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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 Alert: Switchboard out of order
2012-11-09
Due to severe weather the switchboard on the Bloemfontein Campus was damaged last night. The switchboard is currently out of order for staff (internal calls) as well as for people from outside the university (calls from outside the university that must go through the switchboard).
ICT is working to restore the switchboard. We expect that the problem should be addressed during the course of the morning.