Devanand Moonasar, Anban Pillay, Elizabeth Leonard, Raveen Naidoo, Shadrack Mngemane, Wayne Ramkrishna, Khadija Jamaloodien, Lebogang Lebese, Kamy Chetty, Lesley Bamford, Gaurang Tanna, Nhlanhla Ntuli, Koleka Mlisana, Lindiwe Madikizela, Moeketsi Modisenyane, Christie Engelbrecht, Popo Maja, Funeka Bongweni, Tsakani Furumele, Natalie Mayet, Ameena Goga, Ambrose Talisuna, Otim Patrick Cossy Ramadan, Yogan Pillay
On 5 March 2020, South Africa recorded its first case of imported COVID-19. Since then, cases in South Africa have increased exponentially with significant community transmission. A multisectoral approach to containing and mitigating the spread of SARS-CoV-2 was instituted, led by the South African National Department of Health. A National COVID-19 Command Council was established to take government-wide decisions. An adapted World Health Organiszion (WHO) COVID-19 strategy for containing and mitigating the spread of the virus was implemented by the National Department of Health...
February 2021: BMJ Global Health