Abhatoo - Centre Nationale de Documentation

The resilience of States is put to a severe test in times of major crises, particularly in the face of a pandemic which places a drastic strain on economic activities, disrupts the lifestyles of citizens, weakens social systems and puts pressure on sanitation structures. What is, therefore, the best approach to adopt in such a scenario?
In the first part of this paper, we attempt to underline the epidemiological fundamentals of SARS-CoV-2 before proposing a model to be applied to the Moroccan case that outlines the spread of COVID-19.
In the second part, the paper tackles the additional contribution of technology to curb the pandemic. Several approaches are emphasised, e.g. contact tracing with the aim of protecting the population on a voluntary basis, whilst guaranteeing relative or complete anonymity.
This naturally leads us to the third part of the paper where we deal with social acceptability, the ratchet effect, and ethics as the underlying conditions for the use of personal data.
In short, the structured nature of this article offers original thinking on the capability of coping with the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic under a multi-disciplinary prism able to solve any given problem in its entirety, regardless of its complexity.