Vol. 77 No. 1 (2020)

First issue of 2020 of the Journal of the Faculty of Medical Sciences of Córdoba.

The editorial in this issue provides information on the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic.
Seven original articles and two clinical cases address basic research, surgery, public health and hospital issues, among others.
Finally; the approach to questions that make the new context to the COVID-19 pandemic, is provided from the sections of editorial comments and 'others' as a trial.

The cover image is a painting by Dr. Elena Isabel Picas, which portrays a member of the original Mbya Guaraní people of Argentina.

Elena Isabel Picas, first a pediatrician and then a plastic artist, was born in Alta Gracia, Córdoba, Argentina, on November 23, 1935. With sensitivity and passion, she passionately faced the challenges of pediatrics and art.
Since 1998 she is an authorized copyist of the Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain and President of the Circle of Unquillense Painters "Guido Buffo" and her works have been awarded in numerous opportunities.