claim: la revista científica the lancet no ha negado la pandemia de la covid-19
summary: richard horton posted an article in the scientific journal the lancet which was titled "covid-19 is not a pandemic." this title was taken out of context by many on social media to prove that coronavirus is not a serious epidemic. however, in the article, horton suggests that covid-19 is a syndemic, which highlights health responses' correlation with social interactions such as inequality; it does not downplay the health severity of coronavirus.
subject_description: claim that cientific journal the lancet admitted that covid-19 is not a pandemic
Motive_Description: claim that covid-19 is not a pandemic and downplay its severity
author_description: general public
keywords: coronavirus, spain, the lancet, richard horton, pandemic, syndemic