A special issue of the Wits Journal of Clinical Medicine relating specifically to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa has just been published. This issue can be accessed at https://journals.co.za/content/journal/wjcm/browse, and the Table of Contents has been listed below.

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The WJCM Editorial Team.

Wits Journal of Clinical Medicine - April 2020

Volume 2 , Issue Si1 (article(s) published - 20 April 2020)

  1. Editorial
    Pravin Manga | Wits Journal of Clinical Medicine 2, 1 (2020)
  2. Patient Guide - COVID-19
    Wits Journal of Clinical Medicine 2, 2 (2020)
  3. COVID-19 Resource Page
    Wits Journal of Clinical Medicine 2, 2 (2020)
  4. Diagnosis of COVID-19: Considerations, Controversies and Challenges in South Africa
    Keertan Dheda, Shameem Jaumdally, Malika Davids, Ju-Wei Chang , Phindile Gina, Anil Pooran, Edson Makambwa, Ali Esmail, Eftyxia Vardas and Wolfgang Preiser.
    Wits Journal of Clinical Medicine 2, 3 (2020)
  5. COVID-19 and the rationale for pharmacotherapy: A South African perspective
    Guy Richards, Mervyn Mer, Gunther Schleicher and Sarah Stacey | Wits Journal of Clinical Medicine 2, 11 (2020)
  6. Potential impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection in HIV-positive patients in South Africa
    Charles Feldman | Wits Journal of Clinical Medicine 2, 19 (2020)
  7. Should ACE inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers be withdrawn in the current setting of COVID-19 infection?
    Pravin Manga | Wits Journal of Clinical Medicine 2, 25 (2020)
  8. Clinical ethical challenges in the COVID-19 crisis in South Africa
    Kevin G. Behrens | Wits Journal of Clinical Medicine 2, 29 (2020)
  9. Social dimensions of COVID-19 in South Africa: A neglected element of the treatment plan
    Laurel Baldwin-Ragaven | Wits Journal of Clinical Medicine 2, 33 (2020)
  10. COVID-19: The concept of herd immunity - is it a strategy for South Africa?
    Ismail S. Kalla and Abdullah Laher | Wits Journal of Clinical Medicine 2, 39 (2020)
  11. COVID-19 preparedness in neonatal unit at a tertiary hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa
    Robin T. Saggers, Tanusha D. Ramdin, Rossella M. Bandini and Daynia E. Ballot | Wits Journal of Clinical Medicine 2, 43 (2020)
  12. Case Study: A patient with asthma, COVID-19 pneumonia and cytokine release syndrome treated with corticosteroids and tocilizumab
    Gunter K. Schleicher, Warren Lowman and Guy A. Richards | Wits Journal of Clinical Medicine 2, 47 (2020)