We heard a lot of health workers saying that there was sort of quiet aggression even when they would take their kids to playgrounds, he said.
He said they have also heard shaming experiences from people such as truck drivers and other essential workers who have to leave the region periodically for employment reasons.
It s enough to really impact the livelihoods of people who feel that they have been essentially excluded from communities that they had formerly been very active and a part of.
- Robert Huish
As well as affecting the mental health of the people being shamed, Huish said another consequence could be that people who are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms won t want to come forward and be tested for fear the same could happen to them.
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