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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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UFS academic chosen to condition the Bokke for Rugby World Cup
2011-05-04
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| Dr Derik Coetzee |
Dr Derik Coetzee from our Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences was again selected to prepare the Springboks for the World Cup tournament. Dr Coetzee will look after the conditioning of the Bokke.
He will further also assist the team with regard to medical matters. Pieter de Villiers, Bok coach, stated that they had recruited people who could make a marked difference.
Dr Coetzee was a member of Jake White’s managerial team behind the Bokke who won the Rugby World Cup in 2007.
4 May 2011