Social impact of the Coronavirus (Covid-19)‎ outbreak in Algeria

Abstract EN

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in over 21, 355 confirmed cases and over 1052 deaths in Algeria, at the time of writing.

The Algerian government has implemented various measures to limit the outbreak of the virus.

Such as: quarantine, social distancing, home confinement, Lockdown and curfew, Ban all public gatherings, and close borders and restrict flights.

In response to this outbreak, this paper describes the social impact of COVID-19 on society.

The main effects are the spread of domestic violence, the widespread poverty, the education disruption, and the cancellation of the collective prayers such as Friday and Taraweeh ones.

Finally, we can say that the Coronavirus outbreak in Algeria can create social separation resulting from social distancing measures and selfish behavior in panic situations such as over buying of food items that can harm the social cohesion of society in general.