Journal article
COVID-19 response in South African communities: screening, testing, tracing and movement modelling
- Abstract:
- In South Africa (SA), the first case of COVID-19 was reported on 5 March 2020 from a traveller who had returned from Italy. Increases in COVID-19 cases and deaths necessitated the design and implementation of community screening, testing, and tracing as a control strategy. The SA government's plans to implement community-based screening, testing, contact tracing and movement modelling during the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic presented both opportunities and challenges. In this article, we present our experiences, opportunities and lessons for community-based COVID-19 response, anchoring these efforts in the primary healthcare system.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.7196/samj.2022.v112i5b.16072
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- Publisher:
- South African Medical Association
- Journal:
- South African Medical Journal More from this journal
- Volume:
- 112
- Issue:
- 5b
- Pages:
- 366-370
- Publication date:
- 2022-05-31
- Acceptance date:
- 2022-03-18
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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2078-5135
- ISSN:
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0256-9574
- Pmid:
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35747392
- Language:
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English
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1268074
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pubs:1268074
- Deposit date:
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2022-07-20
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- Copyright holder:
- Modisenyane et al.
- Copyright date:
- 2022
- Rights statement:
- ©2022 The Author(s). This open-access article is distributed under Creative Commons licence CC-BY 4.0.
- Licence:
- CC Attribution (CC BY)
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