The Virus that Changed Spain: Impact of COVID-19 on People with HIV

Abstract

Following the first outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan in December 2019, where Chinese authorities confirmed 41 cases detected between December 8 and January 2, 2020, the city stopped reporting cases until January 19, when 17 more cases were confirmed. By then, the first cases of COVID-19 had been reported outside China: two in Thailand and one in Japan. The rapid spread of the disease led the World Health Organization to declare it an international health emergency on Jan. 30, 2020. By that date, COVID-19 had been detected in all provinces of mainland China and cases were reported in 15 other countries. On March 11, the disease was present in more than 100 territories worldwide and was recognized as a pandemic by WHO. The number of confirmed cases continued to grow and on April 12, the number of confirmed cases worldwide stands at 1,524,161, in Europe at 830,260 and in Spain at 161,852. Globally, the United States, Spain, and Italy thus far, have the highest number of diagnosed cases and the highest number of deaths.