Reflexiones en torno al confinamiento derivado de la pandemia causada por el SARS-CoV-2 y su enfermedad asociada (Covid-19)

Abstract

This article briefly analyzed the quarantine origin, establishing similarities between epidemic plague and pandemic coronavirus sars-CoV-2 and disease Covid-19, highlighting Foucault’s theoretical contribution concerning disciplinary power and panopticon. Also, it shows the importance of the current lockdown of biopolitics, artificial intelligence, and medical-health measures. Other factors are addressed to understand the pandemic context: asymptomatic role, use of mask, lockdowns advantages and disadvantages.