CORONA VIRUS A SOCIAL ALERT

It is like saying that the world was created all lives when in all lives could not have the mere security of living while society was against infectious and communicable diseases that for a period of time biology perhaps did not establish the true logic of a more advanced understanding of how man transcribed human nature more closely about his laws and approaches in which everything was created under the laws of God in which we assume that we would be more favored to the pleasure of living and health could deteriorate the lives of many people due to certain bacteria and viruses that could be favoring much more of the disadvantages of people who would unconsciously be known for the innocence that has always made human beings a victimfrom certain preventions against what originates from the obscure and springs from darkness about the clairvoyance of life that finds itself more benevolent to certain health disorders that basically in life everything is more compressed in its course that always chains us totally by the latrocina pains that are infiltrate our organism and by our efforts we take the DNA which is an organic compound whose molecules contain the genetic instructions that coordinate the development and functioning of all living beings and some viruses, and which transmit the characteristics and is how they say of the world all lives were created when in all lives could not have the mere security of living while society was against infectious and communicable diseases that for a period of time biology perhaps did not establish the true logic of a more advanced understanding how much man transcribed human nature while man also conquered the moon and space that we see today life is clearer and we know that our planet is well built and that on it we need to evolve further in biological science, which only lacked the dissemination of certain viruses that spread throughout the world causing a real social tragedy that haunts the human being with its deadly effects that perhaps may be invisible to the naked eye for researchers and doctors to detect and spread, leaving life a true social collapse in which human beings cannot establish certain doctrines to live more securely against these viruses that infiltrate society and destroyed the lives of thousands of people. Coronaviruses (CoV ) are a large viral family, known since the mid-1960s, that cause respiratory infections in humans and animals. Coronavirus infections usually cause mild to moderate respiratory illnesses, similar to a common cold. Most people become infected with common coronaviruses throughout their lives, with young children more likely to become infected. The common coronaviruses that infect humans are alpha coronavirus 229E and NL63 and beta coronavirus OC43, HKU1.

Some coronaviruses can cause severe respiratory syndromes, such as the severe acute respiratory syndrome that became known by the acronym SARS of the syndrome in English “ Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ”. SARS is caused by the SARS-associated coronavirus ( SARS-CoV ), with the first reports in China in 2002. SARS-CoV has quickly spread to more than a dozen countries in North America, South America, Europe and Asia, infecting more than 8,000 people and causing around 800 deaths before the global SARS epidemic was brought under control in 2003. Since 2004, no cases of SARS have been reported worldwide.

In 2012, another new coronavirus was isolated, distinct from the one that caused SARS at the beginning of the last decade. This new coronavirus was unknown as an agent of human disease until its identification, initially in Saudi Arabia and later in other countries in the Middle East, Europe and Africa. All cases identified outside the Arabian Peninsula had a history of travel or recent contact with travelers from Middle Eastern countries – Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan. Today we are going through a very tragic moment because this virus is taking over all countries and by the contamination of people in means of transport it has spread over several territories and managed to enter Brazil and today we already have several cases and the state health departments account for 301 infected. The latest official balance of the Ministry of Health points to 234. First death is registered in the state of São Paulo and we are united together in this fight because we have to prevent because it is the union that makes the strength and we can favor help to all social classes and I mean that this epidemic can be a new biological discovery so that together we can preserve our lives, that we can say how much we are Brazilian and that together we can save many lives.

Biology is the science that studies life and living organisms, their structure, growth, functioning, reproduction, origin, evolution, distribution, as well as their relationships with the environment and with each other; bioscience, biological sciences (Includes various other specialized sciences, eg ecology, biochemistry, genetics, zoology and botany) .

We can say that we are going through a biological war in which medicine may not be able to prescribe in its medical report a determination that would clarify several purposes that maybe we are still under study for the future in which we should work more on genetics, which is the science aimed at The study of heredity, as well as the structure and functions of genes, in classical genetics definition, is the fundamental unit of heredity. Each gene is formed by a specific sequence of nucleic acids - the most important biomolecules of cell control, as they contain the genetic information in which we can understand their life and death processes that science could know the classification of the development of certain lung cell embryos that the endoderm of this laryngotracheal groove gives rise to the pulmonary epithelium and the glands of the larynx, trachea and bronchi in which we could perhaps use organic acid which is an organic compound with acidic properties. They are acids that result from the synthetic activities of plants and animals, as distinct from decomposition acids. Generally weak acids, soluble in water and organic solvents and can be produced by the metabolic activity of living beings and establish a set of transformations, in a living organism, through which the substances that constitute it pass: synthesis reactions (anabolism) and reactions of disassimilation (catabolism) that release energy. If we were to create an oxygen cell, we could create a pulmonary epithelium to establish a coating on exposed surfaces, cavities, and ducts, in addition to performing secretory, sensory, and absorption functions; epithelial tissue that oxygen cells or oxygen sensors are electrical components that measure the concentration of oxygen (O2) in the analyzed gas. Originally the cells used zirconia ceramics (zirconia oxide) coated with two silver electrodes. If the operation is based on the solid state fuel cell principle, also known as a Nernst cell or cell , between two porous electrodes (to give passage to the ambient air) there is a zirconium oxide disk. This material has semiconductor properties where the charge carriers that establish the current are oxygen ions. The two electrodes generate an appropriate voltage difference on the amount of oxygen in the atmospheric gas sample that is being measured. O2 cells have several applications, such as: gas leak detectors that check when the oxygen concentration of the environment changes, it is used in medicine to control the percentage of oxygen in patients with cardio respiratory problems and in recreational and professional diving for measure the percentage of oxygen inside the diving cylinders. It is like saying that the world was created all lives when in all lives could not have the mere security of living while society was against infectious and communicable diseases that for a period of time biology perhaps did not establish the true logic of a more advanced understanding of how man transcribed human nature more closely about his laws and approaches in which everything was created under the laws of God in which we suppose that we would be more favored to the pleasure of living and health could deteriorate lives of many people due to certain bacteria and viruses that could be favoring much more of the disadvantages of the people who would unconsciously be known for the innocence that has always made human beings a victim of certain preventions against what originates from the obscure and sprouts from the darkness over clairvoyance from life that finds itself more benevolent to certain health disorders that basically everything in life is more compressed in its course. what always chains us totally by the loathing pains that infiltrate our organism and today we have a certain relevance on several aspects that biology that recently we could not discuss about an alchemy that would chemically take us over medicine that we suppose it is under precaution that we will put under study and we will think later that everything comes from a notion in which everything can be abstracted by our capabilities and we are always learning with time what time shows us and that everything stays in time because we have to preserve from a sudden or perhaps a knowledge that we can still find it.

