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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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Prof Daan de Waal member of the SA Statistics Council
2005-05-11
Prof Daan de Waal, departmental chairperson of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the University of the Free State (UFS), has recently been appointed as member of the South African Statistics Council. It is the first time that a staff member of the Faculty is appointed as member of the Council. The appointment was made for a term of three years by Mr Trevor Manuel, Minister of Finance. |
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