‘Complacency’ leads to new Covid-19 infections
Oct 25, 2020
3 minutes
VUYO MKIZE vuyo.mkize@citypress.co.za
As emphatic warnings were sounded by Health Minister Zweli Mkhize about increasing new daily cases of Covid-19, igniting fears of a second wave of infections in the country, a recent survey has shown that the population is not only experiencing pandemic fatigue, but lapsing into complacency.
The survey found that people are adhering less to safety measures such as wearing masks, observing social distancing and sanitising because they fear losing their incomes and going to bed hungry more than they fear contracting the virus.
As of Friday, the country had
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