MOUHAMED BAYANE BOURAİMA, BABATOUNDE IFRED PATERNE ZONON, YANJUN QİU
Eurasian Journal of Medical Investigation - 2020;4(4):405-413
Objectives: The West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) zone recorded its first case of confirmed acute respiratory disease due to coronavirus on March 2, 2020. Since then, countries throughout the zone have adopted stringent actions to protect the populations from the infection proliferation. This study presents the current state of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Union, with a focus on the first confirmed case, death and recovered history, sub-regional safeguards, preparedness among national governments, and socio-economic impacts. Methods: We conducted a review and analysis of the current literature. Additionally, Ordinary Least Squares regressions and ratio analysis were used for data treatment, and the forecast of coronavirus confirmed cases of infection, deaths, and recovery based on 110 days’ historical data. Results: The findings revealed that most of the first confirmed cases were imported, and the first death cases are mostly aged people with antecedent health issues. According to forecasts, Benin, Togo, and Burkina Faso will record less confirmed cases of COVID-19 over time. Meanwhile, Benin, Togo, and Guinea Bissau will register the less number of deaths and recovered. Conclusion: Though great efforts were made to prevent the disease spread, more efforts are required on the curative point of view.