CORONA VIRUS AN ANGRY BEAST THAT KILLS

What came from China is no joke that it developed in silence like a serene plague that hatched in people like a sudden that developed and deranged several people causing greater suffering that today we have spent the worst moments of this virus on all humanity to show that disease does not exist and that it killed a lot of people in their prime and what exists are memories of beautiful people who have always gone through difficult times in different hospitals and few were saved as certain elderly and young boys who only dedicated themselves to life against a virus that always insulates human beings distracted by maybe shaking the hand of a beautiful friend this I tell you are all innocents in danger on the challenges of a virus that defied the health ministry in which today several biologists try to take action not to die and nor let society run out of suffering as the bible always said the world would end by plagues, floods and fires leaving the world alone about the perdition of sins that were always isolated, being in contradiction of all being punished and death making its passage over the world disguised by insults, crimes everywhere for today to all be punished and who knows what is certainly this virus that caught us distracted about an enlightened planet of certain scientists who have always formalized us about great dynamics and technologies and today we live more with nostalgia wanting to know where we can live with euphoria and without so many destructions that align with countries as if forces sisters of a dictatorship that has always killed the poor people on the street and today here it is the opinion that more than a million have died with this virus that I have never seen here my friend and I tell you that it has killed as many people as poor innocent people causing an immense fear that they did not even die of pain and I say that they are people from families who were just outside the house distracted talking, working and dating who were all contaminated by a virus that certainly no one has ever seen and will not see because almost everyone died without knowing where they got this bacterium that made the world misery that is all over the city and the world causing an absurdity for today, perhaps, certain countries to be aware that the world can't bear again this disaffection that almost took the whole society to the morgue and that we have to do something better to make us live for this virus to no longer develop in our tired and distracted bodies that were exposed to danger because of an inconsequential relationship between man and animal that they are all incapable of saying that God punishes us to apprehend and that perhaps the world is facing an ordeal that the evil is wandering among the crowd and that justice be done in the world so that there will never be again absurdities and that the corona virus disappears forever leaving us innocent and that it never comes back to unravel in biology that we have always shown that we are capable of everything and that the corona virus never come back and this will never happen again because medicine won't let it!

PANDEMIC, THE BEGINNING OF A GREAT TRAGEDY

Pernambuco, Brazil April 27, 2020 where disabilities are a repression for the Brazilian world nation that is currently experiencing its greatest and worst moments of its lives due to a simple and transitory tragedy that involved the whole world to take on a purpose of never leaving home by a virus that would be a world catastrophe to prove perhaps the bible apocalypse about all the countries in the world that became horror movies spread across the face of the earth with an unsatisfactory number of deaths from corona viruses, the Covic-19 that infiltrates the society by the wind causing contagion by touch, skin, eyes that really cannot be stopped in a sudden in society that are constant victims of a great tragedy that kills poor and rich people in all places of personal circulation where we distance ourselves from the people as if we were consistent enemies and that we are just innocent people who lost their lives, their families and friends by a deadly bacterium that is shawed over humans to infect the world in which several countries were victimized in which there is a total sum of thousands of deaths and contagions of people who contracted the pandemic and doctors ask everyone to stay at home to save themselves and not contaminate the world population where society closes in their homes stopping work, schools, cinemas, amusement parks, municipal theaters, Shop Centers, restaurants closes as if the world were dying and the streets become a vast emptiness in which the police watch and asks the elderly not to leave the house and the young people stop working and others spend hours risking their lives so as not to lose their job to support their family who spends hidden inside the house waiting for good news from medicine that they have certainly been summoned to a biological warfare that they are carefully analyzing day and night in large analytical laboratories on major studies and works the cure to end the virus that walks Ma taking as a fatal game great important people and gentlemen and ladies who are citizens and people from families who hide from a deadly virus that ravages the face of the earth to kill like a poor killing machine and insecure people who get infected without knowing why the vague death on all sides and places like a flow of contamination that scared even the health department of all countries that make big advertisements warning on television about the virus to all people to be careful when leaving the house and that they should always wash hands, hand hygiene is an act recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) as one of the most effective in preventing diseases. Therefore, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic , it is up to us to adopt it as a permanent and frequent habit and, in this way, unite us to stop the contagion.

Despite the unbridled running by alcohol gel – with a recommended alcohol level of 70% v/v –, to protect against viruses and bacteria, the double soap and water are more efficient. "The first choice is proper hand washing and the second option is alcohol gel. The two techniques can be combined to increase safety," says Cristina Nader, our corporate medical manager. And as prevention and social treatment at home, an example of how to wash your hands remains.

When washing your hands:

In addition to the usual moments (before and after preparing food, as well as after using the bathroom), it is important to wash your hands every time you come into contact with external door handles, buttons and elevator surfaces, handrails, counters in general, supermarket carts and baskets, card machines and other shareable objects.

If it is not possible to wash your hands immediately after situations like these, the Ministry of Health advises not to touch your eyes, mouth and nose until hygiene is actually carried out. Remembering that, if it is possible to have a bottle of alcohol gel nearby, immediate protection will be guaranteed.

How to wash your hands:

Although it seems simple, hand washing requires some specific care, the same used by health professionals. Among them is the most suitable duration time. WHO advises that the entire ritual lasts 40 to 60 seconds – the equivalent of singing the song “Happy Birthday” twice in a row. With that in mind, just head to the nearest sink and do the complete walkthrough.

I want to say that we can still not kill the virus and that we can defend ourselves with more love for our lives because we are just collaborating efficiently to have a good security and that of our families and that it is very clear that what we are going through will be a social example that the union with all the enemies is certainly what makes the strength and we will unite to fight this pandemic all together and that we can still believe in biology because with more hard studies everything will end in peace and yes we resume life with more care and love for all those who were and those who are still among us and I want to talk much more now about how it all started between contagions and great debates that will be kept as a memory and reminder for those who are gone and who are still alive and may the capacity be more qualified between a commitment to education, love and respect for others and that they stay with the lesson and the whole story that caused and is causing a great social and world upheaval l. With my lengths!

