let s talk to dr kristin gainey, associate professor with the school of psychological science at the university of western australia. doc gainey, good morning to you in perth. doctor. no lockdowns in america but much of the asia pacific region had hard, fast and long lockdowns. what have been some of the effects of those? irate what have been some of the effects of those? what have been some of the effects of those? we do know that mental effects of those? we do know that mental health effects of those? we do know that mental health services i that mental health services have been in greater demand stop many people are reporting greater distress and the places where the lockdowns have lasted for some time, four weeks or months, it can be anxiety provoking to think about going back to normal. so i think for many people, emotions are fairly mixed as they are excited about returning more to normal life that at the same time have gotten used to lockdown life and it can seem
into a temporary clinic. let s stay on that theme now. russia has recorded more than 1,000 covid deaths in a day for the first time since the start of the pandemic. the country has had more than 700 coronavirus deaths every single day since mid july. the figures have grown even further over the past month. infections continue to rise, as authorities struggle to persuade people to get vaccinated. 0ur moscow correspondent, steve rosenberg, has this report. russia continues to set new records on coronavirus. for the first time since the pandemic began, the authorities here have reported more than 1000 deaths next to covid from the last 2a hours. confirmed new cases also hit a record high for the same period, more than 33,200. ,, 4 33,200. translation: i think the lockdown 33,200. translation: i think the lockdown that 33,200. translation: i think the lockdown that we - 33,200. translation: i think the lockdown that we had - 33,200. translation: i think the lockdown that we had la