Three members of a single Rylands family are spending Ramadaan self-isolating in a cordoned-off part of their home after testing positive for Covid-19. Day43OfLockDown
Cape Town- Three members of a single Rylands family are spending Ramadaan self-isolating in a cordoned-off part of their home after testing positive for Covid-19.
“Being in quarantine is emotionally draining for us on the inside of the room and traumatic for those outside of the room, especially when you have little ones like we do. They miss being held and kissed,” the woman said. Her husband was infected first. He started feeling sluggish on Thursday April 23 and had himself tested on the same day.
Fatima Peters, deputy director for health programmes at the Western Cape Health Department, manages community screenings and testing and Covid-19 contact tracing. She said it was important for people not to go to work or leave their homes if they felt sick. “Yes, this is a dreaded disease that can spread quickly and can be asymptomatic. The things we need to do to protect ourselves are a lot to get used to. I often have to remind myself that distance is crucial, for example. We must also remember to wash our hands for 20 seconds with soap and water, and to disinfect, among others. We must all have a bit of tolerance. Now is not the time to give up,” Peters said.
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