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How Does the Global COVID-19 Pandemic Differ in South Africa?

South Africa has experienced the Covid-19 epidemic rather differently from many other countries, writes Max Price for the Daily Maverick. It appears to be different in two ways. First, the total number of infections presenting with illness or discovered through limited community testing is relatively low. The second difference would be the comparatively reduced death rate.

South Africa: Is the South African COVID-19 Epidemic Different From the Rest of the World?

Daily Maverick, 27 April 2020

South Africa's relatively low death rate from Covid-19 is hard to explain. While we may yet be lucky that our population is more resilient to the infection than elsewhere, and a… Read more »

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South Africa: From AIDS to COVID-19 in South Africa - Thoughts From an Uxbridge Apartment

African Arguments, 27 April 2020

Debating Ideas is a new section that aims to reflect the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original… Read more »
South Africa: Public Perception Survey On Impact of COVID-19 On South Africans

Govt of SA, 26 April 2020

The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology Dr Blade Nzimande today announced the results of the survey conducted by the Human Sciences Research Council of the impact… Read more »
Africa: One Size Fits All? Why Lockdowns Might Not Be Continent's Best Bet

African Arguments, 22 April 2020

If Uganda was 100 people, just two would be over 65. Over two-thirds would be under 25. Are costly lockdowns always the best option? Read more »
Africa: Same but Different? a Comparison of Ebola Virus Disease and COVID-19

African Arguments, 24 April 2020

Debating Ideas is a new section that aims to reflect the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original… Read more »
Africa: What Continent Can Do in the Short and Long Term to Deal with COVID-19

African Arguments, 22 April 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic has reached Africa later than elsewhere, but it is clear that it won't leave the region unaffected. With confirmed cases in all African countries except… Read more »
South Africa: Nation's COVID-19 Response Is Exemplary

SAnews.gov.za, 8 April 2020

South Africa, together with the rest of the African continent, has handled the COVID-19 pandemic well, given the circumstances that the world finds itself under. Read more »
South Africa: Luckily for SA, We Can Heed What Other Nations Have Done to Halt the Virus

Democracy Works, 3 April 2020

As SA hunkers down into a 21-day national lockdown, the country will do well to heed what other countries have done to fight the seemingly unstoppable march of Covid-19. Read more »