Leadership and early strategic response to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic at a COVID-19 designated hospital in South Africa
Leadership and early strategic response to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic at a COVID-19 designated hospital in South Africa
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10.7196/samj.2020.v110i6.14809
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2020-06-01
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Taljaard, J J
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Parker, A;Karamchand, S;Taljaard, J J
虽然许多国家都在为应对新冠肺炎大流行做准备，但非洲报告的病例仍然很低。由于传染病和非传染性疾病的沉重负担，以及资源有限的公共医疗体系，撒哈拉以南非洲地区正在尽其所能为即将到来的危机做好准备。我们将我们的早期响应描述为南非开普敦(SA)的一家指定的新冠肺炎省级医院。虽然第一批报告的病例与国际旅行有关，但在编写本报告时，已有证据表明早期社区传播。南澳政府宣布从2020年3月26日午夜至2020年4月30日午夜在全国范围内封锁，以遏制疫情并拯救生命。然而，考虑到我们社区中严重的非正规部门过度拥挤和贫困，新冠肺炎的威胁将如何在南澳展开，仍有许多问题。毫无疑问，各级的领导力和团队合作对影响结果至关重要。
While many countries are preparing to face the COVID-19 pandemic, the reported cases in Africa remain low. With a high burden of both communicable and non-communicable disease and a resource-constrained public healthcare system, sub-Saharan Africa is preparing for the coming crisis as best it can. We describe our early response as a designated COVID-19 provincial hospital in Cape Town, South Africa (SA). While the first cases reported were related to international travel, at the time of writing there was evidence of early community spread. The SA government announced a countrywide lockdown from midnight 26 March 2020 to midnight 30 April 2020 to stem the pandemic and save lives. However, many questions remain on how the COVID-19 threat will unfold in SA, given the significant informal sector overcrowding and poverty in our communities. There is no doubt that leadership and teamwork at all levels is critical in influencing outcomes.