SOUTHERN AFRICA COVID-19 PANDEMIC UPDATE
April 22,2020
Blanche PittICAPSA Country Director
Presentation Outline
• Status of COVID-19 in Southern Africa• The Coronavirus epidemic in South Africa • South Africa’s Covid-19 response • Next steps: Reducing the risk of an accelerated increase
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COVID-19: Comparison of South Africa cases with the rest of Southern Africa.
COVID-19 CONFIRMED CASES BY COUNTRY AS AT 19/04
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Eswatini
Malawi
Mozambique
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Zambia
ZimbabweCountries Confirmed Cases Deaths
Zimbabwe 25 3
Zambia 61 3
Namibia 16 0
Mozambique 39 0
Malawi 17 2
Eswatini 22 1
Botswana 20 1
Angola 24 2
Date of Reporting First COVID-19 Case by CountryCountries Date Earliest
Reported Cases# of Confirmed Cases
Lockdown Date
Angola 20/03/20 1 27/03/20
Botswana 30/03/20 3 2/04/20
Eswatini 14/03/20 1 27/03/20
Malawi 2/04/20 3 ??current pending court ruling
Mozambique 22/03/20 1 31/03/20
Namibia 14/03/20 2 27/03/20
South Africa 5/03/20 1 27/03/20
Zambia 18/03/20 2 26/03/20
Zimbabwe 20/03/20 1 29/03/20
South Africa COVID-19 Update
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Summary
Source: NICD
Stage 1: Preparation
Stage 2: Primary prevention
Stage 3: Lockdown
Stage 4:Active case-finding
Stage 5: Hotspots
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Stages of SA’s COVID-19 responseStage 8: Vigilance
Stage 6: Medical care
Stage 7: Death, bereavement and aftermath
Think Globally Act Locally
Impact on livelihoods
Inequalities highlighted
SummaryEvery country in Southern Africa with reported COVID19 cases has taken certain restrictive measures to curb the spread of the pandemicSouth Africa has a unique epidemic trajectory attributable to early action including lockdown, hotspot identification and early and targeted community level intervention
What we need to ensureThat we to stay ahead of the spread of the COVID-19 and not wait for patients to come to the hospitalOn-going house to house screening and testing by CHW’s in vulnerable communitiesWe need to continue and intensify surveillance (daily/weekly) and contact tracing
What we need to prepare for in anticipation of an acceleration of transmissionPrepare field hospitals for triage ( as seen in the US)Prepare the staff (ICU and hospital staff)Procure ventilators, PPE, makeshift ICU
TEST..TEST…TEST…TEST