Coronavirus COVID-19 News specific to South Africa

[Seldom Bucket]

The mortality rate in Italy is crazy

 

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The mortality rate in Italy is crazy

Housemate is already suggesting breaking our isolation to go buy fresh lemon and ginger. Not a fuck. I’ve seen interviews with normally healthy 40 something people that said it’s really bad, very difficult breathing by day 7. With my crappy lungs I have to avoid this like, erm, the plague.

Will consider Woolies or Checkers delivery once I’ve received my 5L alcohol so I can disinfect everything.

 

[Spizz]

Is you company sending you home early?

Yep. We’re being pulled out before we are stranded.

 

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The death toll in Italy from coronavirus has risen by 793 in the past 24 hours to 4,825, according to the Italian Civil Protection Agency

And many people are still not taking this seriously.

 

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Coronavirus: President Ramaphosa prepares to address nation after meeting various stakeholders | News24

Ahead of his meeting with the National Command Centre, President Cyril Ramaphosa will meet with business leaders and the leaders of some political parties on Sunday to discuss the state of national state of disaster which he implemented last week to contain the spread of Covid-19.

www.news24.com

 

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Urgent Media Advisory:

President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to address the Nation at 18h00. This will be broafcasted live on SABC radio channel and SABC TV News

Issued by Bitou Municipality at 16h49 on 22 March 2020

 

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Nurse arrested after being caught allegedly stealing four boxes of face masks | News24

An outpatient nurse tries to flee from Butterworth Hospital in the Eastern Cape with four boxes full of face masks, but is caught.

www.news24.com

 

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Not going to happen until 8 it looks like.

 

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Cancelled for tonight.

 

[Dave]

Cancelled for tonight.

Maybe he's tested positive for Covid

 

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[Dave]

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Haven't they closed gyms down yet?

 

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Haven't they closed gyms down yet?

Not yet, was expecting more serious restrictions to be announced tonight.

 

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1241998430370742272

 

[Spizz]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1241998430370742272

Oh thanks. Much obliged.

I remember watching some documentary on Mandela when Mbeki was pres. Mbeki turned up late for some speech and everyone was waiting around wondering where tf he was. Mandela was a bit outraged saying that the pres must wait for the people, not the other way around.

 

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1242055979811966984

 

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South Africa now has 402 confirmed cases of COVID-19.

This means there has been an increase of 128 from yesterday’s announcement.

 

[GreGorGy]

South Africa now has 402 confirmed cases of COVID-19.

This means there has been an increase of 128 from yesterday’s announcement.

That is, as some idiots would say, a massive increase. But likely to be expected, if you ask me. This thing can plateau but I only see that happening once the real effects of this social isolation impact the growth of the disease. I wonder how much of this growth been organic SINCE the beginning of the isolation.