SA epidemiologist warns Covid-19 will leave many ‘alive but permanently impaired’

Epidemiologist Dr Jo Barnes warns about another scary side of the Covid-19 story: many of us will be left alive, but permanently impaired. In this interview with BizNews founder Alec Hogg, she picks up on a heated debate about flawed Covid-19 statistics, saying that the focus on death rates is distracting us from the real issues. Silly restrictions have left many South Africans not taking precautions seriously. She believes the official death rate does not reflect reality, particularly in rural areas where hospitals are “completely falling apart”.