Sokhna Cheikh, Goumballa N., Hoang V., Bassene H., Parola P., Gautret P. (2021). The Grand Magal of Touba was spared by the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 105, p. 470-471. ISSN 1201-9712.
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The Grand Magal of Touba was spared by the COVID-19 pandemic
Sokhna Cheikh, Goumballa N., Hoang V., Bassene H., Parola P., Gautret P.
Source
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021,
105, p. 470-471 ISSN 1201-9712
In the context of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, all mass gathering (MG) events have been cancelled. The Grand Magal took place on October 6, 2020, in Touba, Senegal, which was the only MG event organized in 2020. This Muslim pilgrimage gathers about four million Muslim Mourides from Senegal and beyond. No significant increase in COVID-19 cases was therefore observed at the national level in the weeks following the Grand Magal. This successful strategy is an invitation to better promote community commitments by public authorities in their various strategies.
