Politicians declare truce in the ‘war’ against Covid-19 for local polls - But Paddy Harper is afraid that pre-polling ‘superspreader’ meetings could lead to a rise in infections
The rain is gone and the sun is out: the bins are emptied, the taps are running and the power is on — for now.must have gotten tired of trying to join the dots in the dark.
Party leaders will try to squeeze out a last few fistbumps, hugs and clicks — and hopefully votes — through the second day of special voting; “inspections” at polling stations and guest appearances at places of worship that they haven’t visited since 2019: but by now they’ve pretty much shot their shot when it comes to wooing the voting public.
Like most of my fellow South Africans, I’m wondering how long it will take before we’re moved back to level three, four or five of thelockdown, given the number of superspreader events the politicians have convened in the run up to voting day. All of a sudden, the “war” against Covid-19 appears to have been suspended — a unilateral temporary cessation of hostilities — by the powers that be.
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