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Hong Kong bans South African flights, imposes 21-day quarantine for visitors
https://www.news24.com/news24/world...poses-21-day-quarantine-for-visitors-20201225
25 Dec. 2020
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All people who have been in South Africa in the past 21 days are banned from boarding flights to Hong Kong.
https://www.news24.com/news24/world...poses-21-day-quarantine-for-visitors-20201225
25 Dec. 2020
SUMMARY
All people who have been in South Africa in the past 21 days are banned from boarding flights to Hong Kong.
Doctors call for another hard lockdown as new Covid-19 variant spreads
https://www.iol.co.za/thepost/news/...-spreads-b5f36c12-9244-4204-9b92-8cac064f43d2
25 Dec. 2020
"General practitioners in Durban that the POST spoke to said they were inundated with patients who had symptoms of the virus.
Some of those who have tested positive in recent days had also tested positive earlier this year.
Doctor Lazarus Jakes, of Chatsworth, said: “The second wave is undoubtedly worse. I have patients who tested positive in March and recovered that are testing positive again. It's the same symptoms, but the virus is transferred faster. Before the kids were safe, but now, more children are testing positive. My youngest patient was a six-month-old, whose parents had also tested positive...
Doctor MR Noorbhai, who has a practice in Chatsworth, said 70% of his daily appointments were Covid related.
“From that 70%, about 30% of them test positive. From the remaining 40%, some of the test results are initially false negatives, but a few days later, the same patients experience Covid symptoms.”
He said he was now seeing a greater number of teenagers, especially those between 15 and 19, testing positive.
He said some patients were not tested for the virus because they could not afford the R800 it costs to conduct the test. They are choosing to medicate at home and self-isolate. Noorbhai said this could mean that the number of covid patients is actually higher."
https://www.iol.co.za/thepost/news/...-spreads-b5f36c12-9244-4204-9b92-8cac064f43d2
25 Dec. 2020
"General practitioners in Durban that the POST spoke to said they were inundated with patients who had symptoms of the virus.
Some of those who have tested positive in recent days had also tested positive earlier this year.
Doctor Lazarus Jakes, of Chatsworth, said: “The second wave is undoubtedly worse. I have patients who tested positive in March and recovered that are testing positive again. It's the same symptoms, but the virus is transferred faster. Before the kids were safe, but now, more children are testing positive. My youngest patient was a six-month-old, whose parents had also tested positive...
Doctor MR Noorbhai, who has a practice in Chatsworth, said 70% of his daily appointments were Covid related.
“From that 70%, about 30% of them test positive. From the remaining 40%, some of the test results are initially false negatives, but a few days later, the same patients experience Covid symptoms.”
He said he was now seeing a greater number of teenagers, especially those between 15 and 19, testing positive.
He said some patients were not tested for the virus because they could not afford the R800 it costs to conduct the test. They are choosing to medicate at home and self-isolate. Noorbhai said this could mean that the number of covid patients is actually higher."
With reference to the above article.
The 2-year old son of an acquaintance was tested positive. Fortunately, two weeks later, he's on the mend. The parents have been tested twice and are negative.
About the cost of a test - ridiculously expensive! A couple I know had to be tested before travelling to Namibia. Cost of the tests was R850 each, plus the doctor's consultation fee.
I understand that lab testing is always expensive, but surely something could be done to lower the costs for Covid testing? I'll bet my bottom dollar that most people can't afford it and will therefore not have themselves tested.
If the test were not so expensive, I would have myself tested in case I'm asymptomic, but to pay R850 .... ??
The 2-year old son of an acquaintance was tested positive. Fortunately, two weeks later, he's on the mend. The parents have been tested twice and are negative.
About the cost of a test - ridiculously expensive! A couple I know had to be tested before travelling to Namibia. Cost of the tests was R850 each, plus the doctor's consultation fee.
I understand that lab testing is always expensive, but surely something could be done to lower the costs for Covid testing? I'll bet my bottom dollar that most people can't afford it and will therefore not have themselves tested.
