COVID-19 lesson goes unheeded

By Opinion | Published Jul 7, 2022

By: Edwin NaiduGlobally, most scientists and societies have rejected China’s zero-tolerance approach to the COVID-19 pandemic and its preparedness to shut down its economy and entire cities in an effort to curb the spread of the virus to protect its most vulnerable citizens. There was a similar lukewarm response last week in South Africa where a panel of experts, on a webinar convened by Higher Education Media Services, attempted to answer the underlying and pertinent question: “Is the COVID-19. . .