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Face mask
When you cannot afford to buy the face mask recommended by health officials, you are at liberty to come up with your own version – although this one may be deemed a little extreme.
Home alone
An advice from a psychiatrist for those forced to stay at home: During this time, it is normal to talk to your walls, plants and pots. Seek help immediately when they start talking back at you.
Dress rehearsal
From a reader: People complaining about the ban on public transport last Easter weekend should look at it as a dress rehearsal. It is what they should expect when the full impact of Covid-19 hits us.
Beating the ban
Taxi drivers in the capital city tried to beat the ban on operation during the long Easter weekend by removing the taxi sign on the car roof. Police not only removed their keys but also fined them K300 each. They were allowed back on the road on Tuesday.
Keep away
It is one way to practise social distancing.
Big bang
Pssstt. Expect a big bang when National Rugby League competition resumes soon. Some big names such as Israel Folau, Quade Cooper, Sonny Bill Williams and Ardie Savea are already warming up on the sideline.
Thought for today
Look for something positive in every day, even if some days you have to look a little harder.
Top quote
“Yes to social distancing, no to emotional distancing.”