Lockdown eases (slightly), but up to 7m may lose jobs
The economic cost of the lockdown is starting to become clear — and it’s a horror show
01 May 2020 - 06:00
Today is SA’s first day out of an ironclad lockdown as a slight easing of the rules takes effect. But if the science and scale of the economic disaster are both taken into account, there is a case to be made that SA should have lifted far more of the restrictions.
This week, health minister Zweli Mkhize said the lockdown had reached the limit of its effectiveness in delaying the Covid-19 infection peak, when SA will have the highest number of cases and the greatest demand for hospital beds...
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