Survey shows coronavirus impact on health workers
(World News South Africa)

Pretoria - Findings of a national survey to ascertain the impact of Covid-19 on health workers in South Africa have been released - and confirm what the major concerns are. From early in the pandemic, access to personal protective equipment has been a priority, but as time has worn on other concerns have come to the fore. Health workers live daily with the fear of contracting the coronavirus or infecting their families and the physical and emotional demands, including long working hours cause psychological distress, fatigue and burnout. Nursing practitioners, according to the survey, have been the most severely affected. The “National Survey of South African Healthcare Workers` Response to...