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Thanks a lot bud, I'm definitely going to have to look in to budgeting for the desensitizing injections though, unfortunately now and then I find my self exposed and I want to die.
Glad to hear that your tests were negative, and yeah I see a lot of other bugs starting to move around now as every one seems to be fatiguing on hand washing/covering up.
These popular SA holiday towns are also Covid hotspots - here's what travellers can expect
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/these-popular-sa-holiday-towns-are-also-covid-hotspots-2020-12
"Ahead of the vacation season, South Africans face a conundrum as some of the country’s most popular holiday hubs are also Covid-19 hotspots.
The Western Cape and Eastern Cape currently account for 80% of all new cases recorded in the country.
Popular holiday destinations along the Garden Route, including George, Mossel Bay, Knysna and Plettenberg Bay have recorded more than 2,100 active Covid-19 cases in recent weeks, accounting for 39% of the provincial total. Active cases along the Garden Route were doubling every week, the Western Cape government recently warned. The situation in Mossel Bay and George has been labelled as especially concerning, with the latter municipality recently deciding to close all sports facilities and municipal halls. The Village on Sea subdistrict, situated along Mossel Bay’s southern coast, featured prominently in the province’s November case listing.
Plettenberg Bay and Knysna are also on high alert, registering more than 700 cases in the past week.
Paarl, in the Cape Winelands district, has also recorded a worrying uptick in active cases, featuring in the City’s top-20 alert list by mid-November.
And the Eastern Cape, another popular December destination, currently accounts for more than 22% of the country’s total active caseload, with infections rising at a faster rate than anywhere else in South Africa.
Popular Eastern Cape destinations like Jeffreys Bay and Port Alfred fall in municipalities which are currently seeing a surge.
According to local officials, soaring rates are already putting great strain on medical facilities in and around Port Elizabeth.
Additionally, the surge of infections in the Cape Metro, which has ballooned by more than 73% over the past week, has the potential to keep holidaymakers at bay. Breakouts have been confirmed in the City’s southern suburbs, including Rondebosch and Claremont. The western district, including the City Centre and Atlantic Seaboard, have noted a 65% spike in cases over the past week...
While South Africa is still awaiting an announcement from the National Coronavirus Command Council on whether new restrictions – including on curfews, social gatherings and alcohol consumption in bars – will be implemented in Covid-19 hotspots, the authorities have indicated that holiday-makers can expect road blocks and the more stringent policing of public gatherings...."
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/these-popular-sa-holiday-towns-are-also-covid-hotspots-2020-12
"Ahead of the vacation season, South Africans face a conundrum as some of the country’s most popular holiday hubs are also Covid-19 hotspots.
The Western Cape and Eastern Cape currently account for 80% of all new cases recorded in the country.
Popular holiday destinations along the Garden Route, including George, Mossel Bay, Knysna and Plettenberg Bay have recorded more than 2,100 active Covid-19 cases in recent weeks, accounting for 39% of the provincial total. Active cases along the Garden Route were doubling every week, the Western Cape government recently warned. The situation in Mossel Bay and George has been labelled as especially concerning, with the latter municipality recently deciding to close all sports facilities and municipal halls. The Village on Sea subdistrict, situated along Mossel Bay’s southern coast, featured prominently in the province’s November case listing.
Plettenberg Bay and Knysna are also on high alert, registering more than 700 cases in the past week.
Paarl, in the Cape Winelands district, has also recorded a worrying uptick in active cases, featuring in the City’s top-20 alert list by mid-November.
And the Eastern Cape, another popular December destination, currently accounts for more than 22% of the country’s total active caseload, with infections rising at a faster rate than anywhere else in South Africa.
Popular Eastern Cape destinations like Jeffreys Bay and Port Alfred fall in municipalities which are currently seeing a surge.
According to local officials, soaring rates are already putting great strain on medical facilities in and around Port Elizabeth.
Additionally, the surge of infections in the Cape Metro, which has ballooned by more than 73% over the past week, has the potential to keep holidaymakers at bay. Breakouts have been confirmed in the City’s southern suburbs, including Rondebosch and Claremont. The western district, including the City Centre and Atlantic Seaboard, have noted a 65% spike in cases over the past week...
While South Africa is still awaiting an announcement from the National Coronavirus Command Council on whether new restrictions – including on curfews, social gatherings and alcohol consumption in bars – will be implemented in Covid-19 hotspots, the authorities have indicated that holiday-makers can expect road blocks and the more stringent policing of public gatherings...."
Dawie Roodt warns of jobs bloodbath in South Africa
The government’s proposal to increase the national minimum wage, especially the large increases for domestic and farm workers, will lead to a jobs bloodbath in South Africa.
This is the view of Efficient Group director and chief economist Dawie Roodt, who was speaking to Business Day TV about the proposed changes.
The National Minimum Wage Commission, which reports to the Labour Minister, has recently published its annual review of the national minimum.
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/busi...th-in-south-africa.html?utm_source=newsletter
The government’s proposal to increase the national minimum wage, especially the large increases for domestic and farm workers, will lead to a jobs bloodbath in South Africa.
