Figure 4.
Respiratory syncytial virus percentage positive (3-week moving average) among patients enrolled in facility-based surveillance, South Africa, 2013–2019 (mean) and weeks 1–41 2020
COVID-19: coronavirus disease: ILI: influenza-like illness; SRI: severe respiratory infection.
The blue vertical line (week 12) indicates the start of COVID-19 control measures in 2020, when domestic and international travel restrictions and school closures were implemented. The subsequent control measure levels comprised the following restrictions:
Level 5: international and local travel restrictions, closure of all non-essential businesses and schools, and country-wide stay-at-home orders.
Level 4: partial re-opening of selected businesses.
Level 3: additional re-opening of selected businesses and partial re-opening of schools.
Level 2: schools fully re-opened and interprovincial travel ban lifted.
Level 1: full reopening of businesses and progressive resumption of international travel.
