Editor’s note

IT WAS just under two years when Covid hit us. It has drastically changed the way we do life.

The pandemic has transformed nearly every aspect of our world. Our friends, family, colleagues, and communities have had their lives changed in critical ways that promise to have much longer-lasting effects.

Living through a global pandemic has driven dramatic shifts in our jobs, eating habits, childcare and even our collective sense of time.

Now that we have all been playing safe. We can not deny that some people are experiencing a type of burnout that experts call Covid-19 fatigue.

Covid-19 fatigue and/or burnout implies a person has reached his or her capacity to cope and is experiencing various mental, emotional and physical symptoms as a result of the constant exposure to pandemic stressors, including social distancing, isolation from family/ friends.

If you are experiencing general feelings of stress and social isolation and have been for months, you are not alone.The world is eager for the pandemic to subside and for life to return to “normal”.

However, with increased symptoms of fatigue and burnout, it is critical that one’s adherence to safety protocols does not go by the wayside. Rather than giving up on the progress made, experts stress that finding ways to do the things we want and see the people we wish, within reason, will be the key to a safe summer.

In this health issue, we talk about all things covid – recovery, diet and why you should not be tired of covid protocols.

What we’ve learnt – and what we keep learning – is how to be safe, minimize the spread of the virus and enable ourselves to feel some sense of normalcy. Growing weary of doing that may set us back. Choose health, always.

Viwe