COVID-19 response in South African communities: Screening, testing, tracing and movement modelling | Zendy

Moeketsi Modisenyane | Zendy; L Madikezela | Zendy; Shadrack Mngemane | Zendy; O P Ramadan | Zendy; S Matlalal | Zendy; Kerrigan McCarthy | Zendy; Nelesh P. Govender | Zendy; Takalani Girly Nemungadi | Zendy; Sheetal Silal | Zendy

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COVID-19 response in South African communities: Screening, testing, tracing and movement modelling

Author(s) -

Moeketsi Modisenyane,

L Madikezela,

Shadrack Mngemane,

O P Ramadan,

S Matlalal,

Kerrigan McCarthy,

Nelesh P. Govender,

Takalani Girly Nemungadi,

Sheetal Silal

Publication year - 2022

Publication title -

south african medical journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.527

H-Index - 57

eISSN - 2078-5135

pISSN - 0256-9574

DOI - 10.7196/samj.2022.v112i5b.16072

Subject(s) - contact tracing , medicine , covid-19 , pandemic , government (linguistics) , tracing , virology , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , linguistics , philosophy , disease , outbreak , computer science , operating system

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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