The year that changed the way we work forever PREMIUM By Madeleine Chaput - 06 April 2021
A year ago, South Africa was plunged into a hard lockdown a lockdown that would last more than 365 days at varying levels with a range of restrictions.
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If you enjoyed your Easter weekend so much that you missed the latest scoop, grab a coffee and make yourself comfortable, friend. You’re going to want to hear this. Actuary Nick Hudson of PANDA (Pandemics – Data & Analytics) delivered a keynote address at last month’s BizNews Investment Conference titled, ‘The UGLY truth about the Covid-19 lockdowns‘. He disputes the effectiveness of nationwide shutdowns as well as mask mandates, saying they were “ruled out by pre-Covid science for good reasons. They have been tried; they have not worked and they have caused great harm”.
Instead of assisting to contain the spread of the virus, Hudson says the lockdown in South Africa caused infant mortality, poverty, starvation, joblessness, and an upsurge of psychological disorders.