Booze ban may be in place for 8 weeks: here’s the model used to justify it
There was no discussion with the industry before the sale of alcohol was prohibited again last Sunday night. Scientists have now explained the rationale behind the decision
18 July 2020 - 13:30
The SA Medical Research Council (SAMRC) has released its model that was used to justify the new alcohol ban. It projects that an eight-week ban would lead to an 18% reduction in trauma patients in hospitals and free resources for Covid-19 patients.
The alcohol industry last Monday collectively asked the SAMRC for the modelling and the calculations used by the health ministerial advisory committee (MAC) when it advised the government to ban alcohol again...
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