How it all began:

The COVID-19 pandemic is an ongoing pandemic of COVID-19, an acute respiratory disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The disease was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province , People's Republic of China, on December 1, 2019, but the first case was reported on December 31 of the same year. The virus is believed to have a zoonotic origin, as the first confirmed cases were mainly linked to the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market , which also sold live animals. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a pandemic. As of April 26, 2020, at least 2 892 508 cases of the disease have been confirmed in more than 185 countries and territories, with major outbreaks in the United States (more than 983,000 cases), Spain (more than 207,000 cases), Italy (more than 197 000 cases), Germany (over 157,000 cases), United Kingdom (over 152,000 cases), France (over 124,000 cases), Turkey (over 110,000 cases), Iran (over 90,000 cases ) and mainland China (over 82 800 cases). At least 202 368 people have died (more than 55,000 in the United States, at least 26,600 in Italy, around 23,100 in Spain, around 22,800 in France, over 20,700 in the United Kingdom, and at least 4,600 in China) and 815 658 were cured. Chinese scientists isolated a new coronavirus, COVID-19, 70% similar in genetic sequence to SARS-CoV-2, and later mapped and made its genetic sequence available. Initially, the virus did not show the same severity as SARS, but with a higher contagion. Questions raised include whether the virus has been circulating longer than previously thought, whether Wuhan is really the center of the outbreak or simply the location where it was first identified with ongoing surveillance and testing, and whether there could be a possibility that Wuhan is a Super-Dispersion event . On January 22, 2020, it was discussed by an emergency committee organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) whether the incident constituted an International Public Health Emergency (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations. The decision was postponed by lack of information. On 23 January 2020, WHO decided not to declare the outbreak a PHEIC. However, on January 30, 2020, the WHO declared the outbreak a PHEIC, calling for "coordinated action to combat the disease should be drawn between different authorities and governments" .The statement made that this was only the sixth time this This measure has been invoked by the WHO since the H1N1 pandemic in 2009. In the first week of February 2020, the number of deaths caused by the new corona virus surpassed 800, surpassing SARS, which killed 774 people worldwide between 2002 and 2003 Later, in the month of February, the number of deaths rose to more than 1,400, and surpassed 3,000 in March.

According to research from the University of Agriculture of South China, the pangolin may have been the intermediate host of the virus, while research by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention found similarities with the genetics of bats and snakes. Scientists studied 1,000 samples of wild animals and determined that the genomes of the virus sequences studied in the pangolin were 99% identical to those of patients infected with the coronavirus in Wuhan. On February 11, 2020, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus , head of the WHO, announced the official name of the disease, which would be called COVID-19, because the word corona virus refers to the group that the virus belongs to, and not to the the last strain discovered, the virus itself being called SARS-CoV-2. The American epidemiologist and WHO consultant, Ira Longini , warned that about two thirds of the world population can be infected by COVID-19. On March 9, 2020, the CNN news channel started to consider the outbreak a pandemic, under the justification that the virus found a foothold in all continents, except Antarctica, and that in several countries around the world the cases continue to grow. On March 11, 2020, WHO declared the outbreak a pandemic. The worldwide effects of the pandemic include social and economic instability (global stock market crash), buyouts, xenophobia and racism against people of Chinese and East Asian descent, the online dissemination of false information and conspiracy theories about the viruses, and the closure of schools and universities in at least 115 countries, affecting more than 1.6 billion students. So far, transmission to companion animals such as dogs and cats has not yet been confirmed, and it is considered that these animals do not transmit the disease, although in a rare case, a cat in Belgium tested positive.

Cause:

COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2.

Micrograph electronics of vibrios of SARS-CoV-2.

The cause of the pandemic is a respiratory disease called COVID-19 ( Coronavirus Dissesse 2019). The disease is caused by infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

SARS-CoV-2 is a positive single-stranded RNA virus and belongs to a large family of viruses called coronaviruses. Coronaviruses cause a variety of respiratory infections in humans, from simple colds to more serious illnesses such as Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) or severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). SARS-CoV-2 is the seventh coronavirus known to be able to infect humans, the remainder being 229E, NL63, OC43, HKU1, MERS- CoV and the original SARS-CoV . SARS-CoV-2 was first identified in humans in December 2019 in the city of Wuhan, China. It is likely that the virus originated from a mutation in bat coronaviruses. It is thought that before being transmitted to humans, it passed through an intermediate animal reservoir, such as the pangolin. The basic virus reproduction number is estimated to be between 1.4 and 3.9. This means that each virus infection is expected to result in 1.4 to 3.9 new infections when no member of the community is immune and no preventive measures are taken. There are no approved antiviral drugs for the treatment of COVID-19, although several existing drugs are being developed and tested. In mild cases, symptom relief can be tried with the same medications for constipation symptom relief, fluid intake and rest. In more severe cases, hospitalization with oxygen therapy, saline and mechanical ventilation may be necessary. Administration of corticosteroids may worsen the prognosis.

Signals and symptons:

Most common symptoms of COVID-19.

The severity of symptoms ranges from mild cold-like symptoms to severe viral pneumonia with life-threatening respiratory failure. In many cases of infection there are no symptoms. In symptomatic cases, the most common symptoms are fever , cough and difficulty breathing. Other possible less frequent symptoms include a sore throat, runny nose, sneezing, or diarrhea. Possible complications include severe pneumonia, multiple organ failure, and death.

Among the emergency signs that indicate the need to seek immediate medical attention are difficulty breathing or shortness of breath, persistent pain or pressure in the chest, confusion, or a blue tinge of the skin on the lips or face. The incubation period between exposure to the virus and the onset of symptoms is, on average, 5 days, although it can vary between 2 and 14 days. The disease is contagious during the incubation period, so an infected person may infect others before symptoms start.

Epidemiology:

Chronology of the COVID-19 pandemic and COVID-19 pandemic by country

Initial outbreak.

Wuhan, China, where the disease was first detected.

Number of cases in China.

The first suspected cases were reported on December 31, 2019, with the first symptoms appearing a few weeks earlier, on December 1, 2019. The Market closed on January 1, 2020 and people with symptoms were isolated. More than 700 people, including more than 400 health professionals, who came into close contact with suspected cases, were subsequently monitored. With the development of a diagnostic-specific PCR test to detect the infection, the presence of COVID-19 was then confirmed in 41 people in Wuhan, of which two were later reported to be a couple, one of whom had not been on the market. and three other members of the same family who worked at the seafood stalls in the same market.

The first death from the epidemic occurred on January 9, 2020. The National Health Commission of China confirmed on January 20, 2020, that the new corona virus can be transmitted between humans. At the time, several health professionals were also infected. WHO warned that a broader outbreak was possible. There were also concerns about spreading further during China's peak travel season around the Chinese New Year. As of Jan. 20, China registered a sharp rise in cases with nearly 140 new patients, including two people in Beijing and one in Shenzhen. On January 23, 2020, Wuhan was quarantined, in which all public transport in and out of Wuhan was suspended. Huanggang and Ezhou , adjacent to Wuhan, were also placed in similar quarantine on January 24, 2020. On January 24, 2020, the first case of the new coronavirus was confirmed in Europe, more precisely in France. On February 13, 2020, after two confirmed cases in a condominium, authorities are investigating transmission between patients without any kind of relationship. The suspicion is that the virus has spread through a building's plumbing. A 35-story building was evacuated and more than 100 people were unable to return home after confirming that two residents had the virus: a 62-year-old woman, who lives on the 3rd floor, and an unidentified neighbor from the 13th. o on the same day, Robert Redfield , director of the Control Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC), told the CNN that asymptomatic transmission of new coronavirus is possible. Redfield said an infected person who has no symptoms can still transmit the virus to another person.

