McGill International TB Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Centre for Rural Health, School of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
S Afr Med J. 2020 Mar 27;110(5):341-342. doi: 10.7196/SAMJ.2020.v110i5.14747.
There has been much speculation during the past week about the catastrophe that awaits once coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) establishes itself in the poorest communities of South Africa (SA) and, importantly, in informal settlements. Evidence to date suggests that COVID-19 is efficiently passed from infected individuals via large droplets and hard-surface fomites.
在过去的一周中，人们对 2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）在南非（SA）最贫困社区，以及重要的是在非正规住区立足后即将面临的灾难进行了大量猜测。迄今为止的证据表明，COVID-19 可通过感染者的大飞沫和硬质表面污染物有效地在人与人之间传播。
