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Prof Ian Vlok from Tygerberg Hospital praises nurses and applauds the alcohol ban

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Professor Ian Vlok, neuroscientist and neurosurgeon at Tygerberg Hospital, follows up with BizNews founder Alec Hogg on the management of Covid-19 infections at Tygerberg Hospital in the Western Cape. During their previous discussion in May, Prof Vlok explained how the hospital had been preparing for the anticipated tidal wave of Covid-19 infections. Now, with the Covid-19 wave upon them, he is cautiously optimistic that Cape Town and the Western Cape have plateaued, albeit in the form of a 'table mountain type' curve. Discussing the low mortality rate in South Africa, Prof Vlok suggests that perhaps it is partly because South Africans are 'just a bunch of tough guys' who have been primed for this by decades of perpetual illness which has plagued our society. - Nadya Swart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
17 Jul 2020 4AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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