Benin responds to covid-19: sanitary cordon without generalized containment or lockdown?

Abstract

Abstract Since the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been identified in Wuhan, China, in the last week of December, the virus has spread across nations and continents affecting over 3 million people and putting the whole world to a halt. Nations across the globe went on lockdown in an attempt to contain the spread of the virus and curb its propagation curve. Affected African countries did the same except for Benin, which opted for a sanitary cordon around the affected regions with free movement of people. The biggest challenge is the effectiveness of this measure.

Keywords

• COVID-19
• Low-income country
• Containment
• Lockdown
• Sanitary cordon
• Benin