After the translating of the worldwide pandemic COVID-19 disease from South East Asia to Europe, north African countries accelerate their steps to follow WHO guidelines to prepare the outbreak response. In March 2020, Tunisian ministry of health switched Abderrahmen Mami Hospital as a COVID-19 center. Main objectives were management of patients but also setting-up new rules to permit enough safety for the staff members and harmony between medical, non medical and administrative departments within the facility. Organization and communication during the accelerating rate preparation process were crucial to get enough qualified human resources, material resources and clear procedural texts just in time before cases arrival in huge numbers. A group of medical and administrative experts within a central crisis unit brought this challenge into reality.
Switching to a Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) center : Lessons from Ariana Hospital experience