The right to health in Spain. Special reference to the management of COVID-19

Abstract

This study has been carried out with the purpose of analyzing the right to health in Spain focused on times of COVID-19, that is, analyzing how it has been affected by the health crisis and how it has had to adapt to be able to face it and study the union that exists between law and health, the management of COVID-19 that has been carried out in our country and the possible mistakes that may have arisen from it. After the study carried out with scientific resources, it has been verified that despite having in our legal system regulations for situations of pandemics and situations of urgent and extraordinary need, the regulations have not been sufficient and new regulations have had to be approved in order to mitigate the effects of this virus through the creation of royal decree-laws that would allow a fast response to the situations that were created by this situation. In addition, it can be affirmed that law and health are closely linked despite the fact that the right to health is not recognized as a fundamental right I our Spanish constitution. Finally, mention that COVID-19 has been an event that has overwhelmed the entire world and that all the governments of the world have tried to stop the contagion within their borders, but nevertheless, since it is an unknown and unprecedented virus, in the countries, managing it has been complicated and, focusing on Spain, the government has tried to deal with it in the best possible way, but in the face of such a situation with such heartbreaking and worrying data and with such a rapid response from the leaders, they have committed errors during management that should be taken into account for future pandemics.