consumption patterns as a result of staying and working from home ( Campos et al, 2021 ; Capodeferro and Smiderle, 2020 ). Working from home culture has led to the type of water usage changes since office/work consumption patterns have shifted to household consumption patterns.…”
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