Health Minister Joe Phaahla has defended the country's Covid-19 lockdown regulations, saying they can't give in to critics calling for them to be scrapped.
S.Africans urged to look out for signs of lockdown burnout as pandemic continues Medical experts have said living under sustained COVID-19 pandemic conditions, coupled with the demands from everyday life, can lead to chronic stress and eventually, burnout. The COVID-19 pandemic not only unleashed fear and anxiety around contracting the virus itself, but it’s also added more pressure on daily life.Picture: Pixabay.com
CAPE TOWN – Psychologists have urged South Africans to guard against “lockdown burnout” and “pandemic fatigue”.
Medical experts have said living under sustained COVID-19 pandemic conditions, coupled with the demands from everyday life, can lead to chronic stress and eventually, burnout.
Cabinet gives green light for land borders to reopen on Monday Updated
Martine van der Walt Ehlers
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Twenty land borders that have been closed for more than a month due to the Covid-19 pandemic will reopen on Monday.
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The borders set to reopen include Beitbridge, Maseru Bridge and Lebombo.
The 30 land borders that are currently closed for travel, will remain closed and traveling to and from South Africa is allowed subject to regulations. Daily commuters from neighbouring countries who attend or teach at schools in South Africa, and who are allowed entry into and exit from the country are subject to compliance with health protocols relating to screening for Covid-19,” says the department’s spokesperson Lungi Mtshali.