Background: SARS-CoV-2 virus is the causative agent of COVID-19 disease It is essential to understand the epidemiological characteristics of the first few cases in each country This study aimed to describe the geograph-ical distribution, and temporal appearance of the first few hundred cases in Colombia Methods: This observational study was conducted to review the literature and key documentary information from public health institutions, websites and news reports were examined Results: The first few 100 cases for COVID-19 were confirmed in Colombia According to sex, men with 54% predominate, the most affected age group was 20 to 29 yr old (26%), 9% of the cases required hospitalization and no deaths were reported Most of the confirmed subjects were from the departments of Cundinamarca To date, most cases are imported (63%), especially from Spain Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic puts in evidence the lack of understanding, prevention and contention power of the different countries around the world is not as good as it could be Politics must not affect the different proposed measures © 2020, Iranian Journal of Public Health All rights reserved

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哥伦比亚 2019 年首例冠状病毒病 (COVID-19) 病例数

背景：SARS-CoV-2 病毒是 COVID-19 疾病的病原体 了解每个国家前几个病例的流行病学特征至关重要 本研究旨在描述第一个病例的地理分布和时间出现。哥伦比亚的数百例病例 方法：进行这项观察性研究是为了审查来自公共卫生机构、网站和新闻报道的文献和关键文献信息 结果：哥伦比亚确认了前 100 例 COVID-19 病例 根据性别，男性占 54%，受影响最严重的年龄组为 20 至 29 岁（26%），9% 的病例需要住院治疗，无死亡报告 大多数确诊对象来自昆迪纳马卡省 迄今为止，大多数病例进口（63%），特别是来自西班牙的结论：COVID-19 大流行表明，世界上不同国家缺乏理解、预防和争论的能力不如预期的那么好 政治不得影响不同的拟议措施 © 2020，伊朗杂志公共卫生版权所有