CAPE TOWN (CU)_As COVID-19 continued to ravage one country after the other over the past year, restrictive public health measures were put in place to stave off a worsening pandemic, including stay-at-home orders, which were first issued in Italy, followed by a host of other countries across different continents. This resulted in a slowdown in activities in schools, offices and factories, while airlines reduced scheduled flights by up to 95 per cent and road traffic dwindled to a minimum.
Although these developments inflicted substantial economic and social shocks, they also led to…
