In the last few weeks, the world is talking about the virus that is killing people. The first case was detected in Wuhan, China, on 31 December 2019. The real problem is that the illness is expanding more quickly than we thought, and yet, there hasn't been found an effective solution. The Coronavirus is currently affecting 28 countries around the world, and from the 38.043 active cases, 7.345 people are fighting for their lives. During February 2020 there are being detected approximately 3.000 new cases per day around the globe.
Coronavirus is a big group of viruses. The first one of them emerged in China in 2003 and was known as "The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus" or SARS-COV. Afterward, "The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus" or MERS-COV was identified in Saudi Arabia in 2012. And finally, the "Novel Coronavirus" or N-COV appeared in 2019 and created a big scandal.
The World Health Organization explains that the Novel Coronavirus of 2019 in China started among a group of people that suffered from pneumonia which worked with seafood and live animal market in the city of Wuhan. The illness was spread between their family members, friends or even doctors. The expansion was so big, that the N-COV started reaching other countries.
The exact origin and precise ways of transmission were not determined by doctors yet. And that's the principal reason why governments around the globe are really scared. This disease has symptoms which are basically fever, cough, shortness of breath, pneumonia, kidney failure, or even death.
The World Health Organization explains that the Novel Coronavirus of 2019 in China started among a group of people that suffered from pneumonia which worked with seafood and live animal market in the city of Wuhan. The illness was spread between their family members, friends or even doctors. The expansion was so big, that the N-COV started reaching other countries.
The exact origin and precise ways of transmission were not determined by doctors yet. And that's the principal reason why governments around the globe are really scared. This disease has symptoms which are basically fever, cough, shortness of breath, pneumonia, kidney failure, or even death.
The imprisonment- and following death- of Dr. Li Wenliang
In December 2019, the doctor Li Wenliang warned his workmates about a virus that was similar to the SARS COV of 2003. The police told him to "stop spreading false rumors", and then started investigating him. He then contracted the N-COV and died on February 7, 2020.
The death of the healthcare worker brought a lot of debates in the country surrounding the lack of freedom of speech, and Chinese people started accusing the government because at the beginning they underestimated the situation.
N-COV 2019 in numbers
There are 43,106 Coronavirus cases around the world right now. On the other hand, 1.018 people died and 4.045 could recover from the illness.
In December 2019, the doctor Li Wenliang warned his workmates about a virus that was similar to the SARS COV of 2003. The police told him to "stop spreading false rumors", and then started investigating him. He then contracted the N-COV and died on February 7, 2020.
The death of the healthcare worker brought a lot of debates in the country surrounding the lack of freedom of speech, and Chinese people started accusing the government because at the beginning they underestimated the situation.
N-COV 2019 in numbers
There are 43,106 Coronavirus cases around the world right now. On the other hand, 1.018 people died and 4.045 could recover from the illness.
Japan (163 cases), Singapore (67 cases), Hong Kong (42 cases) and Thailand (32 cases) are the most affected countries, after China (42.638). It has also reached powerful countries such as Germany (14 cases), USA (13 cases), France (11 cases), and Russia (2 cases).
The N-COV 2019 is currently affecting 28 countries around the world, and from the 38.043 active cases, 7.345 people are fighting for their lives. During February 2020 there are being detected approximately 3.000 new cases per day around the globe.
Where is Xi Jinping?
The president from China has been questioned because of his poor appearance in public since the virus was diffused by the most important international media. "Now, Mr. Xi faces an accelerating health crisis that is also a political one: a profound test of the authoritarian system he has built around himself over the past seven years. As the Chinese government struggles to contain the virus amid rising public discontent with its performance, the changes that Mr. Xi has ushered in could make it difficult for him to escape blame", said Chris Buckley, a journalist from the New York Times.
As the government of Xi is considered worldwide an "authoritarian regime", the inefficiency to solve the problem grows, the censorship claim expands, and the death rate is still increasing: the world begins to lose confidence and to question whether he is really able to remain in command of one of the most powerful countries in the world.
By Micaela Seidman
Micaela Seidman is a 21-year-old-student from Buenos Aires, Argentina who is currently studying a Law Degree at the University of San Isidro. She is working at the Buenos Aires City Government. She is the CEO and Founder of
Consilium Worldwide.
Consilium Worldwide.
