I graduate today. And as the country has its farcical reckoning with lockdowns through the Covid inquiry, it’s hard not to feel like the class of ‘23 was uniquely swindled.
A meta-analysis by researchers at Johns Hopkins University found that lockdowns in the US and Europe reduced Covid mortality by around 0.2%.
Dr Angelique Coetzee, who first detected the Omicron variant, says South African hospitals are not overwhelmed.
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New blood in the Cabinet has helped to shift No 10 towards pragmatism.
The First Minister will regret going easy on the Covid-spreading Tartan Army.
“Encouraging data”, such as the “very, very low” number of Covid deaths is said to be driving the move towards a new Freedom Day date.
A climate of fear will mean companies going bust and lengthening dole queues – the only winners are the high-vis brigade.
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