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08 April 2020
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Story Prof Francois Vreÿ, and Prof Hussein Solomon
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The international response to the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) as a health security threat stimulated an international response that commenced with drastic, but localised actions in China, but responses rapidly manifested in more extreme measures in the rest of the world. Amidst international efforts imposing extraordinary national and international movement restrictions and a rush to find a medical cure, two questions arise. First, how does COVID-19 as a health security threat feature within the global security debate and second, how to explain the harsh responses that one observes.
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Research report launched
2009-10-16
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The Research Report of the University of the Free State was launched this week at a panel discussion on Perspective on Research as part of the inaugural programme of the Rector and Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Jonathan Jansen. The discussion was led by Prof. Jansen (middle), Prof. Josephine Allen of the Cornell University in the United States, and Dr Ben Ngubane (right), former Minister of Science and Technology and former Ambassador to Japan. With them are, from the left: Prof. Frans Swanepoel, Director: Research Development, and Prof. Teuns Verschoor, Vice-Rector: Academic Operations.
Photo: Gerhard Louw
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