Africa: Global Covid-19 Response Nothing Short of Massive Failure - Lancet Report

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Africa: Global Covid-19 Response Nothing Short of Massive Failure - Lancet Report

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- According to a study by The Lancet, the global response to the Covid-19 epidemic has been nothing short of a massive failure. The peer-reviewed general medical journal explains that the failure of rationality, transparency, norms of public health practice, operational coordination, and international solidarity all contributed to the spread of SARS-CoV-2.

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