Global expansion:

COVID-19 pandemic in Africa, COVID-19 pandemic in America, COVID-19 pandemic in Asia, COVID-19 pandemic in Europe and COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania

Coronavirus Outbreak Map 2019–2020 (April 26, 2020):

Total deaths of COVID-19 per million inhabitants.

On February 15, the first case of the new coronavirus was confirmed — an 83-year-old American woman — involving the cruise ship Westerdam , which had a total of 1455 passengers and 802 crew on board and was not in quarantine. Several Asian countries refused to let Westerdam dock at their ports before being allowed to land in Cambodia on 14 February.

On February 26, a Japanese woman caught the virus for the second time. The woman, who is in her 40s, took the test for the second time after having a sore throat and chest. The first time had been infected in late January, was hospitalized and was discharged from hospital on February 1. Although this is the first known case in Japan, recurrent infections have been reported in China. On March 18, 2020, given the alarming situation that the pandemic has reached, US President Donald Trump in an interview announced that he will invoke the law of war and compared efforts to World War II; an analogy to the WWII scenario.

As of mid-January 2020, the first confirmed cases occurred outside mainland China. The first confirmed case outside China was in Thailand on 13 January. After that, cases of the disease were confirmed in Japan (January 16); South Korea (January 20); Taiwan and the United States (January 21); Hong Kong and Macau of China (January 22); Singapore (January 23); France, Nepal and Vietnam (January 24); Malaysia and Australia (25 January); Canada (January 26th); Cambodia (January 27th); Germany (January 28th); Finland, United Arab Emirates and Sri Lanka (January 29); Italy, India and the Philippines (January 30); United Kingdom (31 January). During the month of February, the number of countries with confirmed cases of the disease increased considerably, with first cases being confirmed in Belgium (4th February); Egypt (February 14); Iran (February 19); Israel and Lebanon (February 21); Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait and Oman (February 24); Algeria, Brazil, Croatia, Austria, Switzerland (25 February); Georgia, Greece, Northern Macedonia, Norway, Pakistan, Romania (February 26); Denmark, Estonia, Nigeria, Netherlands, San Marino (February 27); Azerbaijan, Iceland, Lithuania, Mexico, Monaco, New Zealand, Belarus (28 February); Ecuador, Ireland, Luxembourg and Qatar (29 February).

During the month of March, cases of the disease were also confirmed in Armenia, Guadeloupe of France, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Saint Bartholomew and Saint Martin of France (March 1); Andorra, Indonesia, Jordan, Latvia, Morocco, Portugal, Senegal (2 March); Argentina, Chile, Gibraltar UK, Liechtenstein, Ukraine (3 March); French Guiana, Faroe Islands of Denmark, Hungary, Poland (March 4); Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Palestine, South Africa, Martinique of France (March 5); Bhutan, Vatican, Serbia, Togo, Cameroon, Slovakia (6 March); Maldives, Colombia, Peru, Malta, Paraguay, Costa Rica, Moldova (March 7); Bulgaria, Bangladesh (March 8); Albania, Cyprus, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Guernsey UK (9 March); Mongolia, Northern Cyprus, Panama, Jamaica, Democratic Republic of Congo, Jersey of the United Kingdom, Turkey (March 10); Bolivia, Guyana, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Polynesia French, Meeting of France (March 11); Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, Cuba, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago (March 12); Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba of the Netherlands, Burkina Faso, Kazakhstan, Curacao of the Netherlands, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Guinea, Cayman Islands of the United Kingdom, US Virgin Islands, Mauritania, Mayotte of France, Kosovo, Puerto Rico, Kenya, Saint Lucia , Sudan, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela (March 13); Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Mauritania, Namibia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Swaziland (March 14); Bahamas, US Guam and Uzbekistan (March 15); Greenland from Denmark, Liberia and Tanzania (March 16). As of April 26, 2020, at least 2,892,508 cases have been confirmed globally, in more than 200 countries and territories, with major contagions in Europe, mainland China, the United States, Iran and South Korea. At least 202 368 deaths were confirmed and 815 658 people were healed around the world. On April 2, 2020, the number of confirmed cases worldwide exceeded one million, with the pandemic in Europe accounting for more than half of those infected. The number of deaths exceeded 50 thousand. The data are from Johns Hopkins University, one of the most respected healthcare institutions in the world. To date, the university's number is greater than those recorded by the WHO, which confirmed 896,000 cases in 205 countries. On April 10, the pandemic claimed more than 100,000 deaths worldwide, with the total number of cases exceeding 1.6 million, according to Johns Hopkins University.

On April 15, the number of people infected with the disease surpassed two million; however, this number only reveals a part of the total number of infections, as detection policies vary between countries, some counting only hospitalized patients.

Prevention

COVID-19 § Treatment:

Coronavirus Prevention Poster

There are several strategies to control an outbreak: containment, mitigation and suppression. Containment measures are carried out in the early stages of the outbreak and aim to locate and isolate cases of infection, as well as vaccination and other measures to control the infection to prevent the disease from spreading to the rest of the population. When it is no longer possible to contain the spread of the disease, measures become focused on delaying and mitigating its effects on society and the health system. It is possible that containment and mitigation measures are carried out simultaneously. Suppression measures require that more extreme measures be taken to reverse the pandemic by lowering the reproductive number to less than 1.

Part of managing an infectious disease outbreak is trying to lower the epidemiological peak, a process called "flattening the epidemiological curve." This reduces the risk of overcrowding of health services and allows more time for new vaccines and treatments to be developed. Among the non-pharmacological interventions that make it possible to control the outbreak are personal prevention measures, such as hand washing, wearing face masks and voluntary quarantine, and community prevention measures, such as closing schools and canceling events that bring together large numbers of people; environmental measures such as cleaning and disinfection of surfaces; and measures that promote social adherence in these interventions. Among some suppression measures taken in some countries are the quarantine of several cities, travel bans, mass screening, financial support for self-isolated infected people , fines for those who disrespect isolation, criminalization of hoarding of medical material , and mandatory notification of flu-like symptoms. On April 3, 2020, immunologist Anthony Fauci , director of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases and advisor to President Donald Trump during the pandemic, told Fox News that the information indicates that "the virus can actually be transmitted even when the people just talk, not just when they cough or sneeze," and that this would explain the high contagion of the virus.

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International Organizations United Nations:

On March 30, in a report published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the United Nations (UN) organization for trade and development, the United Nations asked for a package of 2.5 trillion dollars for nations in developing countries, in order to transform expressions of international solidarity into effective global action.

On April 1, 2020, the Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres, stated that the crisis of the new coronavirus is the greatest challenge facing humanity since World War II, both because of the threat to lives and the consequences for the world economy.

World Health Organization:

The objective of mitigation measures is to delay the epidemiological peak and smooth the peak pressure on health systems, a process called "flattening the curve".

