Coronavirus COVID-19 News specific to South Africa

[Düber]

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

That interesting, your local stats have in the past been a fairly accurate barometer of the total picture and that is now sharply down as opposed to the climb in the national numbers.

 

[biometrics]

That interesting, your local stats have in the past been a fairly accurate barometer of the total picture and that is now sharply down as opposed to the climb in the national numbers.

National number increase is Gauteng centered.

 

[satanboy]

 

[Tribs]

UK bans travel to South Africa over new Covid variant

The UK government has placed South Africa and five other countries onto its travel ‘red list’ following the emergence of a new Covid-19 variant in Southern Africa.

businesstech.co.za

 

[Dave]

UK bans travel to South Africa over new Covid variant

The UK government has placed South Africa and five other countries onto its travel ‘red list’ following the emergence of a new Covid-19 variant in Southern Africa.

businesstech.co.za

It will be an EU wide ban soon. Probably many other countries as well.

Netherlands have just announced a ban, earlier Israel, Japan, Singapore, Italy, France and the Czech Republic banned flights.

Covid: US joins EU in restricting travel from southern Africa

Flights from eight African nations to be blocked as new variant is classified as being "of concern".

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Sinbad]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1464296221355524104

 

[biometrics]

Yeah, seems like a racist reaction. And I don't use that term lightly. It's already been seen in Malawi, Israel, Hong Kong, Egypt and Belgium. They lost control a month ago. Idiots.

 

[Sinbad]

officially a VoC now, named Omicron.

 

[biometrics]

officially a VoC now, named Omicron.

Could they come up with a more scary name?

 

[Dave]

SA rate is climbing like a rocket

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1464280278197846025

 

[biometrics]

SA rate is climbing like a rocket

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1464280278197846025

What's the UK daily rate again?

 

[Dave]

What's the UK daily rate again?

Dunno, but certainly not a 258% increase and the country is 95% back to normal.

 

[biometrics]

Data?

 

[satanboy]

 

[Dave]

The USA has now banned SA as well.

U.S. to restrict travel from South Africa, 7 other countries as new Covid variant emerges

The United States will restrict travel for non-U.S. citizens from South Africa and seven other countries starting on Monday as a new Covid variant emerges.

www.cnbc.com

WASHINGTON – The United States will restrict travel for non-U.S. citizens from South Africa and seven other countries starting on Monday, part of a global effort to stem the spread of the heavily mutated omicron variant of Covid-19, according to senior Biden administration officials.

In addition to South Africa, other countries included in the new restrictions are Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique and Malawi.

 

[Arzy]

Stupid fekking virus.

 

[Dave]

Just compiled a list of countries that have banned SA

Currently stands at

USA
Canada
UK
France
Germany
Spain
Italy
Denmark
Greece
Belgium
Czech Republic
Switzerland
Israel
Russia
Malaysia
Singapore
Hong Kong
Japan
Philippines
Saudi Arabia

(Twitter just reporting Egypt is bringing in a travel ban tonight, not reported elsewhere yet).

 

[biometrics]

Just compiled a list of countries that have banned SA

Currently stands at

USA
Canada
UK
France
Germany
Spain
Italy
Denmark
Greece
Belgium
Czech Republic
Switzerland
Israel
Russia
Malaysia
Singapore
Hong Kong
Japan
Philippines
Saudi Arabia

(Twitter just reporting Egypt is bringing in a travel ban tonight, not reported elsewhere yet).

Racist shits.

 

[Dave]

Quite brutal treatment in the Netherlands, SA flight was in the air when they brought in their travel ban.

The plane landed and was then isolated, no one on or off and held for around 5 hours before the passengers were removed into some form of quarantine detention.

This reporter was on board.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1464225397994840067

 

[Rudolph Hart]

My daughter was due to fly to the US on Monday. Rushed around the whole day today and she managed to get onto a flight tonight. Some of the prices were crazy - R74 000 one way Jo’burg to New York was one I saw.