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cord-335117-p03svmfr	Mehtar, Shaheen	Limiting the spread of COVID-19 in Africa: one size mitigation strategies do not fit all countries	2020-04-28		.txt	text/plain	1703	82	51	Limiting the spread of COVID-19 in Africa : one size mitigation strategies do not fit all countries On March 11, 2020, when coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was declared a pandemic by WHO, there were comparatively few cases reported from Africa. Furthermore, the effect of ongoing lockdowns (eg, partial in Senegal and Democratic Republic of the Congo vs total in South Africa) and case-finding mitigation strategies will depend on each country's political leadership, socioeconomic realities, and epidemic stage. Early evidence of flattening the epidemic curve through a proactive, 30-day total lockdown and physical distancing is being documented in South Africa. However, before physical distancing measures can be eased, it is crucial to have in place a robust and functioning public health infrastructure to scale up case finding through testing, isolation, and contact tracing to ultimately interrupt coronavirus transmission.	./cache/cord-335117-p03svmfr.txt	./txt/cord-335117-p03svmfr.txt