Since December 2019, an epidemic of Coronavirus COVID-19 has been spreading around the world. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses which cause illnesses ranging from the common cold (some seasonal viruses are Coronaviruses) to more severe illnesses such as MERS-COV and SARS. Since March 11th, 2020, the WHO has labelled the global situation of COVID-19 as a pandemic.
To date Médecins du Monde has been implementing programs to fight COVID-19 in 67 countries on all continents, including low-income countries, middle-income countries and high-income countries, where the Médecins du Monde chapters have their domestic programs. However, there is an urgent need to intensify and solidify the response through a comprehensive approach.
