Why such excess of mortality for COVID-19 in Spain?
Vincent Soriano, Pablo Barreiro
Abstract
The current global crisis produced by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is unprecedented. Even the 1918 influenza pandemic (Spanish flu) did not halt the planet so abruptly and deeply as it ran during World War I.
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)VirologyGeographyMedicineInternal medicineOutbreakDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)COVID-19 and healthcare impactsCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesLong-Term Effects of COVID-19