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In December 2019, cases of pneumonia of unknown cause begin to be registered in the Chinese city of Wuhan . Just a month later, in January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirms that it is a new type of coronavirus called COVID-19 , whose expansion around the world threatens to become a pandemic . The spread of the coronavirus today reaches more than 60 countries and those affected exceed 80,000 people , most of them in China, where there have been more than 2,700 deaths.

CORONAVIRUS EXPANSION

The coronavirus epidemic spreads to the countries of South-East Asia, and Thailand is the first country after China to record a positive for coronavirus . A week later, cases begin to be registered in the US, Europe and the Middle East.

CORONAVIRUS IN SPAIN

In Spain the first case was confirmed on February 1 in La Gomera and the second on February 10 in Palma de Mallorca; two cases already discharged. As of March 2, there are more than 80 cases of coronaviruses in Spain .

GLOBAL LEVEL SITUATION

The disease spreads very quickly compared to other recent pandemics such as influenza A, which, between 2009 and 2010, reached 35,000 affected. In the case of the coronavirus, despite having a high spread rate, its mortality rate would be below 3% in China, and in the West, below 1%.

DEATH RATIO BY CORONAVIRUS COVID-19

A study conducted in China on confirmed cases of the virus has found that the highest percentage of deaths occur in the age range of over 80 years and is decreasing as the age decreases. This report also shows that more deaths occur if the patient has other previous diseases. Cardiovascular diseases are those with the highest mortality rate with 10%.

THE WORLD'S WORST AND BETTER PREPARED

The Global Health Safety Index (GHS) analysis does not find any country fully prepared to deal with epidemics or pandemics. The international preparation is weak and its average score is 40.2 out of 100. 75% of the countries show little capacity for health security to react to outbreaks of major infectious diseases.

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