On February 10, the senior adviser of the Department for the Management of Contagions of the World Health Organization (WHO), Nahoko Shindo , in an interview with NHK, at the UN headquarters in Geneva, said that the new virus had appeared among human beings because of back from November of last year, although its origin remains unknown. The WHO advisor said it is extremely difficult to create a vaccine that can completely prevent a contagious disease of the respiratory system, and added that it will be necessary to gather knowledge from around the world to fight the virus. On February 11, 2020, some 300 scientists, representatives from public health agencies, ministries of health and research funders gathered for a two-day meeting at WHO to share the latest information on the virus. and decide how best to fight it. On February 15, 2020, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom urged governments to intensify their efforts to prepare for the coronavirus and said that "it is impossible to predict what direction this epidemic will take". On February 23, 2020, Tedros Adhanom said the agency will invest $675 million in a disease response plan to support countries, especially the most vulnerable. Adhanom said that WHO has identified 13 priority countries in Africa for being places with a high number of direct flights to China, and that the organization's concern at the moment is the increase in the number of cases of COVID-19, without the infected person having traveled to China or had contact with someone who has been there. On February 24, Adhanom asked the world to prepare for a pandemic. "We have to do everything possible to prepare for a potential pandemic," said the director general of WHO. The scenario changed quickly in a few days. It went from a situation with cases in China contained and the rest of the world with scarce infections to another situation with uncontrolled outbreaks in Italy, South Korea and Iran. On March 9, 2020, at a press conference, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus addressed the outbreak in his opening remarks, saying it is important to remember "of all cases reported globally so far, 93 percent are from just four countries".

Tedros Adhanom , Director General of WHO:

WHO representatives in joint meeting with administrators from Tehran.

WHO commended the Chinese authorities' efforts to manage and contain the epidemic, with Director General Tedros Adhanom expressing confidence in China's approach to controlling the epidemic and urging the public to remain calm. WHO highlighted the contrast between the 2002-2004 SARS epidemic, in which Chinese authorities were accused of secrecy that impeded prevention and containment measures, and the current crisis in which the central government provided regular updates to prevent panic before the outbreak. Chinese new year. On 23 January, reacting to the decision of the central authorities to impose a transport ban in Wuhan, WHO representative Gauden Galea stressed that although it was not a WHO recommendation, it was nevertheless a very important signal in the commitment to contain the epidemic in the place of greatest concentration and unprecedented in the history of public health. On January 30, after confirming community transmission outside China and increasing the number of cases in other countries, WHO declared the outbreak an International Public Health Emergency (ESPAI), the sixth since the measure was invoked by first time during the 2009 flu pandemic. The director general clarified that ESPAI in this case did not represent a lack of confidence in China, but was due to the risk of global transmission, especially in countries with fewer resources and without robust health systems . In response to the implementation of travel restrictions, Tedros stated that there were no reasons for measures to unnecessarily interfere with international travel and trade and that WHO did not recommend limiting trade and the movement of people. On February 5, WHO called on the world community to contribute $657 million to funding strategic preparedness in low-income countries, citing the urgency to support countries that lack the systems to detect people who contracted the virus. Tedros then declared that "we are only as strong as our weakest link" and called for the international community to invest today or later would pay the consequences. On February 11, WHO announced at a press conference that COVID-19 would be the name of the disease. On the same day, Tedros announced that UN Secretary General António Guterres had agreed to make available the full power of the UN to respond to the epidemic. Consequently, the UN has formed a Crisis Management Team, enabling the coordination of the UN response, which WHO says will allow it to focus on the health response, while other agencies bring their expertise to deal with the social, economic implications. and development of the outbreak. On 14 February, a joint WHO-China mission was activated, which provided international and WHO field experts to assist in domestic management of the outbreak and to assess the severity and transmission of the disease. The team conducted several working meetings with key national institutions in order to conduct field visits to assess the impact of response measures at the regional level, in both urban and rural contexts. On February 25, WHO declared that the international community should do more to prepare for a possible coronavirus pandemic, stating that while it was too early to be classified as a pandemic, countries should still be in a preparation phase. In response to the outbreak that was beginning to develop in Iran, the WHO sent a joint field mission on the same day to assess the situation.

On February 28, WHO officials stated that the global coronavirus threat level would be raised from "high" to "very high," the highest level. Mike Ryan, Executive Director of WHO's Emergency Program, again appealed to the need for preparedness on the part of governments and that the right response measures could help the world avert the worst. He also stated that, based on data to date, it was not yet possible to declare a pandemic, as that classification implies a prediction that all humans on the planet will potentially be exposed to this virus. On March 11, WHO officially classified the coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic. The Director General said WHO was deeply concerned about the alarming levels of spread and severity of the virus, as well as the alarming levels of government inaction.

In early April 2020, WHO announced preparing a new international project to map the real extent of COVID-19 around the world, proposing to carry out mass tests to identify antibodies against the virus in the population, also counting asymptomatic or mild cases, which mostly go blank. On April 11, 2020, WHO announced that it is investigating whether people who have been cured of COVID-19 can again become infected with the new coronavirus, after South Korea announced that 91 discharged patients were re-diagnosed with the disease.

On April 17, the WHO warned that many countries will have to review the death toll from the new coronavirus. According to Maria Van Kerkhove , counting the dead has been made difficult by factors such as excessive work by health personnel, who prioritize the sick, isolation of patients in their homes or because of bureaucratic processes.

Domestic Reactions:

Some countries require people to report flu-like symptoms to their doctor, especially if they are visiting mainland China. On January 20, 2020, Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang called for decisive and effective efforts to prevent and control the pneumonia epidemic caused by the new coronavirus.

On March 10, 2020, Google recommended that all employees in North America work from home for the next month.

On March 25, the government of Narendra Modi (India) decreed the confinement of the population for 21 days, the longest in the world, in a desperate attempt to contain the pandemic. On the streets, the security forces impose, sometimes by force, the quarantine. On March 27, in South Africa, the mandatory 21-day isolation came into effect. President Cyril Ramaphosa called in the army to reinforce the confinement of the population

Ban on travel and evacuations:

Evacuations related to the COVID-19 pandemic

Countries that have implemented bans on international travel due to the pandemic.

Due to the implementation of quarantine measures and the suspension of public transport in Wuhan and Hubei , several countries carried out evacuations of their citizens and diplomatic corps in the region, mainly through charter flights with special permission to circulate by the Chinese authorities. Among the countries that carried out evacuations of its citizens are Canada, United States, Japan, India, Italy, France, Australia, Sri Lanka , Germany, Thailand, Brazil. Countries like the United States, Hong Kong, Canada and Italy needed to evacuate on the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in Yokohama, a port city southwest of Tokyo, quarantined with more than 3,600 people on board. As a result of the outbreak, many countries and regions have imposed quarantines or entry bans on citizens or visitors from areas most affected by the pandemic. The European Union rejected the idea of suspending the Schengen area's free movement zone and introducing border controls with Italy, a decision that was criticized by some European politicians. After some EU member states announced the complete closure of their national borders to foreigners, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that "certain controls may be justified, but general travel bans are not considered the most effective by the World Health Organization. The United States suspended travel from the Schengen Area and, later, from the British Isles.

