SA is not equipped to deal with a sudden surge in the number of patients requiring acute care, so it was vital to slow the spread of Covid-19 as much as possible
The projection of one-million people requiring acute care in hospital was based on a conservative estimate that only 40% of the population caught Covid-19, and 5% were critically ill, Ranchod said. Many epidemiologists are projecting much greater infection rates, of up to 70% of the population.
“It clearly illustrates that we need to combine public and private capacity to have the best shot at dealing with this, not to mention slowing down the impact on acute facilities,” she said.Covid-19 is a potentially severe respiratory disease caused by a new coronavirus called SARS-CoVid-2, and there is currently no vaccine or cure.
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