Exploring the fast COVID-19 pandemic of Lesotho

Sara Desouky; Alyaa El Beshbishi; Reem Serry; Mariam Kodsy; Samhaa Elbahnasy; Attaullah Ahmadi; Don Eliseo  Lucero-Prisno III

doi:10.56101/rimj.v1i1.13

Authors

Sara A. Desouky Ain Shams University
Alyaa A. El Beshbishi Ain Shams University
Reem A. Serry Ain Shams University
Mariam M. Kodsy Ain Shams University
Samhaa K. Elbahnasy Ain Shams University
Attaullah Ahmadi Kateb University
Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno III Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56101/rimj.v1i1.13

Keywords:

COVID-19, Lesotho, Pandemic, Africa

Abstract

Not available.

Author Biographies

Sara A. Desouky, Ain Shams University

Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.

Alyaa A. El Beshbishi, Ain Shams University

Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.

Reem A. Serry, Ain Shams University

Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.

Mariam M. Kodsy, Ain Shams University

Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.

Samhaa K. Elbahnasy, Ain Shams University

Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Attaullah Ahmadi, Kateb University

Medical Research Center, Kateb University, Kabul, Afghanistan.

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