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Accepted for/Published in: JMIR Public Health and Surveillance

Date Submitted: Mar 23, 2020
Open Peer Review Period: Mar 23, 2020 - Mar 26, 2020
Date Accepted: Apr 1, 2020
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The final, peer-reviewed published version of this preprint can be found here:

Novel Coronavirus in Cape Town Informal Settlements: Feasibility of Using Informal Dwelling Outlines to Identify High Risk Areas for COVID-19 Transmission From A Social Distancing Perspective

Rush D

Novel Coronavirus in Cape Town Informal Settlements: Feasibility of Using Informal Dwelling Outlines to Identify High Risk Areas for COVID-19 Transmission From A Social Distancing Perspective

JMIR Public Health Surveill 2020;6(2):e18844

DOI: 10.2196/18844

PMID: 32250283

PMCID: 7141253

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Novel Coronavirus in Cape Town Informal Settlements: Feasibility of using GIS data to identify high risk areas for COVID-19 transmission from social distancing perspective.

  • David Rush

ABSTRACT

Due to the density of informal settlements, effectively implementing social distancing may be a challenge in informal settlements. This short communication uses dwelling outlines for informal settlements in the City of Cape Town to demonstrate that using a 2 m measure, effective social distancing will be challenging.


 Citation

Please cite as:

Rush D

Novel Coronavirus in Cape Town Informal Settlements: Feasibility of Using Informal Dwelling Outlines to Identify High Risk Areas for COVID-19 Transmission From A Social Distancing Perspective

JMIR Public Health Surveill 2020;6(2):e18844

DOI: 10.2196/18844

PMID: 32250283

PMCID: 7141253

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