The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic scenario in Africa: What should be done to address the needs of pregnant women?

The SARS-Cov-2 (COVID-19) virus, first diagnosed in China in December 2019, causes an infectious and multisystem disease. Having evolved rapidly, with an exponential increase in the number of cases and deaths worldwide, COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the WHO in mid-March 2020. Although in most Sub-Saharan African countries the pandemic is in its initial phase, as of September 8, 2020, the cumulative total cases of COVID-19 in Africa stands at 1 315 073 confirmed cases and 31 725 deaths.