In the Face of a Pandemic: The COVID-19 Infodemic

摘要

COVID-19 or coronavirus disease causes an acute respiratory infection that can be mild, moderate or severe. The World Health Organization (WHO) initially declared COVID-19 as a public health emergency of international interest on January 30, 2020, and it came to be considered a pandemic on March 11, 2020. By June, the virus had already spread in more than 200 countries and more than 6 million cases were reported, with more than 370,000 deaths to date. This vertiginous spread of the virus has violated the population in different areas, from its economy and behavior, to unfortunate psychosocial implications.