Should democracy be quarantined?

Johan SaravanamuttuPublished: Apr 1, 2020 3:13 PM | Updated: Apr 1, 2020 4:47 PM

COMMENT| In these extraordinary times, we are seeing a global shift in human behaviour caused by the Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19).

One only needs to go through the reams of text written about social distancing, voluntary or otherwise, and how it as impacted on daily life.

COMMENT | A gov't of the people must show the courage to engage democratically with its constituents.

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