University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa - Anticipating a 'second wave' - Covid-19: When and how South Africa should try to prevent or mitigate it

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Anticipating a 'second wave'

 

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University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 23 October 2020

https://www.wits.ac.za/covid19/covid19-news/latest/anticipating-a-second-wave.html

 

From the article:

 In South Africa, the possibility of such a resurgence has seemingly justified the extension of the powers of the National Covid-19 Command Council (NCCC), under the legal framework of the National Disaster Management Act.  

 

While this appears consistent with the country’s strategy, it is unwise to simply extrapolate outcomes from the current resurgences in Europe and apply them to South Africa, more so given the extra-parliamentary posture of the NCCC and concern over the lack of transparency in its decision-making process.