"In this context, the international community must stand together and fight not only to eradicate this pandemic, but also to build resilient health systems capable of absorbing such shocks and reacting promptly in the future," writes the author of the article, Salma Daoudi.

 In this regard, Daoudi outlines the different approaches taken by five different States to counter the spread of COVID-19, including Morocco, France, the United States, South Korea and China, "with the aim of identifying the main successes and shortcomings in the management of the pandemic around the world".

Her analysis first refers to the measures taken by Morocco to contain the pandemic, recalling that the Kingdom was "one of the first countries to take the decision to suspend its sea and air links, even though the number of cases within the country did not exceed ten."

 For her, this approach "seems to have borne fruit" in Italy, where the number of new cases per day is starting to fall considerably, but where "the bill can be quite steep", given the costs of economic inactivity.

 A deep sense of national solidarity characterizes the management of the crisis in Morocco, she stresses, noting that the Moroccan government has taken several social initiatives aimed at protecting households from the socio-economic repercussions associated with the interruption of economic activity.

 She also highlights the government's decision to impose the wearing of masks, pointing out that Moroccan industry has adapted to this measure (...), converting several factories to the manufacture of masks, with the aim of achieving a production of 5 million units per day.