LISTEN | Parties, booze and living carefree under lockdown: teacher on his dangerous Covid-19 gamble

He was due for a hospital visit and was given a routine Covid-19 test beforehand. Even while waiting for the results, he neglected to treat himself as a potential carrier of the virus.

“That week still I attended minor gatherings with the same circle of people. I guess it was this attitude that you never assume that a friend has it, or someone you know has it.” After his positive result, he immediately went into isolation and alerted those he had been in contact with. He's still not sure when or where he contracted Covid-19 but is convinced it must have been at a social gathering.Take personal hygiene more seriously.Take mask-wearing, especially when meeting other people, seriously.Do not go to the malls unnecessarily. “The lesson that I have learnt is that whenever you hear of such a pandemic, do not think it's something you are immune to.

“We have been hearing about it, talking about, reading about it countless times but thought it would never come closer to us,” he added.“Avoid them at all cost,” he said, adding that while the virus was everywhere, that is where the spread was most likely to happen.To the 'doubting Thomas's', Lunga said while they had a right to hold their own beliefs and views, they should be wary not to infect people around them.

* Lunga requested not to be fully identified for fear of repercussions, but hopes that his story will help others navigate the coronavirus pandemic in SA.

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