The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was reported in Algeria on 25 February 2020. Since then the number of positive cases has reached 42 619, and 1465 deaths have occurred. The current manuscript aims to describe epidemiological indicators and the measures implemented to halt the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic in Algeria. This work showed that the urgency in the implementation of containment measures has been associated with relative control of the epidemic despite two peaks in the epidemic curve, at the end of April and in mid-July. Since early August, the number of daily cases has decreased and the government has started a second step in relaxing containment.
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