Zipho Ndlela* wears a “cute mask” that her husband bought for her to keep safe while she’s at work. She is a respiratory therapist at a hospital in Gauteng and her husband is a doctor.Ndlela says she has accepted that she might be infected with the disease, given the nature of her job. But she has decided to keep a positive attitude and reminds herself that it is just like any other disease she can catch at work.“That is the scariest part about this whole thing.
“The youngest one forgets this rule sometimes. And when I come back from work he comes running to me ‘mommy, mommy’. So I have to remind him that mommy is dirty and he must not touch me,” she says. “Now, I really, really have to be extra careful.” Ndlela says she and her husband cannot quarantine themselves or the children because they are young and still need their parents.
For two days she asked children of neighbours — 12-year-olds — to look after her children while she and her husband were at work.Before Covid-19, she did not need a nanny because her children attend aftercare. But she has had to find one with speed. And luckily, the person she found has been willing to be locked down with the family.
But until then, Ndlela says they have left everything in God’s hands and will continue to serve the country to the best of their ability.
We won't think that far while our government is busy nursing egos of taxi bosses and relaxing every possible regulation COVID19SouthAfrica day8oflockdown
PabiJustHuman I guess it affects all essential service personnel.
Have child minders been asked to stop working completely even those who stay in?
In the same boat telecommunication.
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