Unfortunately, not everything is always good news, this time a dangerous pandemic is taking place from Asia due to the Coronavirus. However, we must take advantage of the fact that we are in the telecommunications era to allow the rapid and efficient dispersion of information throughout the globe. Thanks to the internet, we can learn more efficient methods to avoid contagions and above all to monitor the progress of the Coronavirus, the unknown virus that already affects more than a thousand people. Find out how you can track the progress of the Wuhan Coronavirus in real time with an interactive map.
What is the Coronavirus?
It is of paramount importance to know what we are facing in order to optimize resources and have chances of survival. The Coronavirus is not its proper name, however, as we are faced with a new virus, of which there are no records, the typology is used or medical variant with which it is known. Basically a Coronavirus is a type of virus that contains RNA (Ribonucleic Acid), which when infecting its carrier ends up integrating said RNA into the carrier's cells through different mechanisms.
Once, it transforms that RNA into DNA and integrates with the carrier's genome. That is when the Coronavirus takes advantage of the host cell to replicate uncontrollably and creates new viral particles, leaving the cell that nourishes it and constantly multiplying its range of action. Therefore, it is common for Coronaviruses to end up constantly mutating, giving rise to a different virus from the original, and this is the reason that makes it a dangerous pandemic, since it is possible that the creation of vaccines ends up in broken sacks due to these mutations constant.
Coronavirus real-time map
Various interactive maps have been created that allow us to know the continued advance of the Coronavirus throughout the globe. Nevertheless, This virus is currently quite controlled in China, since that is where 99% of cases have occurred, being those infected in other countries such as the United States or France a negligible number, which for now does not exceed an average of between five and ten people, all from Wuhan or who have had a direct relationship with inhabitants of Wuhan in recent weeks , the epicenter of the pandemic is fairly under control at the moment.
This map is constantly updated and it offers us fairly accurate data such as the number of infected, their current situation and even the professions of some of these infected, since it differentiates between health personnel and citizens. However, it is not the only version, we also have another interactive map, integrated with Google Maps and which also shows us images in real time of suspected cases of infection, confirmed cases and deaths caused. These maps are having millions of hits today.
What is the cause of the Wuhan Coronavirus?
At the moment there is no official and definite cause, however, as the internet is the cradle of the theories of fascination, the first hypotheses suggest that Wuhan, a Chinese city of 11 million inhabitants, is much more than a simple area of the Asian giant. Wuhan has an important industrial park where the most important pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in the country are concentrated, for this reason hypotheses (unconfirmed) arise about its possible creation in the laboratory.
As we have said, these hypotheses are neither true nor confirmed, at the moment China has not offered an official version in this regard, nor is it expected, since so far this type of disease has its reason for being in nature, since they have no more mystery than could have a seasonal flu, despite the voracity of its symptoms. Therefore, We invite you to "take with tweezers" the information and theories about the origin of the coronavirus so as not to contribute to a mass hysteria that magnifies its reality.
How do you fight the Wuhan Coronavirus?
At the moment the Government of China has decided to restrict human trafficking in the cities of Wuhan Huanggang, Zhijiang, Ezhou, Qiangjiang, Chibi and Xiantao, establishing sanitary controls at their borders and limiting public transport, which has affected more than 20.000.000 people. However, at the moment the authorities of countries such as Spain or the United States of America are not taking special precautions at their airports beyond those carried out in a standardized way by the usual security means.
WATCH: Video shows the situation at a hospital at the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak; it has now been removed from China's social media platform pic.twitter.com/uC5QYY9Z0a
- BNO News (@BNONews) January 24, 2020
In the video at the top are shown real pictures of a hospital in WuhanFor this reason, the Chinese Government is preparing the express construction of two new hospitals with more than 1.200 beds each to face the epidemic. At the moment there are no confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Spain. We must bear in mind that the virus mainly affects people over 60 years of age, pregnant women, children and people with chronic diseases likely to aggravate their symptoms (asthmatic, allergic ... etc), so that at the moment we are not In the face of a virus with high mortality, despite this, the Foreign Ministry has prepared a battle of recommendations:
It is recommended to follow the instructions of the Chinese authorities, and in particular:
- Protect yourself against the cold, ventilate the houses and carry out proper personal hygiene.
- Avoid activities in crowded places as much as possible
- Use a face mask in case of visiting crowded places and hospitals, or in case of being in contact with sick people or wild animals. Masks must be single use only.
- Cover mouth and nose with tissues when sneezing
- Pay attention to symptoms such as fever or dry cough
- Avoid contact with birds
- Avoid contact with wild animals or on farms without wearing a protective mask.
- Avoid eating meat and eggs that have not been fully cooked.