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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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Letter from Prof Jonathan Jansen, Vice-Chancellor and Rector of the UFS, to parents/guardians of Kovsie students
2015-12-11
With the 2015 academic year coming to an end, the UFS Vice-Chancellor and Rector shares his assessment of the year that has passed as well as a sense of what can be expected in 2016.
Read the full letter.