Boots on the ground: behind SA's national lockdown

PODCAST | The fight to prepare: Will SA's hospitals be ready for the worst of Covid-19?

The questions the country faces are: have we done enough, and are we ready for what comes next?
The questions the country faces are: have we done enough, and are we ready for what comes next?
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It's week 14 of SA’s national lockdown, and it is crystal clear that preparations of the most morbid sort are under way. From the development of field hospitals to the creation of added burial capacity, there is a mad dash under way in SA's health sector.

The questions the country faces are: have we done enough, and are we ready for what comes next?

In today’s episode, we consider those very questions.

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This short podcast series follows Sunday Times reporter Alex Patrick and senior reporter Graeme Hosken as they track, record and reflect on the real events and people that make up SA’s biggest Covid-19 news stories

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