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dc.contributor.authorMurewanhema, Grant-
dc.contributor.authorBurukai, Trouble-
dc.contributor.authorMazingi, Dennis-
dc.contributor.authorMaunganidze, Fabian-
dc.contributor.authorMufunda, Jacob-
dc.contributor.authorPote, William-
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-01T10:52:47Z-
dc.date.available2021-06-01T10:52:47Z-
dc.date.issued2020-
dc.identifier.issn1937-8688-
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/series/37/1/33/full/-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11408/4308-
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: the first cases of COVID-19 were reported in China in December 2019. Since then, the disease has evolved to become a global pandemic. Zimbabwe reported its first case on 20th March 2020, and the number has been increasing steadily. However, Zimbabwe has not witnessed the exponential growth witnessed in other countries so far, and the trajectory seems different. We set out to describe the epidemiological trends of COVID-19 in Zimbabwe from when the first case was confirmed to June 2020. Methods: data were collected from daily situation reports that were published by the Zimbabwean Ministry of Health and Child Care from 20th March to 27th June 2020. Missing data on the daily situation reports was not imputed. Results: as of 27th June 2020, Zimbabwe had 567 confirmed COVID-19 cases. Eighty-two percent of these were returning residents and 18% were local transmission. The testing was heavily skewed towards returnees despite a comprehensive testing strategy. Of the confirmed cases, 142 were reported as recovered. However, demographic data for the cases were missing from the reports. It was not possible to estimate the probable period of infection of an active case, and case fatality in Zimbabwe was about 1% for the first 4 months of the pandemic. Conclusion: the epidemiological trends of COVID-19 experienced in Zimbabwe between March and June 2020 are somewhat different from what has been observed elsewhere. Further research to determine the reasons for the differences is warranted, to inform public health practice and tailor make suitable interventions.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherNLM (Medline)en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPan African Medical Journal;Vol.37 ; No.1-
dc.subjectCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)en_US
dc.subjectpandemicen_US
dc.subjectZimbabween_US
dc.subjectsevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2en_US
dc.subjectSARS-CoV-2en_US
dc.subjectinfectionen_US
dc.titleA descriptive study of the trends of COVID-19 in Zimbabwe from March-June 2020: policy and strategy implicationsen_US
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