'I’m so grateful to have this one little thing to connect with another person.'
Sydney singles have been given confirmation that they will be allowed to form a bubble with one other person after the NSW Government extended the city’s coronavirus lockdown for at least four more weeks.
She told SBS News that the mental health of singles needed to be considered just as much as that of couples or families. Ms Tait started a petition when the lockdown began to offer single people the same social rights as their coupled counterparts. It gained 11,500 signatures.Melanie will be bubbling with her sister Sarah who is also currently single. She said she is looking forward to watching a movie and sharing dinner together.But for Ms Tait, the greatest outcome of the singles bubble is being able to spend time with her sister, who is also single.
“We know from the research that having company and dealing with that loneliness is really good for mental health.
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