Limiting the spread of COVID-19 in Africa : one size mitigation strategies do not fit all countries
Date
2020
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Publisher
Elsevier
Abstract
On March 11, 2020, when coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was declared a pandemic by WHO, there were comparatively few cases reported from Africa.
Our Comment draws on early imported COVID-19 cases in South Africa, Senegal, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Egypt as case studies to discuss important mitigation strategies of COVID-19 in Africa.
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CITATION: Mehtar, S. et al. 2020. Limiting the spread of COVID-19 in Africa : one size mitigation strategies do not fit all countries. Lancet Global Health, doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30212-6.
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The original publication is available at https://www.thelancet.com
Keywords
COVID-19 (Disease) -- Transmission -- Africa, Communicable diseases -- Prevention -- Africa
Citation
Mehtar, S. et al. 2020. Limiting the spread of COVID-19 in Africa : one size mitigation strategies do not fit all countries. Lancet Global Health, doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30212-6.