COVID-19 pandemic in Zambia

The was a part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have reached Zambia in March 2020 Quotes If there are no symptoms, the patient stays at home. If they develop symptoms, the community volunteer communicates with a trained health care worker who then decides if a clinician should be sent in to assess if this person must go to a facility Zambia’s COVID-19 home-based care relieves health facilities We had to take immediate measures or face severe overstretching of our hospitals. We decided to urgently implement home management of infected patients to take the burden off the healthcare system. Zambia’s COVID-19 home-based care relieves health facilities We recorded 400 cases in three days and knew hospital capacity in the area would not be able to handle so many patients at a time Zambia’s COVID-19 home-based care relieves health facilities External link Category:COVID-19 pandemic in Africa External links Zambia