COVID-19 Outbreak and Perspective in Morocco

被引:21
作者
Addi, Rachid Ait [1 ]
Benksim, Abdelhafid [1 ,2 ]
Amine, Mohamed [3 ]
Cherkaoui, Mohamed [1 ]
机构
[1] Cadi Ayyad Univ, Sch Sci Semlalia, Dept Biol, Lab Human Ecol, Marrakech, Morocco
[2] High Inst Nursing & Tech Hlth, Marrakech, Morocco
[3] Sch Med Marrakesh, Lab Epidemiol, Marrakech, Morocco
来源
ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF GENERAL MEDICINE | 2020年 / 17卷 / 04期
关键词
COVID-19; pandemic; containment; chloroquine; Coronavirus; pneumonia;
D O I
10.29333/ejgm/7857
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory illness that can spread from person to person. The virus that causes COVID-19 is a novel coronavirus that was first identified during an investigation into an outbreak in Wuhan, China and rapidly spread across the world to become the first pandemic caused by a coronavirus. As of 26 March 2020, there are 275 cases affected by COVID-19 announced by the Moroccan government, and it possible to limit the spread of this serious disease, with the cooperation of all the citizens in respect of the measures of containment and individual protection. Also, with the announce yesterday by the Moroccan government of the authorization of use of chloroquine in treatment of COVID-19 pneumonia, COVID-19 will be soon eradicated from Morocco and hopefully from all over the world
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