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   The document highlights the impact that confinement leaves on students, on the learning process in virtual distance courses established at the University of Guadalajara, Mexico, caused by the health emergency derived from the COVID-19 pandemic. In a case study, the impact on education and health in students who experienced the sudden transition from face-to-face courses to virtual courses from their home is identified, it is quantitative research applied to a sample consisting of 36 students of the Degree in Design for Graphic Communication. The results show the relevance of the face-to-face educational modality, it does not mean a displacement of virtual courses (online) as long as the localities have efficient and economically accessible internet networks, families have the technology, and there are educational programs that make possible the implementation of virtual courses, in hybrid mode.