WEEK 16- ARTICLE

The damage caused by the new pandemic caused by COVID-19 was very significant and painful. This pandemic has shown how poor the health system is in some countries, causing a large amount of losses. It is very important to know the epidemiology to know the potential impact and to identify the strategies that must be taken to avoid the large number of losses, it will help us to better organize ourselves for economic preparation and a better focus in the health field.

Like other European countries, Germany is suffering the consequences of the global pandemic of the new coronavirus, with more than 67,000 people infected to date. But what has been surprising compared to other countries like France, Spain and Italy, which are desperately struggling with a worrying rise in coronavirus deaths, is the relatively low death rate of Germans. The country is recognized worldwide for having a network of independent laboratories, many of which began testing in January, when the number of cases was still very low. Thanks to the high density of laboratories, it is easier to get tested in Germany than in other countries, as evidenced by the fact that the country performs more than half a million coronavirus tests every week.

The country with a high pandemic efficiency index has been Germany, which shows us that it is a good example to follow, according to a website reader, before the pandemic, Germany already had one of the best health systems in the WORLD and therefore with more ICU beds, then it could be said that they were already prepared to face the pandemic, currently, they are monitoring patients who are positive for COVID-19, in other words, the government of Germany acted and acts appropriately against this pandemic; However, in Peru, this pandemic only demonstrated our precarious health system, which due to the lack of ICU beds, the lack of government support and other factors only increased the mortality rate in Peru.