Health boss wants investigation into scientist critical of SA’s lockdown
Medical Research Council president Professor Glenda Gray has criticised the government’s coronavirus lockdown approach as ‘unscientific’
22 May 2020 - 22:49
Dr Anban Pillay, the acting director-general of the health department, has requested an investigation into the conduct of Prof Glenda Gray, the president of the Medical Research Council (MRC), claiming that she has “made a number of false allegations against government”.
GroundUp reported (https://www.groundup.org.za/article/health-department-boss-calls-investigation-glenda-gray/) that these concerns were described in a letter (https://www.groundup.org.za/media/uploads/documents/anbanpillaylettertomrcboard.pdf) dated May 21 written by Pillay, addressed to Prof Johnny Mahlangu, chairperson of the MRC...
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