A Review of Humanitarian, Social and Economic Effects of Covid-19 Outbreak in Cameroon

In late December 2019, a previous unidentified coronavirus, currently named as the 2019 novel coronavirus, emerged from Wuhan, China, and resulted in a formidable outbreak in many cities in China and expanded globally, including Thailand, Republic of Korea, Japan, United States, Spain, Italie, France, and Cameroon, just to name those few countries. The disease is officially named as Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19, by WHO on February 11, 2020). COVID-19 is a potential zoonotic disease with low to moderate (estimated 2%-5%) mortality rate. It is also named as Severe Pneumonia with Novel Pathogens on January 15, 2019 by the Taiwan CDC, the Ministry of Health and is a notifiable communicable disease of the fifth category. COVID-19 is a potential zoonotic disease with low to moderate (estimated 2%-5%) mortality rate. Person-to-person transmission may occur through droplet or contact transmission and if there is a lack of stringent infection control or if no proper personal protective equipment available, it may jeopardize the first-line healthcare workers. Currently, there is no definite treatment for COVID-19 although some drugs are under investigation. To promptly identify patients and prevent further spreading, physicians should be aware of the travel or contact history of the patient with compatible symptoms.

Cameroon, COVID-19, Outbreak, Pneumonia, Zoonosis

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