Health workers could face sleepless nights of anxiety when the Covid-19 outbreak peaks
SA is in the early stages of the pandemic compared to countries such as China, Italy and the US, where the grim stats of infection and deaths have shown exponential growth.
Those struggling to sleep were also more likely to feel depressed, anxious and have stress-based trauma, according to the paper.
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