Suggested post-discharge rehabilitation locations
On discharge from acute care, coordinated rehabilitation care for COVID-19 survivors with PICS should continue at primary health care centers, rehabilitation homes, or home-based rehabilitation40. It is thus paramount that healthcare professionals working in these outfits are trained to identify ICU-related morbidities and make informed decisions on care50. As disease transmission remains a concern, rehabilitation professionals should also be trained on the use of safety equipment and infection control practices to ensure safe provision of care51. 
At the primary health care center, multidisciplinary efforts to recognize and ameliorate impairments in body functions and structures, activity limitations, and participation restrictions will improve patient outcomes and quality of life for people who have received intensive care9. Thus, COVID-19 survivors would arguably benefit from such care. As most primary healthcare centers in Africa may have limited rehabilitation professionals52, we advocate that survivors be also discharged to other facilities with rehabilitation professionals such as rehabilitation homes, home-based rehabilitation and rehabilitation in outpatient settings53. As such, efforts by concerned authorities in improving the functionality of government-owned rehabilitation outfits, which are relatively more affordable, are recommended.  This will possibly reduce the healthcare burden on the ICUs in most African hospitals. Also, considering the need to limit the risk of infection transmission, rehabilitating survivors at home using tele-health approaches, becomes a viable alternative to traditional face to face rehabilitation51,54.