This is the view of Efficient Group director and chief economist Dawie Roodt, who was speaking to Business Day TV about the proposed changes.
The National Minimum Wage Commission, which reports to the Labour Minister, has recently published its annual review of the national minimum.
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/busi...th-in-south-africa.html?utm_source=newsletter
Eish numbers going north
Motorists travelling during the festive season can expect traffic officers to use old-fashioned tests to identify drunk drivers – which can include that a driver walk along road lines or stand on one leg for a few seconds to check for any signs of intoxication.
This is according to a report from the Sunday Times, which quoted transport officials in the Eastern Cape and Western Cape, where new cases of COVID-19 have increased in recent weeks.
These provinces have suspended the use of breathalyzers to measure intoxication levels as a means to curb the spread of the virus.
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/moto...find-drunk-drivers.html?utm_source=newsletter
This is according to a report from the Sunday Times, which quoted transport officials in the Eastern Cape and Western Cape, where new cases of COVID-19 have increased in recent weeks.
These provinces have suspended the use of breathalyzers to measure intoxication levels as a means to curb the spread of the virus.
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/moto...find-drunk-drivers.html?utm_source=newsletter
You've got to be kidding! I can't do the above when I'm sober!!
That means we are stuck in the pseudo-lockdown rut until winter at least.
On a side note- i see the "Rage" festival which happened in KZN has been deemed a super=spreader event.
It seems a few of these "post-matric" festivals have been held- only Gauteng's one is due for the coming weekend.
Cant understand also how the parties are on- exams still being written.
What next ? now you can pay your Doctor with a voucher ...
Prepaid Health product for R300
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/tren...h-product-for-r300.html?utm_source=newsletter
Prepaid Health product for R300
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/tren...h-product-for-r300.html?utm_source=newsletter
It's the beginning of the second wave and it's going to hit hard
https://www.news24.com/news24/south...t-tested-after-covid-19-cases-mkhize-20201206
https://www.news24.com/news24/south...t-tested-after-covid-19-cases-mkhize-20201206
Motorists may be tested for Covid at Gauteng roadblocks this holiday
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/m...ile-sick-could-land-you-in-quarantine-2020-12
5 Dec. 2020
"In an effort to curb the spread of Covid-19 during the busy festive season, law enforcement operations conducted on South Africa’s roads will include screenings for symptoms and even rapid antigen tests - designed to tell in a few minutes whether someone is infectious - where resources allow.
These preventative measures will be especially common for motorists and travellers returning to Gauteng towards the end of the holiday period. Concerns around the movement of residents from low-risk transmission areas, like Gauteng, to high-risk areas and hotspots, like Nelson Mandela Bay, have been raised by health experts, including chief ministerial advisor, professor Salim Abdool Karim...
“If needs be, roadblocks for screening purposes will have to be mounted at strategic areas as was done during the first surge, particularly after the festive season,” explains Kekana. “Those identified with symptoms of the disease will immediately be isolated and tested.”
“The usual screenings for temperature and the basic symptoms of Covid-19, such as fever, cough, sore throat, generalised body weakness, loss of taste and smell, difficulty in breathing are amongst the lot,” says Kekana.
“Where the Department has the facilities, they will be tested on the spot at the roadblocks. Where this is not possible, they will be referred to the nearest health care facility for testing.”
If the test is positive, the person will have to self-isolate in quarantine.
The Gauteng Health Department has also suggested the use of rapid antigen tests – which generally produce a result within 15 minutes – where those resources are available and most needed. Alternatively, those displaying symptoms will undergo a nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal PCR swab test...."
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/m...ile-sick-could-land-you-in-quarantine-2020-12
5 Dec. 2020
"In an effort to curb the spread of Covid-19 during the busy festive season, law enforcement operations conducted on South Africa’s roads will include screenings for symptoms and even rapid antigen tests - designed to tell in a few minutes whether someone is infectious - where resources allow.
These preventative measures will be especially common for motorists and travellers returning to Gauteng towards the end of the holiday period. Concerns around the movement of residents from low-risk transmission areas, like Gauteng, to high-risk areas and hotspots, like Nelson Mandela Bay, have been raised by health experts, including chief ministerial advisor, professor Salim Abdool Karim...
“If needs be, roadblocks for screening purposes will have to be mounted at strategic areas as was done during the first surge, particularly after the festive season,” explains Kekana. “Those identified with symptoms of the disease will immediately be isolated and tested.”
“The usual screenings for temperature and the basic symptoms of Covid-19, such as fever, cough, sore throat, generalised body weakness, loss of taste and smell, difficulty in breathing are amongst the lot,” says Kekana.
“Where the Department has the facilities, they will be tested on the spot at the roadblocks. Where this is not possible, they will be referred to the nearest health care facility for testing.”
If the test is positive, the person will have to self-isolate in quarantine.
The Gauteng Health Department has also suggested the use of rapid antigen tests – which generally produce a result within 15 minutes – where those resources are available and most needed. Alternatively, those displaying symptoms will undergo a nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal PCR swab test...."
This is a reminder of our lockdown days - have a giggle 
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