Adding up the numbers: COVID-19 in South Africa

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has wreaked havoc globally, with over half a billion people infected and millions of lives lost. The pandemic has also interrupted every aspect of our lives, with most governments imposing various interventions and restrictions on people's movement and behaviour to minim...

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Published in:South African journal of science 2022-05, Vol.118 (5/6), p.1-5
Main Authors: Suliman, Ridhwaan, Mtsweni, Jabu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Context
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 vaccines
Developing countries
Disease transmission
Epidemiology
Health care policy
Infections
Laboratories
LDCs
Pandemics
Pharmaceuticals
Population
Serology
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Social distancing
Viral diseases
Viruses
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Summary:The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has wreaked havoc globally, with over half a billion people infected and millions of lives lost. The pandemic has also interrupted every aspect of our lives, with most governments imposing various interventions and restrictions on people's movement and behaviour to minimise the impact of the virus and save lives. The debate among scholars on the effectiveness of the interventions and restrictions, particularly in the context of a developing country like South Africa, continues. The data and scientific evidence indicate that non-pharmaceutical interventions, and particularly the implementation and adherence thereto, may have been ineffective in terms of containment in the South African context and had minimal impact in stopping the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
ISSN:0038-2353
1996-7489
DOI:10.17159/sais.2022/13874