The COVID-19 pandemic
I open this note with some alarming figures: as of May 26, 2020, over 5 635 000 people have become infected and nearly 350 000 have died from the new coronavirus (COVID-19) worldwide.1 Meanwhile, in Colombia, there are already 21 981 people infected and 750 deaths from this disease, that is, a 3.4%...
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I open this note with some alarming figures: as of May 26, 2020, over 5 635 000 people have become infected and nearly 350 000 have died from the new coronavirus (COVID-19) worldwide.1 Meanwhile, in Colombia, there are already 21 981 people infected and 750 deaths from this disease, that is, a 3.4% mortality rate.2
COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by a new coronavirus strain. Most people infected with COVID-19 will develop a mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without the need for hospital care. However, the disease can significantly affect older people and those with underlying diseases such as diabetes, chronic respiratory diseases, cancer, obesity, and cardiovascular
disease,3 and it could even lead to death, which undoubtedly places a burden on health systems, particularly on intensive care units (ICUs).
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| spelling | doaj.art-b94ed62d9a1e4e8b8ec6c25d9cf70c002023-05-17T17:12:02ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaRevista de la Facultad de Medicina0120-00112357-38482020-01-0168110.15446/revfacmed.v68n1.86482The COVID-19 pandemicJosé Ricardo Navarrro-Vargas0Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Bogotá Campus - Faculty of Medicine - Dean's Office - Bogotá D.C. - Colombia. I open this note with some alarming figures: as of May 26, 2020, over 5 635 000 people have become infected and nearly 350 000 have died from the new coronavirus (COVID-19) worldwide.1 Meanwhile, in Colombia, there are already 21 981 people infected and 750 deaths from this disease, that is, a 3.4% mortality rate.2 COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by a new coronavirus strain. Most people infected with COVID-19 will develop a mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without the need for hospital care. However, the disease can significantly affect older people and those with underlying diseases such as diabetes, chronic respiratory diseases, cancer, obesity, and cardiovascular disease,3 and it could even lead to death, which undoubtedly places a burden on health systems, particularly on intensive care units (ICUs). https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/revfacmed/article/view/86482PandemicsCOVID-19Health Systems |
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