Critical patients on average require six days in a hospital ward plus another 10 in ICU if recovery happens. Should they die, it usually happens after six days in ICU.
“We must appreciate that this has been an unfolding pandemic and we have all been learning over the past few months what this means for our country. The whole world is struggling with the same pandemic and nobody has all the answers,” he said, “but there are many lessons to learn that can guide our response as South Africans.”
The consortium concluded that “the initial social distancing and lockdown measures have worked” by delaying the peak and allowing time for “mitigation measures for the upcoming wave”.
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