A COVID-19 field hospital in a conference centre - The Cape Town, South Africa experience

• Main Authors: Bonny Bulajic (Author), Kamlin Ekambaram (Author), Colleen Saunders (Author), Vanessa Naidoo (Author), Lee Wallis (Author), Nabeela Amien (Author), Tasleem Ras (Author), Klaus von Pressentin (Author), Gamuchirai Tadzimirwa (Author), Nadia Hussey (Author), Steve Reid (Author), Peter Hodkinson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: AOSIS, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The coronavirus pandemic has put extreme pressure on health care services in South Africa. Aim: To describe the design, patients and outcomes of a field hospital during the first wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Setting: The Cape Town International Convention Cen...