Professor Glenda Gray has told News24 that she feels she is being singled out, saying it is 'worrying' after Health Minister Zweli Mkhize slammed her criticism of government's Covid-19 lockdown strategy and regulations.
Professor Glenda Gray has told News24 that she feels she is being singled out, saying it is ‘worrying’ after Health Minister Zweli Mkhize slammed her criticism of government’s Covid-19 lockdown strategy and regulations.Gray is a member of the Ministerial Advisory Committee and chairperson of the South African Medical Research Council . She is an expert in infectious diseases, HIV and has training in paediatrics.
Gray previously questioned why government decided not to take the advice of the MAC or “engage readily” with the experts. Gray previously told News24 that Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto saw an increase in acute malnutrition cases in children in the first week of May, which she said needed close monitoring.
She reiterated on Wednesday night that she did not criticise the lockdown or the extension of the lockdown, adding that it was in fact critical, but emphasised that her comments related to regulations.
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