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María Paula Ibáñez, Raúl Barriga, Jennifer Bustamante, Emiliano Gómez, Kristel Gavilanes and María Victoria Zhindon (IPAC)
COVID-19: CALCULATE THE RISK

October 1, 2 and 3
2021
BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC

At the end of 2019, the news was heard about such a virus, specifically of the coronavirus, rumors began to spread that this new virus came from China, exactly from Wuhan. It did not take long for the virus to spread throughout China, and subsequently around the world. By that point, Chinese authorities had taken the decision to close cities, cancel flights, cancel ground transportation, close public places, and force residents to wear masks as a preventive measure...
EVOLUTION OF THE PANDEMIC

It all started in Wuhan
China notified the WHO of mysterious pneumonia in Wuhan, home to around 11 million people.
The virus hits neighboring nations
In the following days, territories such as Thailand and Japan started to register cases of infections (20/01/2020).
Covid-19 arrives in Europe
On January 24, French authorities confirmed 3 cases of the new covid-19 in their borders, marking the arrival of the pathology in Europe.


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