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A health worker teaches children how to wash their hands during door-to-door testing in Umlazi, near Durban, on April 4. Health workers, children, parents and the elderly are particularly vulnerable to the psychological impact of the pandemic and the lockdown.Image: REUTERS/Rogan Ward
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Covid-19 taking toll on the poor, elderly and front-line health workers

Sleeplessness, concentration difficulties, loss of hope and suicidal thoughts – these are some of the psychological effects the coronavirus pandemic has had on many South Africans. This is according to Abdurahmaan Kenny, mental health…

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