Corona surge: Chickens come home to roost
Friday, March 05, 2021

Empty streets: The first lockdown is credited with stemming the initial onslaught of COVID-19 PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
The President further stated that as a result, the government is spending much money on private facilities which are being used for isolation. In the same post, he appealed to those members of the public who contract COVID-19 to self-isolate at home and comply with the disease’s public health protocols.
Under different circumstances, we would be saying the chickens have come home to roost. It is rather insensitive to say that now because we are in the middle of the worst public health crisis that this country has ever experienced.
After weeks of conflict, court battles, and disrupted healthcare services, the promise of talks beginning May 10 offers hope. But this can't be another hollow truce. Both sides must now commit to genuine, good-faith negotiations. The stakes — patients’ lives and public trust in the healthcare system — are too high for half-hearted efforts.The dispute began when doctors, frustrated by what they called 'exploitation' in emergency...