Coronavirus disease 2019 in Botswana: Contributions from family physicians.
Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med
; 12(1): e1-e3, 2020 Jul 09.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1083050
ABSTRACT
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the respiratory disease caused by the virus now called as SARS-CoV-2 and first identified in Wuhan, China, has spread to all regions of the world. At the time of this write-up, over 5.1 million people had been infected by the virus globally. The World Health Organization estimates that in Africa over 5 million people would need hospital admission during the course of the pandemic. Interventions to prevent the disease include social distancing and nationwide lockdowns, which, whilst necessary, have had negative effects not only on the economic status of many but also on primary care and especially the management of chronic illnesses. There are opportunities for primary care physicians to continue learning, lend humanitarian aid and provide the needed care in this context. Social media has promising applications in this rapidly changing context.
Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Physician's Role
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Physicians, Family
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Pneumonia, Viral
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Coronavirus Infections
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Pandemics
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
English
Journal:
Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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