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{{ANENavegacionHermanos|anterior=[[First COVID-19 cases]]|siguiente=[[Rising phase of the pandemic]]}}
The resources put into action to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic are hard to be quantified because of the many different stakeholders involved, the heterogeneity of the actions taken and their sometimes intangible nature; proof of the latter was the significant solidarity movement that took place during the hardest times of the first wave of the pandemic (see chapter on ''[[Solidarity Actions initiatives | Solidarity Actionsinitiatives]]''). This chapter focuses, however, on two aspects that may help understand the swift response of the public administrations to the extraordinary situation from March 2020. It first shows some indicators on the effort made in the health field as well as the experience at ''Lozano Blesa University Hospital'' in Saragossa (Zaragoza). Second, the text delves into how the Armed Forces participated in this deployment, what took place under Operation Balmis.
There is no reliable record of which new resources were put into action during the first wave of the pandemic aimed at fighting coronavirus and reducing its impact. Some decisive links in the process of building an effective response were for instance the financial efforts of the public administration, the initiatives that came from within society both individually and in groups, the dedication of the medical staff and the donations from companies.
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Several factors were key to the success of Operation Balmis. The unit of command was adapted, the chain of command was simplified and procedures were streamlined from requests for assistance to their fulfillment. All available assets worked under the Operations Command, organised into five Component Commands: Land, Sea, Air, Emergency and Military Health. Even the operation logistics were centralised.
[[File:Spain_Interventions-under-Operation-Balmis-by-location_2020_statisticalgraph_18378_eng.jpg|right|thumb|300px200px|Statistical graph: Interventions under Operation Balmis by location . 2020. Spain.]]
[[File:Spain_Evolution-in-the-number-of-interventions-under-Operation-Balmis_2020_statisticalgraph_18516_eng.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Statistical graph: Evolution in the number of interventions under Operation Balmis. 2020. Spain.]]
[[File:Spain_Interventions-under-Operation-Balmis-by-type_2020_statisticalgraph_18379_eng.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Statistical graph: Interventions under Operation Balmis by type. 2020. Spain.]]
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