Pakistan reopens: the perils of social distancing in high density areas
As the country's economy restarts after a long lockdown, a multi-pronged strategy to curb the spread of Covid-19 is needed to avert the threat of health system collapse.…
The Myth of Physical and Social Distancing in Cameroon
Can conviviality and social bonding in Cameroon's low-income neighbourhoods survive the government measures to fight Covid-19?…
Social distancing and "flatten the curve": Africa can do it
"Africa can't do this or that". "It's too poor to afford such and such". "It's too social". At the core of these old arguments is the pathologising of Africans.…