Brazil:

COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.

Across the country, 61,888 cases have already been confirmed, causing 4205 deaths. On the map, the Brazilian federative units by number of deaths.

On February 25, the São Paulo State Health Department confirmed the first case in Brazil. This is a 61-year-old patient who was traveling in Italy from February 9th to 21st. The patient is quarantined at home for the next 14 days. Even before the confirmation of the case, Brazil had already raised its alert for the disease from level 2 (imminent danger) to 3, in which a public health emergency of national importance is declared. On March 5, the Ministry of Health confirmed that Brazil had registered local transmission of the virus in São Paulo. According to the Ministry of Health, a person who was at the family party with the first patient confirmed with COVID-19 in Brazil was infected with the disease and passed to a third person, who was not at the party. This process is called local transmission. On March 17, the State of São Paulo registered the first death in Brazil due to the new corona virus, of a 62-year-old man who was admitted to a hospital in the city of São Paulo. On the same day, a woman died in Rio de Janeiro, after contracting the virus from her employer, in Leblon.

On February 10, 2020, President Jair Bolsonaro signed a provisional measure (MP) that allocates extraordinary credit of 11 287 803.00 reais [about 2.3 million euros or 2.5 million dollars] to the Ministry of Defense to fight the virus. The MP was published in the edition of the Diário Oficial da União (DOU) and, therefore, is in force. The money was redirected from a contingency reserve in the budget. According to the text, the transfer is to fund actions to deal with "public health emergency of international importance" caused by the corona virus.

On February 24, the Ministry of Health expanded the number of countries being monitored due to the emergence of COVID-19 cases in Europe, including Germany, France and Italy on the list. Patients who have passed through these countries and present symptoms are treated as suspected cases. As of April 1, the Ministry of Health recorded 6,836 cases, 241 deaths, and a 3.5 percent fatality rate. The states of the Southeast region concentrate 62% of cases.

Europe:

COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

Number of cases per million inhabitants in Europe.

On March 9, 2020, Italy extended the quarantine status, and took more drastic measures as a means of preventing the spread of the outbreak. Measures included general travel restrictions, banning public events, closing schools and public spaces such as movie theaters, and suspending religious services, including funerals or weddings. On March 13, 2020, the Spanish government decreed a state of alarm throughout the country from the following day, and on March 14, it decreed a national quarantine for a minimum period of 15 days. On March 20, the UK government announced that all restaurants, bars, clubs and sports and leisure facilities would be forced to close, although delivery services could remain open. On March 23, the government announced that these measures would be stricter, with broad restrictions on freedom of movement enforceable by law.

Portugal:

COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal

Map of municipalities with Covid-19 cases.

On March 2, the first case in Portugal was confirmed, a 60-year-old doctor who had returned from Italy. A second case was later confirmed, a 33-year-old man who had been working in Spain. On March 4, five cases were confirmed. On March 7, the Directorate-General for Health announced that the number of people infected with COVID-19 in Portugal had risen to 21. On March 8, the number of cases rose to 25. On March 10, 41 cases were registered. On March 12, 2020, Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa decreed the closure of all public and private educational establishments from March 16 to April 9th.

Portugal has seven referral hospitals, in which suspected cases of infection by the new coronavirus (COVID-19) can be validated. In the first line are the hospitals: Curry Cabral and Dona Estefânia, in Lisbon; and São João, in Porto. In a second line, due to the emergence of a greater volume of suspected cases, the following were activated: the hospitals of Santa Maria and S. José, in Lisbon; the Hospital and University Center of Coimbra; and the Hospital de Santo António, in Porto. According to the head of the General Directorate of Health, Graça Freitas, there are two thousand isolation rooms in NHS hospitals, and according to the same "any area can be transformed into an isolation zone". At the moment, the transport of suspected patients is carried out by four INEM ambulances, distributed each one in the cities of Lisbon, Porto, Coimbra and Faro. The National Institute of Medical Emergency (INEM) has been preparing its health professionals (about 700) and all its ambulances to transport suspected patients.

Biological samples from suspected cases were only, until February 24, 2020, analyzed at the National Reference Laboratory for the Influenza Virus (LNRVG), a level 3 biosafety laboratory located at the Ricardo Jorge National Health Institute. From the 24th of February, the Hospital de São João, in the city of Porto, will also have the possibility of carrying out tests. More laboratories capable of carrying out laboratory tests are expected to emerge, such as the Curry Cabral Hospital and units in the autonomous regions of Madeira and the Azores. On January 28, 2020, the President of the Republic Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa stated that he has been monitoring the situation related to the outbreak of the new coronavirus as well as the repatriation of Portuguese citizens in Wuhan. On February 4, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa admitted that the epidemic of the new COVID-19 coronavirus in China "affects the economic activity of a very powerful economy and, therefore, affects the economic activity of the world, or could affect it." It also admitted the possibility of economic disturbances due to the fall in production. On January 26, 2020, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through a notice published on the Portuguese Communities Portal, advised against "non-essential travel" to China. The warning was due to possible health risks and the existing limitations in circulation within the country. In the same notice, there is a recommendation to Portuguese residents in China to register with the respective consulates.

Impact:

Impacts caused by COVID-19

The epidemic coincided with the Chinese New Year, which marks a major festival season for the region and the busiest period of travel in China. Several events involving large crowds have been canceled by national and regional governments, including the annual Hong Kong New Year festival.

In Italy, the government decided to close schools and universities until March 15 to try to contain the virus and determined that all major sporting events in the country, be played without the presence of the public.

Worldwide, fear of the outbreak results in people choosing to avoid activities that could expose them to the risk of infection, such as shopping, for example. Restaurants, car dealerships and stores have registered declines in worldwide demand. According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), due to the outbreak, the global economy could grow at the lowest rate since 2009.

education

Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on education

Students affected by the closure of schools caused by COVID-19 on March 18, 2020

As of March 17, the temporary or indefinite closure of schools to control the spread of the disease had left more than 960 million children and young people out of school. 105 countries had decreed the closure of schools nationally. In 15 countries, schools were closed at the local level, affecting an additional 640 million children and young people.

Even if temporary, the closures have high social and economic costs. Although the resulting disruptions affect people across the community, the impact is greatest on disadvantaged children and families, not only because of the disruption of learning, but also because of compromised nutrition, the potential for problems in child care and the economic cost in families that cannot work.

In response to the closures of schools caused by COVID-10, UNESCO recommends the use of distance learning programs and open educational platforms and resources so that schools and teachers can reach students remotely, reducing the impact of closure on learning.

Socioeconomic

Stock market crash in 2020

The apprehension associated with the pandemic has led to a rush to purchase essential goods in several countries.

