¿Is it a good idea or not to travel during the current global alert around the coronavirus? We review WHO data on this virus that is already in Latinoamérica.
Given the growing fear of the arrival of COVID-19 or the so-called coronavirus to our regionón, many people have begun to contemplate or directly, cancel your travel plans.
When other diseases or viruses have taken a tollíwe love to say, worldwide coverage, one of the sectors más affected are the travel and tourism industries, generating directly an impact on the economyíof its direct and indirect actors.
The WHO has not called for travel or trade restrictions. In fact, transportation toéreo plays a very important role now, how to transfer personnel médico and supplies where needed.
For this reason, It is important to put it in context with data from the Organization.ón World Health Organizationé how aggressive is this virus and howé we can wait.
Travel in the time of coronavirus
The WHO presents some interesting data that will allow usán put the information in contextón that appears daily on the Internet, reviewing first, some general recommendations:
recommendations
- If you areá sick with any type of disease, don't travel.
- If you haveíflu-like symptoms, wear a mask and consult your méI say before traveling.
- Do not travel to areas of the planet where there have been outbreaks of the coronavirus, such as China, Italy, Andán, South Korea.
Mortality rate
- Of 0 a 0 años = 0.0%
- Of 10 a 19 años = 0.2%
- Of 20 a 29 años = 0.2%
- Of 30 a 39 años = 0.2%
- Of 40 a 49 años = 0.4%
- Of 50 a 59 años = 1.3%
- Of 60 a 69 años = 3.6%
- Of 70 a 79 años = 8.0%
- Más de 80 años = 14.8%
It must also be remembered that mortality occurs mainly in people with previous diseases:
- Cardiovascular diseases = 10.5%.
- Diabetes = 7.3%.
- respiratory diseases cróunique = 6.3%.
- Hypertensionón = 6.0%.
- Cáncer = 5.6%.
- No previous illnesses = 0.9%.
Comparison with other diseases
In context:
- Coronavirus = 2.5%
- Gripe A = 0.02 – 0.4%
- bird flu = 39%
- SARS = 9.5%.
- MERS = 34.4%
- Éwas = 63%
Finally, I decided itóDon't cancel your travel plansá in your hands and the intentionón of this publicationón is from sólaments, put all the information in contextón currently available of this virus, hoping that its global reach will start to diminish or be brought under control soon.
