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Covid-19: Gauteng residents experience lockdown fatigue

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According to Gauteng Premier David Makhura, the province was still going through the COVID19 storm and the road ahead was long. TheStar_news

Johannesburg - Some Gauteng resident are experiencing high stress levels due to the ongoing lockdown.This was said by Gillian Maree on Thursday during the Gauteng government’s feedback on the province's situation regarding Covid-19“Others are experiencing lockdown fatigue and have become complacent towards preventative measures,” she said.

So far, the virus had claimed 2 653 people. There were 194 093 infections while 150 082 recoveries had been recorded.“The number of infections got to 6 000 a day and the deaths also shot up quite dramatically,. A physicist at University of the Witwatersrand, Professor Bruce Mellado also pointed out that Artificial Intelligence techniques showed there had been a slowing down of Covid-19 hotspots in the province.While the Gauteng Department of Health had set up set up field hospitals in tents in anticipation of a dramatic increase in Covid-19 patients, Professor Mphekeledzeni Mulaudzi said the issue should be re-looked.

 

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