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COVID-19 response in South African communities: Screening, testing, tracing and movement modelling
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...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7612887/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35747392 http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2022.v112i5b.16072 |
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author | Modisenyane, M Madikezela, L Mngemane, S Ramadan, O P Matlala, M McCarthy, K Govender, N Nemungadi, T Silal, S P |
author_facet | Modisenyane, M Madikezela, L Mngemane, S Ramadan, O P Matlala, M McCarthy, K Govender, N Nemungadi, T Silal, S P |
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description | 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. |
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spelling | pubmed-76128872022-06-22 COVID-19 response in South African communities: Screening, testing, tracing and movement modelling Modisenyane, M Madikezela, L Mngemane, S Ramadan, O P Matlala, M McCarthy, K Govender, N Nemungadi, T Silal, S P S Afr Med J Article 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. 2022-05 /pmc/articles/PMC7612887/ /pubmed/35747392 http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2022.v112i5b.16072 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) International license. |
spellingShingle | Article Modisenyane, M Madikezela, L Mngemane, S Ramadan, O P Matlala, M McCarthy, K Govender, N Nemungadi, T Silal, S P COVID-19 response in South African communities: Screening, testing, tracing and movement modelling |
title | COVID-19 response in South African communities: Screening, testing, tracing and movement modelling |
title_full | COVID-19 response in South African communities: Screening, testing, tracing and movement modelling |
title_fullStr | COVID-19 response in South African communities: Screening, testing, tracing and movement modelling |
title_full_unstemmed | COVID-19 response in South African communities: Screening, testing, tracing and movement modelling |
title_short | COVID-19 response in South African communities: Screening, testing, tracing and movement modelling |
title_sort | covid-19 response in south african communities: screening, testing, tracing and movement modelling |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7612887/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35747392 http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2022.v112i5b.16072 |
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