The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic scenario in Africa: What should be done to address the needs of pregnant women?
| Autor: | Abdou Karim Diallo, Kadidiatou Raissa Kourouma, Nafissa Bique Osman, Philip Govule, Luis Guilhermo Bahamondes, Emefa Modey Amoah, José Guilherme Cecatti, Charles M'poca Charles, Rodolfo C. Pacagnella, Jahit Sacarlal |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) business.industry Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Obstetrics and Gynecology General Medicine Virus Multisystem disease 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Low and middle income countries Environmental health Initial phase Obstetrics and Gynaecology Pandemic Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics |
| ISSN: | 1879-3479 |
| Popis: | The SARS-Cov-2 (COVID-19) virus, first diagnosed in China in December 2019, causes an infectious and multisystem disease. Having evolved rapidly, with an exponential increase in the number of cases and deaths worldwide, COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the WHO in mid-March 2020. Although in most Sub-Saharan African countries the pandemic is in its initial phase, as of September 8, 2020, the cumulative total cases of COVID-19 in Africa stands at 1 315 073 confirmed cases and 31 725 deaths. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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