COVID-19 pandemic in Africa’s island nations during the first 9 months: a descriptive study of variation in patterns of infection, severe disease, and response measures

• Cristina Barroso Hofer,
• Benido Impouma,
• Olivia Keiser,
• Cleophas Chimbetete,
• Jyoti Dalal,
• Ananthu James,
• Sara Botero Mesa,
• Jessica Lee Abbate,
• Franck Mboussou,
• Timokleia Kousi,
• Daniela Vivacqua,
• Daniel Cardoso Portela Câmara,
• George Sie Williams,
• Tamayi Mlanda,
• Arish Bukhari

Affiliations

Cristina Barroso Hofer

Instituto de Puericultura e Pediatria Martagão Gesteira, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Benido Impouma

5 Health Emergencies Programme, World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo

Olivia Keiser

GRAPH Network, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Cleophas Chimbetete

9 Newlands Clinic, Harare, Zimbabwe

Jyoti Dalal

Association Actions en Santé, The GRAPH Network, Geneve, Switzerland

Ananthu James

Association Actions en Santé, The GRAPH Network, Geneve, Switzerland

Sara Botero Mesa

Association Actions en Santé, The GRAPH Network, Geneve, Switzerland

Jessica Lee Abbate

Association Actions en Santé, The GRAPH Network, Geneve, Switzerland

Franck Mboussou

World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Brazzaville, Congo

Timokleia Kousi

Global Studies Institute, University of Geneva Faculty of Medicine, Geneve, Switzerland

Daniela Vivacqua

The Global Research and Analysis for Public Health (GRAPH) Network, Association Actions en Santé, Geneve, Switzerland

Daniel Cardoso Portela Câmara

The Global Research and Analysis for Public Health (GRAPH) Network, Association Actions en Santé, Geneve, Switzerland

George Sie Williams

World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo

Tamayi Mlanda

World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo

Arish Bukhari

World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo