Preparedness is essential for malaria-endemic regions during the COVID-19 pandemic

Type Journal Article Author Jigang Wang Author Chengchao Xu Author Yin Kwan Wong Author Yingke He Author Ayôla A. Adegnika Author Peter G. Kremsner Author Selidji T. Agnandji Author Amadou A. Sall Author Zhen Liang Author Chen Qiu Author Fu Long Liao Author Tingliang Jiang Author Sanjeev Krishna Author Youyou Tu URL https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30561-4/abstract Series Comment Volume 395 Issue 10230 Pages 1094-1096 Publication The Lancet ISSN 0140-6736, 1474-547X Date 16/03/2020 Extra Publisher: Elsevier PMID: 32192582 Journal Abbr The Lancet DOI 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30561-4 Library Catalog www.thelancet.com Language English Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic that first emerged in Wuhan in China's Hubei province1 has quickly spread to the rest of China and many other countries. Within 3 months, more than 125 000 people have been infected and the death toll had reached over 4600 worldwide on March 12, 2020.2 In an attempt to contain the virus, the Chinese Government has made unprecedented efforts and invested enormous resources and these containment efforts have stemmed the spread of the disease.3 As of March 12, 2020, malaria-endemic regions in Africa have reported a few imported COVID-19 cases including in Nigeria, Senegal, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.