Government must walk a fine line between Covid fighting and Covid fatigue

20 March 2022 - 00:00 By Sunday Times Editorial

In light of SA's sharp decline in Covid-19 infection levels, together with reduced pandemic-related mortality, it is not surprising that the government has come under increasing pressure to lift the national state of disaster — initially imposed to deal with a once-in-a-generation pandemic that has claimed tens of thousands of lives in SA, and millions globally...

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