Abstract
Objective: This article sought to report the experience of health professionals who worked in a public hospital in the fight against COVID-19 through a descriptive study, type of experience report, elaborated in the context of mandatory curricular internship in the discipline of Infectious Diseases, during the Undergraduate Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine course at a public university in the state of Pará. Experience report: It was noticed during the emergence of the first cases of Coronavirus in Belém-PA that many work environments in the care area were not prepared to face the new pandemic, mainly in the psychological preparation of health professionals, as it was detected among nurses, physiotherapists and doctors, the fear and anxiety that were present in all hospital sectors. Final considerations: It is clear that the new pandemic changed the daily care in Brazil, in the state of Pará it was possible to observe that many professionals were not assisted to the point of explaining their fears and anxieties, that is, a large portion of these professionals were exposed to several occupational risks, mainly to occupational stress, this risk changed the work routine and even the interpersonal relationship outside hospitals.