The SARS-CoV-2 or new coronavirus pandemic already has more cases than the entire SARS outbreak of 2002 and 2003, but comparing the two is difficult.
SARS, or severe acute respiratory syndrome, killed 774 people in 17 countries. Those outbreaks had significantly different mortality rates of 9.5% and 34.5% respectively.
The coronavirus that started in the Chinese town of Wuhan, which causes the COVID-19 disease, has caused 3,390,358 deaths so far. The figures do not stop rising.
This is the status of the coronavirus, country by country (in alphabetical order; only the countries in the world with the highest current COVID-19 infection rate are shown). Updated May 18, 2021.
Current global status: 163,646,478 infected
Germany (3,602,939 infected)
Argentina (3,307,285 infected)
Belgium (1,007,264 infected)
Brazil (15,627,243 infected)
Canada (1,335,782 infected)
Czechia (1,653,099 infected)
Chile (1,286,548 infected)
China (102,681 infected)
Colombia (3,118,426 infected)
Spain (3,604,799 infected)
United States (32,940,909 infected)
Philippines (1,143,963 infected)
France (5,939,019 infected)
India (24,965,463 infected)
Indonesia (1,739,750 infected)
Iran (2,751,166 infected)
Italy (4,159,122 infected)
Mexico (2,381,923 infected)
Netherlands (1,625,151 infected)
Peru (1,889,052 infected)
Poland (2,854,079 infected)
Portugal (811,306 infected)
United Kingdom (4,466,589 infected)
Romania (1,047,520 infected)
Russia (4,883,734 infected)
South Africa (1,613,728 infected)
Turkey (5,117,374 infected)
Ukraine (2,212,511 infected)
Total number of vaccines administered: 1,482,773,743
Total number of deaths: 3,390,358
Total number of countries affected so far: 192
Total number of deaths in Spain: 79,432 people so far
Updated world infection map in real time
(University & Medicine Johns Hopkins, de EE.UU. Coronavirus Resource Center)
Alarm
Several large airlines such as British Airways, Iberia, which is part of the IAG holding company as well as British Airways, Lufthansa, Swiss and Austrian Airlines, Lion Air, American Airlines, Air Seoul, KLM, Finnair or United, have already announced the suspension of their flights to China, a decision that clearly reflects the prevailing fear that this virus will spread across the globe . Its impact on the economy is also being palpable.
Also the fast food chain McDonalds has closed several hundred restaurants in Hubei province, due to the viral outbreak of the Chinese coronavirus.
What is happening in Wuhan?
Residents of the city are isolated. Most of the trafficking has been banned, and 11 million people are locked in their homes, scared, trying to minimize the spread of the virus.
Don’t forget the recommendations
-Wash your hands frequently with soap and water or alcohol gel
-Cover your mouth and nose with your arm or with a disposable tissue when we are going to cough or sneeze
-Go to the doctor in case of fever, cough or shortness of breath
-Avoid closed crowded places such as the subway or a shopping center
-Do not go to markets with live animals and avoid their contact
