Preventive measures against 2019 Coronavirus infection in healthcare personnel: experience of a healthcare structure dedicated to covid 19 in Morocco

Abstract

Nabil Jbili, Ayoub Maaroufi, Rabie Bahraoui, Mouad Guenbdar and Mohamed Nmar

In March 2, 2020, the novel coronavirus disease 19 pandemic, declared in China at the end of 2019, made 88,948 confirmed cases worldwide, including 80,174 cases and 2,915 deaths in China, on this date Morocco recorded the first confirmed case. Given the magnitude of this pandemic, the World Health Organization has highlighted growing problems in the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE). Front-line health personnel are dangerously under-equipped to treat patients suffering from COVID-19. Morocco has learned from the evolution of the pandemic across various countries and has developed a National vigilance and Response Plan for covid 2019 aimed at upgrading hospital structures and supplying equipment for prevention and diagnosis In Morocco, deaths from covid 19 are few, At the level of the military field hospital where the study is being carried out, no case of infection has occurred. This observation shows the need for vigilance in the face of health epidemics and emergencies. The role of national institutions is devoted to the implementation of monitoring and response strategies that allow the management of human and logistical resources. Regarding care staff, continuous training and the provision of protection equipement and support is a fundamental point for proper functioning and better performance.

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