IMPACTOS INICIAIS DA COVID-19 NO ESTADO DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL

This research aims to identify the impacts of Covid-19 in the State of Rio Grande do Sul from the first contagion, also demonstrating the current conditions of the State, so that one can have an initial vision for the application of future public policies. The methodology was based on an exploratory research based on a bibliographic review and a survey of recent data on Covid -19 in RS and Brazil. Our time frame, although it brings comparison data from March 2020 to March 2019, will have a greater emphasis in the period from early March to April 9th of 2020. &nbsp