After South Africa’s President outlined last night what the next phase of Covid response will look like (five levels that the country can move up and down between in a dynamic way until we find a cure or develop herd immunity), I was reminded again of Winston Churchill’s words after a decisive victory against Rommel in Africa in World War II:
“I have never promised anything but blood, tears, toil and sweat. Now, however, we have a new experience: we have a victory. ... This is not the end. This is not even the beginning of the end. But it is perhaps the end of the beginning.”
Listen to an extract at https://youtu.be/XNN05XnRAOQ
I think we might just be at the end of the beginning of dealing with Covid-19. We haven’t won the war yet, but we should recognise the small victory and celebrate it. And now return again to the battle. A new battle. Our first battle is won.
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