The COVID-19 is a global public health challenge. The pandemic has infected over 120,452,636 people worldwide resulting in over 2,666,125deaths as of March 15, 2021. Due to the limited capacity to prevent, detect and respond to any global health security threat, Somalia scored 6 out of 100 as measured by the Health Emergency Preparedness Index in 2016. In March 2020, university Management proposed to transform Dr. Sumait Hospital as COVID 19 treatment center to tackle the spread of the virus if a possible second wave hits the country to save lives.

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Most people infected with the virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment. However, some will become seriously ill and require medical attention. Older people and those with underlying medical conditions like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, or cancer are more likely to develop serious illnesses.

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a significant loss of human life throughout the world, and it poses an unprecedented threat to public health, food systems, and the workplace. The pandemic has wreaked havoc on the economy and social system. COVID-19 has had a fast impact on our daily lives, businesses, and global trade and travel.On March 16, 2020, federal Health Minister Fawziya Abikar reported the first confirmed case of COVID-19, adding Somalia to the long list of countries struggling with the virus. To safeguard the public, several urgent actions have been implemented.

Because Somalia has a low testing rate (only 156,000 tests have been done in a nation with a population of over 15 million people), estimating the severity of the epidemic using official data is exceedingly inaccurate, and information on any new variations is essentially non-existent. According to Dr. Fuje, chief medical consultant to the government’s COVID-19 National Task Force, ” the actual death toll is much higher than the figures reported ” due to a lack of healthcare coverage and documentation.

The Somali healthcare system has remained severely weak, under-resourced, and highly inequitable as a result of more than three decades of violent conflict and natural calamities. In Somalia, the lack of accessible health resources has a direct influence on healthcare accessibility and quality. There is a countrywide lack of crucial equipment to treat severe COVID-19 infections, with no ventilators and only two intensive care units accessible across the country, in addition to a considerable shortage of healthcare staff.