{"id":53610,"date":"2020-03-17T01:00:18","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T00:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/?p=53610"},"modified":"2023-12-14T15:50:29","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T14:50:29","slug":"coronavirus-situation-in-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/en\/blog\/coronavirus-situation-in-spain\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus Situation in Spain: Updated January 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Coronaviruses are a group of viruses that originate in animals and when passed on to humans cause infections of the respiratory tract. Covid-19 is the name of the Coronavirus which is currently spreading around the globe.<\/p>\n<h1>Coronavirus Situation in Spain<\/h1>\n<p>These are the relevant numbers of <strong>Coronavirus in Spain<\/strong> (Covid-19) on <em>January 22nd<\/em>\u00a0according to Spain\u2019s Ministry of Health:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sanidad.gob.es\/areas\/alertasEmergenciasSanitarias\/alertasActuales\/nCov\/situacionActual.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Total infections: 2.456.675<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mscbs.gob.es\/profesionales\/saludPublica\/ccayes\/alertasActual\/nCov\/documentos\/Actualizacion_264_COVID-19.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New cases: 18.504<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mscbs.gob.es\/profesionales\/saludPublica\/ccayes\/alertasActual\/nCov\/documentos\/Actualizacion_264_COVID-19.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Intensive care unit patients: 20.246<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mscbs.gob.es\/profesionales\/saludPublica\/ccayes\/alertasActual\/nCov\/documentos\/Actualizacion_264_COVID-19.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mortality rate: 2,24%<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mscbs.gob.es\/profesionales\/saludPublica\/ccayes\/alertasActual\/nCov\/documentos\/Actualizacion_264_COVID-19.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Deaths: 55.041<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Covid-19 is affecting 181 countries at present with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/emergencies\/diseases\/novel-coronavirus-2019\/situation-reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">94.963.847 cases of infection<\/a> worldwide according to the World Health Organization (WHO).<\/p>\n<p>The Government of Spain has declared on March 14th the state of emergency for 120 days in the whole country, limiting the free movement of the citizens.<\/p>\n<p>Covid-19 was first confirmed on 31<sup>st<\/sup> January 2020 in the Canary Islands.<\/p>\n<p>We will regularly update this article with fresh information so that you are always aware of the situation related to the <strong>Coronavirus in Spain<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27184 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Coronavirus-in-Spain-2020.jpg\" alt=\"Coronavirus in Spain 2020\" width=\"640\" height=\"436\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>SARS &#038; MERS<\/h4>\n<p>There have been serious incidents of SARS and MERS in recent years that also attracted intense global media attention and <strong>Spain never closed its borders to foreigners<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>There was an outbreak of SARS in 2003 that originated in China like Covid-19 and in 2015 there was an outbreak of MERS and both were brought under control.<\/p>\n<h4>Advice from WHO<\/h4>\n<p>Scientists around the world are working hard to find a vaccine for Covid-19. Until one is found, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/emergencies\/diseases\/novel-coronavirus-2019\/advice-for-public\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">advice from The World Health Organisation (WHO)<\/a> is to wash our hands frequently, to avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth, to cough or sneeze into a tissue and to keep one meter between yourself and anyone who is coughing or sneezing.<\/p>\n<p>Symptoms of Covid-19 include fever and a dry cough, leading to shortness of breath and breathing difficulties. People most at risk are the elderly and those with weak immune systems.<\/p>\n<h4>Regular updates<\/h4>\n<p>Please keep an eye on this article as we will be updating it frequently with any new information about the <strong>Coronavirus Situation in Spain<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Please also <a href=\"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/en\/#form\">get in touch<\/a> if you have any questions at all about traveling in and out of Spain and the Coronavirus situation in Spain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coronaviruses are a group of viruses that originate in animals and when passed on to humans cause infections of the respiratory tract. Covid-19 is the name of the Coronavirus which is currently spreading around the globe. 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