The COVID-19 Outbreak in North Africa: A Legal Analysis

Tamburini, Francesco

doi:10.1177/0021909620983586

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“…In this circumstance, it is conceivable that public health measures to contain the pandemic, such as isolation and movement controls, will exacerbate already precarious social grounds. Likewise, lessons learnt from public protests during the Arab uprising in Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and the disputed Western Sahara would urge current incumbents in the region to contrive social support schemes to maintain calm and public order ( El Amine and Saghir, 2020 , Tamburini, 2021 , Trunov, 2021 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

The effect of government support on Bureaucracy, COVID-19 resilience and export intensity: Evidence from North Africa

Onjewu

Olan

Nyuur

et al. 2023

Journal of Business Research

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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The effect of government support on Bureaucracy, COVID-19 resilience and export intensity: Evidence from North Africa

Onjewu

Olan

Nyuur

et al. 2023

Journal of Business Research

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“…Nevertheless, some studies (mainly from Canada and the USA) showed that suburban areas had higher rates than the major larger city [ 49 , 50 , 51 ]. In our case, the most logical explanation is non-compliance with the protective measures, especially in a political and social context historically tense in this geographical area [ 33 ]. Another expected result comes from the fact that in the Algerian regions in the northeast, where the population is concentrated, is the region with the highest rate of COVID-19 infection.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Equation (5) allows us to make inferences from the distribution of the parameter θ conditional on the observations

, called the a posteriori distribution [ 33 ], and is defined by:

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Bayesian Modeling of COVID-19 to Classify the Infection and Death Rates in a Specific Duration: The Case of Algerian Provinces

Aouissi

Hamimes

Ababsa

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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COVID-19 causes acute respiratory illness in humans. The direct consequence of the spread of the virus is the need to find appropriate and effective solutions to reduce its spread. Similar to other countries, the pandemic has spread in Algeria, with noticeable variation in mortality and infection rates between regions. We aimed to estimate the proportion of people who died or became infected with SARS-CoV-2 in each provinces using a Bayesian approach. The estimation parameters were determined using a binomial distribution along with an a priori distribution, and the results had a high degree of accuracy. The Bayesian model was applied during the third wave (1 January–15 August 2021), in all Algerian’s provinces. For spatial analysis of duration, geographical maps were used. Our findings show that Tissemsilt, Ain Defla, Illizi, El Taref, and Ghardaia (Mean = 0.001) are the least affected provinces in terms of COVID-19 mortality. The results also indicate that Tizi Ouzou (Mean = 0.0694), Boumerdes (Mean = 0.0520), Annaba (Mean = 0.0483), Tipaza (Mean = 0.0524), and Tebessa (Mean = 0.0264) are more susceptible to infection, as they were ranked in terms of the level of corona infections among the 48 provinces of the country. Their susceptibility seems mainly due to the population density in these provinces. Additionally, it was observed that northeast Algeria, where the population is concentrated, has the highest infection rate. Factors affecting mortality due to COVID-19 do not necessarily depend on the spread of the pandemic. The proposed Bayesian model resulted in being useful for monitoring the pandemic to estimate and compare the risks between provinces. This statistical inference can provide a reasonable basis for describing future pandemics in other world geographical areas.

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“…Egypt announced its first confirmed COVID-19 case on February 14, 2020, and has since implemented measures such as evacuating Egyptian citizens from heavily infected countries, closing schools and universities, and enforcing home-based work for civil servants ( 8 , 9 ). A confinement law banning all public meetings and gatherings was also implemented on March 24, 2020 ( 10 ).…”

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Violence against healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey at Cairo University Hospital

Seddik,

Abdelhai,

Aboushady

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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IntroductionHealthcare workers have a significant chance of experiencing violence, with physical violence impacting anywhere from 8 to 38% of healthcare professionals throughout their careers. Besides physical abuse, many healthcare workers are subject to verbal aggression or threats, with patients and visitors being the most frequent sources of such incidents.MethodsThis research examines the work atmosphere of healthcare professionals at Kasr Al-Aini University Hospital in Cairo, Egypt, during the pandemic. The study aims to evaluate the frequency of violence toward healthcare workers and health professionals training through a cross-sectional survey conducted among them. The research was conducted on Egyptian healthcare workers over 6 months, from November 2020 until the end of January 2021, using convenience sampling in a cross-sectional study. Over half of the respondents reported experiencing violence.ResultsAmong those who experienced violence, 93% reported verbal aggression, 43% reported physical and verbal abuse, and 59% claimed that violence increased during the pandemic. Additionally, 97% of those who experienced violence reported it occurring within the 4 months following the survey. About 42.5% of the respondents were female, and nearly 65% were over 30. 82% of the respondents did not receive training on handling violence while performing their job.ConclusionThis study highlights the high prevalence of verbal assaults in healthcare settings, primarily by patients’ families or acquaintances. Despite reporting such incidents, most respondents did not see any significant government action. Furthermore, the COVID-19 pandemic did not significantly change the frequency of violent incidents, indicating that the root causes of violence are systemic and extend beyond the pandemic. These findings underscore the need for systemic changes in healthcare organizations to address and prevent violence against healthcare workers.

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The COVID-19 Outbreak in North Africa: A Legal Analysis

Cited by 7 publications

References 9 publications

The effect of government support on Bureaucracy, COVID-19 resilience and export intensity: Evidence from North Africa

The effect of government support on Bureaucracy, COVID-19 resilience and export intensity: Evidence from North Africa

Bayesian Modeling of COVID-19 to Classify the Infection and Death Rates in a Specific Duration: The Case of Algerian Provinces

Violence against healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey at Cairo University Hospital

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