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(CNN Spanish) - The coronavirus is in six countries in Latin America: Ecuador, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, the Dominican Republic and Chile, and local governments have strengthened their measures in an attempt to control the outbreak. In the other countries, health authorities reinforce controls to prevent cases from reaching their territories and, if they do, contain them in the best possible way.
This is what we know:
Ecuador
13 cases
- The Ministry of Health of Ecuador announced Thursday that there are three more cases of coronavirus
- On Wednesday they had announced three additional cases
- They correspond to relatives and people of the “primary nucleus” of the first patient diagnosed in the country.
- These three new chaos according to the report have "mild symptoms" and are in home isolation, as well as the additional nine
- The first patient is an older adult who continues under medical control and intensive therapy. Your forecast is "reserved."
📢 Current situation #Coronavirus 03-03-2020.
The Ministry of Public Health of Ecuador, reports that so far there are 7 confirmed cases of Coronavirus # COVID19. @CataAndramuno @Lenin
📍 Check official sources at all times. pic.twitter.com/5lyi5FnpQR
- Health Ecuador (@Salud_Ec) March 3, 2020
MIRA: The measures Ecuador takes to contain the spread of the coronavirus
Mexico
5 confirmed cases
- The first patient confirmed with coronavirus in Mexico was released this Monday.
- You will remain isolated at home for the next 14 days.
- The authorities maintain the number of 5 cases confirmed with the virus in the country: 2 in Mexico City, 1 in Sinaloa, 1 in Coahuila and 1 in Chiapas.
- There are 39 cases under observation
- 122 people have been in contact with the five confirmed cases, all located and without symptoms.
- 75 cases have been ruled out
- 28 states have suspicious cases
MIRA: The first confirmed patient with coronavirus was discharged in Mexico, he will remain isolated at home
Dominican Republic
1 case confirmed
- The first case of coronavirus in his country was reported this Sunday
- This is a 62-year-old Italian citizen who is stable
- The patient arrived in the country last February 22 without symptoms and two days later began to present respiratory problems
- A Public Health commission has been permanently deployed at the hotel where he was staying
- The Ministry of Public Health asks the population not to fall into disinformation and reiterates that there is no community transmission
"Do not be confused with rumors or unofficial information about # COVID19, of which we have this imported case. We have no community circulation of the virus today."
Rafael Sánchez Cárdenas, minister @SaludPublicaRD. pic.twitter.com/Ay82K3yOKb
- PresidenciaRD (@PresidenciaRD) March 2, 2020
Brazil
4 confirmed cases
- The country confirmed its fourth case of coronavirus this Thursday
- The most recent patient is a 13 year old girl
- It was the first country in Latin America to report coronavirus
- Authorities claim that there is no evidence of a local outbreak
The third case is a 46-year-old Colombian man who tested positive when he returned to Brazil on a trip to Spain, Austria and Germany, said the Ministry of Health. In all three cases, patients became ill after visiting Europe and did not contract the virus in Brazil.
Argentina
1 case confirmed
- A spokesman for the Ministry of Health of the City of Buenos Aires confirmed to CNN the first case of coronavirus in Argentina.
- This is a patient who recently returned from Italy
- He is in a clinic in Buenos Aires
- Health authorities have been notified of more than 40 suspected cases
Chile
2 confirmed cases
- The Chilean Ministry of Health confirmed on Tuesday the first case of a coronavirus patient in the country
- He is a 33 year old person who traveled through Southeast Asia
- This Wednesday they confirmed the second case, a relative of the first patient
Colombia
There are no confirmed cases
- The Government of the country raised the risk of coronavirus from "moderate to high" on Monday
- Migratory filters will be practiced for passengers from China, Italy, Korea, Iran, Japan, Germany, Spain, the United States and Ecuador arriving in Colombia
The map
The number of new cases of coronavirus is changing rapidly. A real-time tracking map shows us how fast. The map of the Johns Hopkins University Center for Science and Systems Engineering follows cases of coronaviruses worldwide.
See the map here
The coronavirus case map is updated in real time as global health agencies confirm more cases.
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