Inside Covid-19: WC Premier on SA's first deaths; Many ignore Day One of lockdown - Ep 6

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In episode six of Inside Covid-19, South Africa records its first deaths, two women in the Western Cape whose Premier Alan Winde tells us what happened and how prepared the province is for the coming onslaught. We’ll also hear about concerns from Discovery’s chief clinician that too many South Africans are not taking the lockdown seriously, but as our Biznews colleague in London shares, that’s not the case in the UK after prime minister Boris Johnson was confirmed as having the disease. Also in this episode, a Ted Talk guru on how to deal with lockdown-inspired anxiety, and the trade-off between lives and restarting economic activity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
27 Mar 2020 1PM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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