key: cord-0874367-sek0ldiy
authors: Hernández‐Maraver, D; Viejo, A; Kerguelén, AE; Jiménez‐Yuste, V
title: TRANSFUSION MEDICINE DURING COVID‐19 OUTBREAK IN THE HOTSPOT OF SPAIN
date: 2020-08-19
journal: Transfusion
DOI: 10.1111/trf.16038
sha: 6fe06c7350ae15ce7b75bb7500adad32d5cd117a
doc_id: 874367
cord_uid: sek0ldiy

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The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic was first confirmed in Spain on January 31, 2020 1 . Community transmission was confirmed in mid-February, and a national lockdown was imposed on March 14th. By March 31st, the cumulative cases in Spain were 97,724 with 8189 deaths, and most cases and deaths in the country were recorded in Madrid with 27,968 cases and 3,392 deaths 2,3 . Managing patients with COVID-19 in Madrid, the epicenter of the pandemic in Spain with more than 25,000 deaths by May 4th 3 *According to AABB practice guidelines. 5 † Intensive Care Unit .

1-The first confirmed coronavirus case in Spain in La Gomera, Canary Islands. February 3, 2020 (http://outbreaknewstoday.com/first-confirmed-coronavirus-case-in-spainin-la-gomera-canary-islands-20628/).

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