The coronavirus pandemic has been associated with several cases of stock-outs caused by increased demand for equipment to fight the outbreak, rushes to buy and disruptions in the companies' production and logistics operations. Health authorities have issued warnings of possible stockouts of medicines and medical equipment due to the exponential increase in demand and disruption of distribution channels. In a number of countries there were shopping runs that led to stock-outs of essential groceries such as food, toilet paper and bottled water. According to the Director General of WHO, the demand for personal protective equipment has increased 100 times, which has led to a price increase, in some cases twenty times the normal price, and has also induced delays of four to six months in the supply of medical equipment. The lack of personal protective equipment around the world led WHO to warn that the situation put health professionals at risk. Since China is an economic power and a major center of industrial production, the outbreak poses a destabilizing threat to the global economy. The Economist Intelligence Unit's Agathe Demarais predicts markets will remain volatile until there is a clearer idea of the outcome of the pandemic. In January 2020, some analysts estimated that the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on global growth could be greater than those of the SARS outbreak in 2002-2004. One estimate estimated that the impact on the supply chain would be more than $300 billion and could go on for another two years. OPEC reported a drop in oil prices due to falling demand from China. On February 24, equity markets took their first sharp drop due to the significant increase in the number of cases outside China. On Feb. 27, due to growing concerns about the outbreak, several US indices, including the NASDAQ-100, the S&P 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average , reported their biggest decline since 2008, with the Dow Jones falling 1191 points, the biggest drop in a day since the 2007–2008 financial crisis. By the end of the week, all three rates had dropped more than 10%. In the following weeks the markets continued to fall, with the biggest drop recorded on the 16th of March. Many analysts consider a global economic downturn likely.

Incheon International Airport in South Korea virtually empty on March 6th.

Tourism is one of the most affected sectors, due to restrictions on movement, the closure of public spaces, including monuments, and government recommendations around the world not to travel. As a result, several airlines canceled flights due to low demand, while others went bankrupt. Several train stations and ferry ports have also closed. The epidemic in China occurred during Chunyun , the Chinese New Year holiday, during which millions of tourists were expected. Numerous top-rated attractions and events have been canceled or closed by national and regional governments, including Disneyland Hong Kong and Shanghai. Several cruise ships were affected by the new coronavirus. These include the Costa Serena, Diamon Princess, World Dream, MS Westerdam , and Grand Princess ships .

Despite the high prevalence of COVID-19 cases in northern Italy and the Wuhan region, and the consequent high demand for food products, there was no food shortage in any of the regions. Measures implemented against the accumulation and illegal trade of essential goods avoided the food shortage that had been anticipated. The existence of empty shelves was only temporary, even in the city of Wuhan, where authorities released pig stocks to ensure food for the population. In Italy there are similar laws, which oblige food producers to maintain reserves for this type of emergency.

Environment:

Empty highway in Slovenia.

Due to the impact of the pandemic on travel and industry, in many regions there has been a decrease in air pollution. Between January 1 and March 11, 2020, the European Space Agency observed a sharp decline in automotive emissions of nitrous oxide, power plants and factories in the Po valley region of northern Italy, coinciding with closures in the region. Methods to contain the spread of the virus, such as quarantines and travel restrictions, have resulted in a 25% decrease in greenhouse gas emissions in China. In the first month of quarantine, China emitted about 200 million tons less carbon dioxide than in the same period of 2019, due to reduced air traffic, oil refinement and coal consumption .

Despite the temporary decline in global emissions, the International Energy Agency has issued a warning that economic disruptions caused by the pandemic could impede or delay corporate investment in sustainable energy. The pandemic has also served as an incentive to adopt teleworking policies.

Culture:

Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on sport, Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the music industry and Impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on television

A mosque temporarily closed due to the pandemic in Rey, Iran.

One of the most visible consequences of the pandemic has been the cancellation of religious ceremonies, sporting events, music festivals, concerts, film premieres, technology conferences and fashion shows. The Vatican announced the cancellation of the Holy Week ceremonies in Rome. Many dioceses have recommended that the faithful stay at home rather than attend Mass, although some have the ceremony livestreamed or on television.

The pandemic caused the most significant disruption to the world sporting calendar since World War II. Most major sporting events scheduled have been canceled or postponed, including the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League, the 2019–20 Premier League, the 2020 European Football Championship, the 2019–20 NBA Season, and the 2019–20 NHL season. The pandemic also fueled dissension among Olympic committees over the 2020 Summer Games, which were scheduled to start in 2020, until the IOC officially declared it postponed the episode to the following year.

The entertainment industry was also affected, with several bands suspending or canceling tours and concerts. Many theaters have also suspended all screenings. Some artists have explored ways to continue to produce and share their works over the internet as an alternative to live concerts, such as streaming concerts, or creating web festivals with the presence of various artists.

Potential long-term impact:

The political, cultural and socioeconomic impact of the pandemic can cause profound changes in human society. Among these possible changes are the increase in teleworking, the regionalization of global supply chains and the increase in political polarization.

Some authors claim that the pandemic is causing a revolution in the way working from home is viewed, as several large companies have joined teleworking to contain the spread of the virus. This effect has also been observed in the increase in distance learning in higher education. The pandemic could also result in a decrease in international business travel and conferences, replaced by virtual analogues. A possible reversal of broader globalization has also been discussed, particularly with regard to supply chains. The German economy minister has supported a regionalization of supply chains in response to the pandemic.

Xenophobia and Racism:

Cases of xenophobia and racism related to the COVID-19 pandemic

Anti-xenophobia poster on the New York subway.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, there has been an increase in discrimination, xenophobia and racism against people of Chinese descent or the Far East, with incidents in several countries, especially in Europe, North America and the Asia-Pacific region, but also in some countries in Africa. Many residents of Wuhan and Hubei have reported feeling discriminated against based on their regional origin. Since the spread of the outbreak to other countries, Italian citizens have also been the target of suspicion and xenophobia.

In several countries, including Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and South Korea, there have been online petitions aimed at creating pressure on governments to prevent Chinese nationals from entering the country. In Japan, a hashtag named Chinese Dont Come To Japan was on Twitter trends. Several Chinese citizens in the UK reported an increase in racism, with complaints of assault cases being made. Several protesters in Ukraine attacked buses carrying Ukrainian citizens and foreigners who had been evacuated from Wuhan. Students from northeast India, which borders China, and who study in major Indian cities, have reported episodes of harassment related to the coronavirus outbreak. Local authorities in Bolivia have quarantined Japanese citizens, despite having no symptoms of the disease. In the Russian cities of Moscow and Yekaterinburg, Chinese citizens were targeted by forced quarantine campaigns and police raids, which were condemned by human rights activists as having racist criteria. The Chinese embassy in Germany acknowledged an increase in cases of hostility against its citizens since the outbreak of the outbreak. In schools in the Paris region, several children of Asian descent were ostracized and humiliated based on their origins. Many French Vietnamese also report having been harassed since the outbreak of the outbreak. On 30 January, the WHO Emergency Committee issued a communiqué advising all countries to bear in mind the principles of Article 3 of the International Health Regulations, which states that caution is needed against actions that promote stigma or discrimination when conducting national response measures to outbreak.

