Epidemiologic Surveillance in an academic hospital during the COVID 19 pandemic in Sao Paulo, Brazil: the key role of epidemiologic engagement in operational processes

On January 30, 2020, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak a public health emergency of international concern under the International Health Regulations (2005) (). As an immediate response effort, Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da USP (HCFMUSP) mobilized its Crisis Management Committee (CMC) to deal with the outbreak by assisting with strategic planning. As stipulated in the CMC’s organogram for outbreak incidents (), the Epidemiologic Surveillance [...]