Coronavirus COVID-19 News specific to South Africa

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Regulations attached.

 

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[Spizz]

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So are these the areas that government are pumping in extra hospital beds, money and resources to help us through this?

 

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So are these the areas that government are pumping in extra hospital beds, money and resources to help us through this?

They dismantled the convention centre overflow facility iirc.

 

[Spizz]

This dismantled the convention centre overflow facility iirc.

Indeed. And now it’s more important to spend billions on SAA bailout rather than expedite the vaccine which is coming in the 2nd quarter.

We’re fucked.

And just so we don’t only blame the government, even though they are wholly incompetent, this was Onrus beach when I drove past on Saturday.

 

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And now it’s more important to spend billions on SAA bailout rather than expedite the vaccine which is coming in the 2nd quarter.

The R250m odd Covac deposit was paid from the Solidarity fund. Ruperts and Oppenheimers donated a billion rand each.

Looks like the kitty is nearly empty:

Scaled Down - Solidarity Fund

Standing together against COVID-19 The Solidarity Fund was formed as an expression of the courage and unity of South Africans who came together to face a new unknown enemy that was causing havoc across the world – the COVID-19 pandemic. The Fund was the largest mobilisation of private funding...

solidarityfund.co.za

 

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Just went to fetch the bin and two groups walked past maskless. Can't really blame them, there is noone near them and the wind is blowing. But it is technically public space. If you bend the rules to suite you then everyone will. Let's see how the cops deal with this...

 

[Nicholas]

I was chatting with my friend in Auckland recently. The Kiwis are showing the world the rest of the world a thing or two.

 

[SoldierMan]

There are doctors in KZN asking for a harder lockdown. Mentioning people who contracted the virus beginning of lockdown are showing up with symptoms again and testing positive.

Doctors call for another hard lockdown as new Covid-19 variant spreads

More children are testing positive as a result of new Covid-19 strain

www.iol.co.za

Bottom line is we just can't afford a lockdown where businesses close. The country's economy will be destroyed and people will be out on the street if we ever go into that kind of lockdown again.

 

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I was chatting with my friend in Auckland recently. The Kiwis are showing the world the rest of the world a thing or two.

They are also on an island in the middle of nowhere.

 

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Australia reports its first case of South Africa coronavirus variant

A woman travelling from overseas has tested positive for the new South African variant while in quarantine at a hotel.

news.sky.com

 

[LD50]

Bottom line is we just can't afford a lockdown where businesses close. The country's economy will be destroyed and people will be out on the street if we ever go into that kind of lockdown again.

People and businesses are going to get hurt. It's a classical "casualties of war" scenario. There's no way out of this accept to vaccinate everybody. The best we can do is damage control.

 

[Nicholas]

My brother sent me this photograph of Kidd's Beach near East London. I wonder what Gonubie, Beacon Bay, Nahoon, Eastern, and Orient Beaches look like?

 

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Overstrand Active Cases (Kleinmond, Hermanus, Stanford and Gansbaai)

27 Nov 41
29 Nov 64
7 Dec 98
9 Dec 122
11 Dec 138
14 Dec 207
17 Dec 287
18 Dec 314
21 Dec 376
23 Dec 481
24 Dec 559
28 Dec 661
30 Dec 623

Has it peaked?

 

[SoldierMan]

What the heck man, the cops in Joburg are patrolling the streets and venues as if ISIS just set off bombs.

If they put this much effort into their actual jobs as they do policing mask wearing and 9pm curfew maybe crime would come down a little.

But no, once level 3 is reduced we will go back to lazy ass cops that don't give a crap.

 

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Overstrand active cases (Kleinmond, Hermanus, Stanford and Gansbaai)

27 Nov 41
29 Nov 64
7 Dec 98
9 Dec 122
11 Dec 138
14 Dec 207
17 Dec 287
18 Dec 314
21 Dec 376
23 Dec 481
24 Dec 559
28 Dec 661
30 Dec 623
31 Dec 748

Still going up.

 

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My sister's neighbour has died from covid.

My brother's daughter has lost her sense of taste and has been sent to be tested.

 

[Sinbad]

My sister's neighbour has died from covid.

My brother's daughter has lost her sense of taste and has been sent to he tested.

Service pack 1 is definitely more efficient than the original release

 

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Overstrand active cases (Kleinmond, Hermanus, Stanford and Gansbaai)

27 Nov 41
29 Nov 64
7 Dec 98
9 Dec 122
11 Dec 138
14 Dec 207
17 Dec 287
18 Dec 314
21 Dec 376
23 Dec 481
24 Dec 559
28 Dec 661
30 Dec 623
31 Dec 748
4 Jan 733

Peaking?