Lockdown diaries - COVID-19 matters!

What are you going to be doing during the lockdown?

  • At home. I’m non essential

    Votes: 70 41.2%

  • Working. The virus doesn’t scare me

    Votes: 41 24.1%

  • On standby

    Votes: 10 5.9%

  • Working from home. Too essential to take any risk!

    Votes: 66 38.8%
  • Total voters
    170
  • Poll closed .
SA bill to ban smoking in public areas being finalised
https://www.capetownetc.com/news/sa-bill-to-ban-smoking-in-public-areas-being-finalised
19 Aug. 2020

"In a move to more strictly regulate tobacco products and electric cigarettes for health reasons, a number of concerned groups in South Africa are calling for the Control of Tobacco and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill to be instated as soon as possible.

The Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa (HSFSA) , the National Council Against Smoking (NCAS) and the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) among others are calling for the bill to be introduced following the lifting of the ban on tobacco products at midnight on Monday, August 17.

With the bill in place, health groups believe South Africans may find the choice to quit smoking easier. Main objectives of the bill include better e-cigarette regulation and reducing second-hand smoke impact on the majority of the population who do not smoke.

The new bill is also expected to aid in implementing a National Health Insurance offering across the country due to its health benefits.

The bill is currently in the final stages of preparation before being instated and may allow for smoking to be banned in public areas.

The Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) is also behind the move to instate the new bill and hopes it will help more people kick the dangerous habit..."
 
I can see I'm not going to get any work done today.
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Jasmyn is demanding attention at every chance she gets. Working from home today as I had to take our older Ridgeback girl, Freya, in for surgery today. Her hip displasia has become very severe and there is almost no socket left. So she is having a Femur head amputation today. So much for trying to save up some money this month. I'm just very glad that she will have a better quality of life after her recovery.
 
Well done man, I know people who would have put the dog down when they saw the quote for that op. Mostly they do work and extend the dogs lifespan and if there are no other problems you will find she will cope well.

Much respect.
 
Stranger said:
Well done man, I know people who would have put the dog down when they saw the quote for that op. Mostly they do work and extend the dogs lifespan and if there are no other problems you will find she will cope well.

Much respect.
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Thanks @Stranger, our dogs are our family. We will do everything in our power to make sure that they get the best treatment. The kicker is, she is having the opposite hip done as soon as this one recovers in about a month or two. At least we can budget for that one.
 
Ah, sending love to Freya, I trust she'll be back to normal soon. These operations are hectic, trying to keep them ftom damaging anything after the op is stressful for the parents too, good luck! Those eyes, and the pawing, how can you resist?
 
Loss of smell and taste in COVID-19 different from cold or flu
https://www.capetownetc.com/news/loss-of-smell-and-taste-in-covid-19-different-from-cold-or-flu
20 Aug. 2020

"One of the prime indicators of having contracted COVID-19 is the loss of smell. New research from Europe has indicated that this sensation is very different from the loss of taste and smell that comes from the common cold or flu.

When those who have COVID-19 lose their sense of taste and smell, it tends to happen very suddenly. One of the distinct differences is in how coronavirus patients are still able to breathe fairly easily when they lose this sense, whereas those with a cold or flu lose their sense of taste and smell as a result of a blocked nose. Experts suspect that this may be attributed to how the COVID-19 virus directly affects the nerve cells used in smell and taste.


It’s not that their taste is impaired because their sense of smell is out of action, stipulated researchers in the journal Rhinology. Coronavirus patients with loss of taste cannot tell the difference between bitter or sweet.

Some of the main symptoms of coronavirus are:

– high temperature

– new, continuous cough

– loss of smell or taste

Lead investigator for Rhinology Professor Carl Philpott from the University of East Anglia, conducted smell and taste tests on 30 volunteers. Ten had tested positive for COVID-19, 10 with bad colds and 10 healthy people with no cold or flu symptoms whatsoever.

Smell loss was much more pronounced in the test subjects with COVID-19. They were less able to identify smells than others, and were unable to discern between bitter or sweet tastes at all.

According to Philpott: “There really do appear to be distinguishing features that set the coronavirus apart from other respiratory viruses. This is very exciting because it means that smell and taste tests could be used to discriminate between COVID-19 patients and people with a regular cold or flu.”

He said those at home can use products such as coffee, garlic, oranges or lemons and sugar to test their sense of taste and smell."
 
Major strike action planned for South Africa – with protests starting next week
https://businesstech.co.za/news/gov...sts-starting-next-week/?utm_source=newsletter
''The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) says that it will move ahead with plans to strike against the government’s refusal to increase public servants’ salaries and a failure to offer adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) against the coronavirus.''
 
Been up for 41 hrs at eleven tonight - Insomnia rules - it's this ''pay per day that you work'' crap that have my anxiety in fast gear :kitt-kit:

I clocked 4 hrs this month ...
 
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It's with great regret that I have to announce that LUNG CANDY in Norwood has permanently closed , wanted to grab a few odds and ends from them tomorrow , only to see :
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=lung+candy
Spent long hours there chatting with @GrantSchnepel , going to miss our chats buddy :(
The list is growing- Evolution Vape in Killarney - permanently closed
The Vape Merchant in Mellville -permanently closed
 
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