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Amil Umraw

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Conspiracy theories can have devastating impact on very real fight against Covid-19

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By Amil Umraw
| Independent Online Verified
By Opinion 9m ago By Amil Umraw From one person eating some rather questionable food at a Chinese wet market to toilet paper shelves standing as barren as the streets surrounding them – it is a surreal trajectory for a virus which masked the face of the world in a matter of months. So surreal in fact that many people could not, and still cannot, fathom its inception or the effect that it has had on their lives, either directly or indirectly.
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OPINION | SA's healthcare system: A change to current status quo desperately needed

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By Amil Umraw
| News24 Verified
The National Department of Health says there is not enough money to fund 24-hour operations at state clinics and primary healthcare facilities. Gallo Images/Darren Stewart As the world marks Universal Healthcare Day, we need to consider that 80% of South Africans are dependent on overburdened and under-resourced public health facilities, writes Amil Umraw.
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OPINION | Frayed nerves: The impact of Covid-19 on mental health

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By Amil Umraw
| News24 Verified
Covid-19 has affected us in many ways, including our mental health, says the writer. PHOTO: Thabang Kuaho Even if you haven't come down with Covid-19, the illness has had an impact on your mental state, writes Amil Umraw. In many ways, the novel coronavirus has been a harbinger of doom. Beyond the devastating reckoning for those who lost their loved ones, the economy has been pushed into a sharp contraction, roiling the GDP and decimating as many as two million jobs.
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