The region of Kolda in southern Senegal has largely been able to contain COVID-19 due to the region’
s isolated geography, national policy decisions, and local pandemic preparedness., “We had to rely first on ourselves because when COVID-19 arrived, the world came to a standstill.”
, Dr. Djibril Sané, the Director of the Kolda Regional Hospital, says he and his colleagues understood the COVID-19 pandemic would require self-sufficiency, putting years of planning to the test., “COVID-19 cases may have declined, but we’re still with it. Wearing masks and washing hands must continue, and we beg the population to continue to follow the guidelines. Only together can we get through this.”
, Some are placing their hopes in the potential for widespread vaccination, and the Senegalese government recently announced plans to begin vaccine distribution in March.
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Jan 20, 2021