Coronavirus: una nueva prueba para el sistema sanitario internacional

Abstract

In December 2019, a new coronavirus (2019-nCoV) was detected in people with respiratory infections and fever, in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. There is international concern about the spread of this new

virus that to date has affected more than 50,000 indi- viduals and has caused the death of more than 1000

people. The 2019-nCoV, is a new challenge for the in- ternational healthcare system.

Health professionals have the responsibility of having reliable and up-to-date information, to prevent and bea source of evidence-based information, despite the confusion caused by an epidemic.