If British prime minister Boris Johnson had followed the example of President Cyril Ramaphosa sooner, the Covid-19 pandemic probably wouldn’t have assumed crisis proportions in England. This is the view of YOU journalist Pieter van Zyl’s eldest sister, Carolien Pyne (44), who’s lived in Buxton in the UK since 1997. This is her story:Carolien is a family and community nurse for the National Health Service (NHS) and as such, she does home visits. She is one of 1,2 million frontline health-care staff engaged in battle with Covid-19 around the world. President Ramaphosa declared a national disaster on 15 March, and the country has been in lockdown since midnight on 26 March.

Source: News 24 April 09, 2020 15:11 UTC