There will be a Covid-19-related socioeconomic and resultant crime problem that emerges before the virus hits South Africa's shores in numbers. Communities will lose their entire income with immediate effect. This requires planning and almost immediate government support to thousands of destitute people -- the fishing community of the Western Cape being an example.
The global focus of the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) has correctly been on preventing further human-to-human spread, treating those who are infected and finding the animal source from which the virus "jumped" into humans.
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