When Prof Tulio de Oliveira of the Centre for Epidemic Response & Innovation announced the discovery of the then unnamed Sars-CoV-2 variant last week, little did he know what the unintended consequences of his actions would be.
Within hours of his announcement, the UK government had placed SA back on its travel red list and many other countries followed suit. By the weekend, virtually all airlines had stopped accepting SA travellers on board their aircraft. SA had become almost totally isolated from the rest of the world outside Africa...
What are the statistics for hospitalisations of COVID-19 infected patients, including the new varient? If health systems are not overwhelmed there is no need for lockdowns. That was the rationale for lockdowns initially. Govt must focus on mandatory vaccinations not lockdowns.
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