Mini bus taxi transportation in South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mini bus taxi transportation in South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers from ETH Zurich and the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) have created a risk map showing which regions in Africa may see a faster spread of infectious diseases due to lacking infrastructure. The coronavirus pandemic has made people around the globe realise how important individual behaviour is for mitigating the spread of diseases. But is it possible to comply with distancing rules everywhere in the world? Researchers from ETH Zurich and the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) tackled this question in an interdisciplinary research project using the example of Africa. Major national and regional differences. The analysis shows that households often lack the most basic infrastructure needed to comply with distancing rules. For example, drinking water and toilets must frequently be shared with other households.
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