Disinformation:

After the initial outbreak, several conspiracy theories and misinformation about the origin and scale of the COVID-19 coronavirus began to circulate on the internet. Several stories on social media claimed, among other things, that the virus was a biological weapon, a population control scheme or the result of an espionage operation.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has repeatedly tried to minimize the pandemic and has even tried to force Brazilian states to repeal social isolation measures.

Facebook, Google and Twitter announced that they would take strict measures against possible misinformation. On its blog, Facebook said it would remove any content flagged by major health organizations and local authorities that violates its content policy on disinformation and could lead to potential physical harm. On February 2, WHO claimed that there was a massive epidemic of misinformation accompanying the outbreak and response to the outbreak, citing an overabundance of information about the virus, correct or false, that made it difficult for people to find reliable sources and recommendations. trusted when they needed it. WHO also stated that the high demand for up-to-date and reliable information encouraged the creation of a permanent helpline to demystify myths, and that its communication and social networks teams have been monitoring and combating misinformation through its website and pages on social networks. The WHO has unmasked several falsehoods circulating on social networks, including the claim that a person can tell if they have the virus or not just by holding their breath, that drinking plenty of water offers protection against the virus, or that gargling salt water prevents infection.

Taiwan authorities have accused 50 Cents Party-linked internet trolls of spreading misinformation online to sow fear and panic among Taiwan's population. There were also several conspiracy theories circulating in China that claimed that COVID-19 was a creation of the CIA to harm China. On January 26, the Chinese army news agency published an article claiming that the virus had been artificially created by the United States in order to target the Chinese population. Zhao Lijian , a spokesman for China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, published a tweet in March that claimed the disease had been introduced by members of the US military who had visited Wuhan in October 2019. On February 22, authorities Americans claimed to have discovered several accounts on social networks linked to Russia that deliberately promoted various anti-American conspiracy theories that claimed the virus was part of an "economic war" with China, which Russia denied. Trump economic adviser Larry Kudlow and several members of the US Congress have been accused of spreading misinformation about the virus.

Iranian cleric Seyyed Mohammad Saeedi accused Trump of targeting the city of Qom with coronavirus as a way to fulfill his promise of retaliation against Iran's cultural sites. Iranian investigator Ali Akbar Raefipour claimed that the coronavirus would be part of a "war program." hybrid" promoted by the United States against Iran and China. Iranian Press TV claimed that Zionist elements had developed a more deadly strain of coronavirus against Iran. According to the Middle East Media Research Institute , several writers in the Arab media have promoted the conspiracy theory that COVID-19 it would have been deliberately created and spread by the United States as part of a psychological and economic war by the US against China, as a way to weaken it and present it as a backward country and a source of disease.

In a move that several analysts see as state propaganda to deflect responsibility for the epidemic's mismanagement, some Chinese officials, including a spokesman for the foreign ministry and the state news agency, protested an alleged "politicization" of the outbreak by many countries. Possibly motivated by a Feb 27 press conference in which Zhong Nanshan , a leading expert, claimed that "the coronavirus first appeared in China, but it may not have originated in China," several officials have echoed Xinhua's claim of that "WHO has repeatedly stated that COVID-19 is a global phenomenon whose origin has yet to be determined."

I want to make it very clear that we may be living in a moment of insecurity and that maybe God will look out for us and that life will not end like this because hope is a triumphant thing that never ends, but we will remain strong as always and we will even more unite because together we will be contributing to the beginning of a life and a new generation that we can live better above all the firmaments we witness and that life can be fundamentally an alert today for all of us to understand the real issue of being suffering and that we will only be learning to value more our lives between a firmament of peace, love, light and happiness and that we can live more securely in a world that is not incapable of favoring us the good adventure that God taught us and that simply here everything was like a commitment to submit to a good understanding created and elaborated in the life of building in everything and for everything our best defenses of one day showing how much we are human beings and that death doesn't plague us anymore and that we have to conquer the world even more and that all people are happier.

I want to thank all the medical teams that always showed up and are always fighting with a lot of commitment, respect, love and honesty and I want to congratulate everyone for this fight that we will await with responsibility and loyalty in all the uncertainties and certainties that the cure it will be an example to show how much we are able to prevail our role in life of always helping the people and the world will not be without help because we will always win and we will show with honor and salvation our efforts and understandings about the great society that just suffered a sudden and that we will be worth tomorrow as examples of a great nation and together we will win and fight any circumstances that want to mess us up and that we will only show how much we are better and the bad will be absorbed because we will keep the word of healing about all the sick and thank you very much to everyone!

I want to thank all the medical teams that are working against this virus and other ailments that have always spread to us about a great nostalgia of lost life that is difficult to unite about our euphoria that are more exemplary to live and that competence is more effective and efficient to complete all our issues of living and being happy in a formative way. Thank you very much to everyone for this great dedication and satisfaction and may peace and love be able to show us more safely that our integrity can always unite us under all hands and that in the world the best idea of living may be made and taken. and cure all the bad ones who want to distort the best existence for us to live and may life always animate us under all the relevance that fate proposes to us and that medicine theorizes all the failures and consequences that try to destroy life and that all of us be saved for the simple reason of living among a world that is simply going through an apocalypse and that the word of God is stronger among the sin of man remember that God loves you and the world welcomes you because the consequences of life can be tests and achievements for human beings to learn how to live and that maybe death can be showing us how innocent and inhuman we are to everyone and that we can still manage to live more reliably. enlist under a communist world and that life can unite us more morally to learn to value ourselves more and preserve our planet that is ending every day and we will show that our love is wonderful when we unite among the tears that came from our eyes for the loss of our families and that we will still preserve our best and greatest friends who always accompany us also with their families and that we are just going through a passing rain that maybe left us tense for life and that we will heal with our love because together we will be able to win peace and love forever and may the glory of God remain in our homes and may all evil be discouraged against the substantial energies that try to spread life and that the sunlight I cleared for every day as a divine flame our atmosphere giving dispense in the air the contagious diseases and that all evil turns into nothingness because it is from nothing that everything will come back and I thank all the countries internationals and my own country, which is going through unsatisfactory suffering and that we will always fight together with medicine and someday we will show with love and wisdom that we can unravel and cure any evil that may spread to us and that together we will fight for the justice of the weakest and all together we will show how strong we are and that death may have shown us the cure to improve our efficiencies and the world will shine better and bigger with our union and we will never forget the ones who are gone and we will always fight as proof that we are true heroes with honor and humanity for all. Thanks to everyone and a big hug from the writer Roberto Barros.

By: Roberto Barros