Viral (un)freedom in the area of COVID-19: it is all about trust
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2020
TITLE AUTHOR(S): J.Steyn Kotze
KEYWORDS: COVID-19, COVID-19 LOCKDOWN, TRUST
DEPARTMENT: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES)
Web link: http://www.hsrc.ac.za/en/review/hsrc-review-covid19-april-2020/viral-unfreedom-era-covid19
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 11355
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/15361
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/15361
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Abstract
Governments across the globe have taken drastic measures to contain COVID-19 through lockdowns, limiting physical contact between people, and tracking citizens through geotagging on their cellphones. What will the lasting effects be of increased authoritarianism?-
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