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1 de enero de 2020
4 de enero de 2020
5 de enero de 2020
10 de enero de 2020
Tomando como base la experiencia con el SARS y el MERS, así como las vías
de transmisión conocidas de los virus respiratorios, se publican orientaciones
sobre la prevención y el control de infecciones destinadas a proteger a los
profesionales sanitarios, en las que se recomienda adoptar precauciones
contra la transmisión por gotículas y por contacto al atender a los pacientes, así
como precauciones contra la transmisión aérea en las intervenciones
asociadas a la generación de aerosoles.
12 de enero de 2020
13 de enero de 2020
14 de enero de 2020
22 de enero de 2020
28 de enero de 2020
Durante su estancia en Beijing, el Dr. Tedros acuerda con los dirigentes del
Gobierno chino que un equipo internacional de destacados científicos se
desplace en misión a China para comprender mejor el contexto y la respuesta
general e intercambiar información y experiencias.
30 de enero de 2020
3 de febrero de 2020
11 de marzo de 2020
13 de marzo de 2020
18 de marzo de 2020
The Wuhan Municipal Health Commission (Hubei Province, China) reports a cluster of
pneumonia cases in the city. Later it is determined that they are caused by a new coronavirus.
January 1, 2020
WHO establishes the corresponding Incident Management Support Team at all three levels of
the Organization - Headquarters, regional headquarters and countries - thus putting the
Organization in a state of emergency to deal with the outbreak.
January 4, 2020
The WHO reports on the social networks of the existence of a cluster of pneumonia cases -
without deaths - in Wuhan (Hubei province).
January 5, 2020
WHO publishes its first part on epidemic outbreaks of the new virus, a technical reference
publication for the global public health and research community and the media. The part
contains a risk assessment and a series of recommendations, as well as information provided
by China to the Organization on the situation of patients and the public health response to the
Wuhan pneumonia case cluster.
WHO publishes a comprehensive set of technical guidance online with recommendations for
all countries on how to detect cases, conduct laboratory tests and manage potential cases. The
guidelines are based on current knowledge of the virus. The guidance is forwarded to WHO
regional directors for emergencies for distribution to WHO country representatives.
Based on experience with SARS and MERS, as well as known routes of transmission of
respiratory viruses, guidance on infection prevention and control to protect healthcare
professionals is published, recommending precautions against transmission by droplets and by
contact when caring for patients, as well as precautions against air transmission in
interventions associated with the generation of aerosols.
A case of COVID-19 in Thailand is officially confirmed, the first one registered outside of China.
The WHO technical manager for the response points out in a press conference that there has
been limited transmission of the coronavirus between humans (in the 41 confirmed cases),
mainly through family members, and that there is a risk of a possible outbreak wider. The
technical manager observes that a transmission between human beings would not be
surprising given our experience with the pathogens that cause SARS, MERS and other
respiratory diseases.
Experts from the WHO office in China and the Regional Office for the Western Pacific make a
brief field visit to Wuhan.
The WHO mission to China issues a statement that human-to-human transmission has been
demonstrated in Wuhan, although more research is needed to fully understand the magnitude
of this transmission.
A high-level WHO delegation led by the Director-General travels to Beijing to meet with China's
leaders, learn more about China's response, and offer any necessary technical assistance.
During his stay in Beijing, Dr. Tedros agrees with Chinese government leaders that an
international team of leading scientists will be on a mission to China to better understand the
context and overall response and exchange information and experiences.
The Director-General of WHO reconvenes the Emergency Committee, before the 10-day
deadline and just two days after the first reported cases of limited human-to-human
transmission of the coronavirus outside of China. On this occasion the Emergency Committee
reaches a consensus and recommends to the Director General that the outbreak constitutes a
public health emergency of international importance (ESPII)