Living in the shadow of a virus

Friday, February 21, 2020

Flying high: The author during the flight

The day that the Health ministry announced five suspected case of the dreaded coronavirus, a flight full of jittery passengers landed at Sir Seretse Khama Airport, the hot spot entry point for the virus. Staff Writer, MBONGENI MGUNI was on board

It takes very little to spread panic. A scream, loud noise in a sensitive surrounding or even sudden running where running is not called for.

For the passengers of BP 204 from OR Tambo to Johannesburg that afternoon, one quietly spoken sentence from a female traveller was enough.

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