ANTHONY BUTLER: What HIV has taught SA about managing pandemics
We still have an intervention window and each national department needs to prepare a plan
12 March 2020 - 15:21
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the Covid-19 outbreak a global pandemic. Harvard epidemiologist Marc Lipsitch argues that “within the coming year some 40%-70% of people around the world will be infected with the virus that causes Covid-19”.
The WHO has called for greater urgency on the part of governments. By its estimate, 13% of symptomatic patients will require hospitalisation and 6% will need intensive care...
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