As of the end of January 2021, one full year into the coronavirus pandemic, more than 100 million people around the world have been sickened, according to official counts. More than 2 million have died, and the virus has been detected in nearly every country. Major news outlets, such as the New York Times, publish a daily update with time trends for every country and all states (and their counties) in the United States. Countries that had emerged from the first wave with low case rates have experienced alarming increases. Much of Europe, after a devastating initial wave, experienced an even larger spike toward the end of 2020. Multiple countries have resumed lockdowns and curfews they found to be effective for reducing case rates.
PainSA is a chapter of the International Association for the Study of Pain. Our mission is to improve all aspects of pain management in Southern Africa.
We are a multidisciplinary society whose membership includes all healthcare professionals