Explain four positive impact the lockdown has had on the safety and well being of south Africa
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1. We Are Getting Sufficient Sleep:
When we don’t have to commute long distances to get to work or have to get the kids ready for school on time, we can get a little more sleep. Even an extra hour of sleep could mean seven hours instead of six, which makes a big difference to our health. In the evening too, as people don’t have to get home late, it is possible to get to bed a little earlier and get more rest.
2. Eating Healthy Home Cooked Food:
Not only are we stuck at home, but most restaurants and delivery services have stopped. Many of us have also become cautious about eating outside food because we don’t want to catch COVID-19. As a result, more of us are eating home-cooked food. Home cooking usually uses less oil, fresh ingredients, and little to no processed foods, making it a healthier option than eating out.
3. Time To Workout:
The extra time on our hands and the worry of gaining weight has prompted many people to start working out at home. From yoga and meditation to energetic Zumba sessions, people all over the world are getting creative with their home workouts. This is also a fun activity because the whole family can join in and stay healthy together.
4. Home Care:
With domestic help also needing to stay home, we find ourselves needing to do our own housework. This is a good thing for several reasons. Housework is one of the most productive ways to keep busy and not get bored. You are personally invested when you are cleaning your own home so you do a much better job. You find things that you haven’t used in a long time and can take the call to throw them out. And you end up with a much cleaner living space. Sweeping, mopping, dusting, and cleaning cobwebs are all ways to keep active and burn extra calories.
5. Family Time:
With parents working from home and kids not having to go to school, this is the best time to bond as a family. As parents get involved in home-schooling, they start to understand what their kids are learning in school, what their difficulties are, and how they can help them. Families also have more time to do fun stuff together like play board games, cook meals, do arts and crafts, and much more. This time together is a great way to relieve stress and improve mental health.
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The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has severely impacted the University of Cape Town (UCT), but on Earth Day UCT's director of environmental sustainability, Manfred Braune, shares some of the positive effects of lockdown on the environment.
On Wednesday, 22 April, 50 years ago, millions of people mobilised to call for greater protection of planet earth. Since then, the day has been marked on the global calendar as Earth Day. Today, the annual event is celebrated in many countries around the world and reaffirms the globe's support for environmental protection.
Celebrations this year are taking a non-traditional, digital form. As a result of COVID-19, more than two billion people around the world are on lockdown, which means that events and large gatherings are prohibited. Celebrating mother Earth, however, must continue.
"Now, given the current global context, it's an important time for us to celebrate the importance of our sensitive planet and how we interact with it," said Braune.
"Let 's celebrate Earth Day by taking some time to reflect on the things we are doing differently now because of lockdown and which of these things have positively impacted the environment and which of these changes we can perhaps carry with us into a post-lockdown world."
Environmentally conscious
Like most parts of the country, UCT has been a ghost town for the past few weeks.
"The impact of COVID-19 has made us even more conscious about the importance of paying very careful attention to environmental factors."
According to Braune, while lockdown has been difficult for many sectors, including higher education, it has yielded a range of interesting, unintended positive effects on the environment. This, he said, includes significantly reduced electricity and water consumption (by more than 50%), near zero vehicle and air travel emissions, and an almost complete reduction in waste generated on campus.
"The impact of COVID-19 has made us even more conscious about the importance of paying very careful attention to environmental factors and how sensitive we as humans are to these," he said.
"UCT is committed now, if not more than ever, to its carbon emissions reduction targets of being a net zero carbon campus by 2050 and is committed to remaining a leading research institution on climate change."
The university recently published its 2018 Carbon Footprint Report, which demonstrates its commitment to radically reducing its carbon footprint.
A change in behavior
Braune said that for UCT the lockdown should also be seen as an opportunity to reflect on alternative ways of doing things in order to yield positive, long-term effects on the environment.
This, he said, could include reviewing air travel schedules, examining which courses are better suited for online learning and looking into which research can be performed effectively off campus.
"These are activities that could reduce our carbon, waste and water footprint as a campus. These reflections will test our 'business as usual' and will influence UCT's existing environmental sustainability strategy."
"The survival of the human race has perhaps never been as apparent as now, and it is in this heightened context that we celebrate the 50th Earth Day and this beautiful and complex planet we live on."