If the test were not so expensive, I would have myself tested in case I'm asymptomic, but to pay R850 .... ??
I agree that is a lot of money that not many have lying around to be used at short notice. Especially this time.
But in the beginning of the pandemic the SARS-COV2-PCR was over R1200. After the National Pathology Group got together they agreed to lower the price to R850. I believe thats the bare minimum that they can go on for the tests unless they start making a loss. Unfortunately government does not subsidise the private sector.
The test can be done for free by the NICD through NHLS. @Grand Guru can give more info on that.
Agree. It’s done for free as long as the test is justified by the National testing policy/protocol. So if you’re getting a test in order to be able to travel abroad or something like that, they’ll most likely turn you away.
I'm really dreading what January is going to look like when all the return trip migration happens.
The amount of people socializing irresponsibly is bound to lead to problems.
This rise is still from last month's Black Friday, Year End Functions and matric parties.
Middle Jan we should start seeing what the festive season has done. And judging by the shops I went to it's going to be a hard time ahead.
It's awful.
I've personally counted and called out people for over doing it the past few days. Rather break or piss off the friendship and still have living friends in a few months.
12 people having a get together in a 2 or 3 bed room apartment.
Restaurants with no distancing between tables.
Retail stores--what happened to doing temp screening before letting people in, it's non existent now. A simple example is the Nike store in Woodmead. Queues have been 100+ people everytime we've been past there in the past month- snaking deep into the parking lot. And practically zero distancing.
Speaking to a friend yesterday- he got 3 different funeral notices. All covid related. From people who he knows but that don't know each other.
Another case where someone got diagnosed Wednesday but had mild symptoms only, passed away on Thursday- it seems this newer strain is working extremely fast and affecting people that are younger and without major comorbodities either.
Gonna be a rough ride people. Best batten down the hatches and buckle up.
Stay safe forumites.
I can relate. Were on full lockdown at home.this new strain takes people out quick.
Neighbor has Covid-19, have not been in contact with her for over a week. Mother-in-law has COPD, so we only dropped off presents and Xmas lunch with packaging and containers sanitized. Son is a delivery driver, he sanitizes before he comes into the house (CDC style).
House got fogged on Thursday. No more family outings to the shop, back to me doing all the shopping.
This is going to get way worse before it gets any better at all. And yet people still walk around without masks, que right on top of each other. Bump into you in the shops, eat and drink while walking inside malls and shopping centers... oblivious to the impact.
Even if the figures are only 50% correct, it is still scary! I am at the point of putting my household on lockdown until further notice! Time to hoard TP and Baked Beans again before a government lockdown is implemented! It is going to happen, we all know that, yet so many just dont give a crap!
Keep safe Fam! Be the change we need to see in this world!
House got fogged on Thursday. No more family outings to the shop, back to me doing all the shopping.
This is going to get way worse before it gets any better at all. And yet people still walk around without masks, que right on top of each other. Bump into you in the shops, eat and drink while walking inside malls and shopping centers... oblivious to the impact.
Even if the figures are only 50% correct, it is still scary! I am at the point of putting my household on lockdown until further notice! Time to hoard TP and Baked Beans again before a government lockdown is implemented! It is going to happen, we all know that, yet so many just dont give a crap!
Keep safe Fam! Be the change we need to see in this world!
Don't waste money on fogging, it'spointless... rather focus on more regular cleaning of bathrooms, door handles, remote controls, top counters etc. If you have high risk persons at home, wear masks as much as possible when around them and wash hands very frequently. The use of alcohol based sanitizer is also pointless at home since you have water and soap.
Looking bad... NCC meeting now according to News24.com
was planned for tuesday
was planned for tuesday
Cabinet recalled for an emergency meeting on Tuesday as well.
We are not going to get a good New Years message from the pres.
I think we should expect the level 4 lockdown that nobody wants, but that almost everybody with at least a little bit of sommom sense will agree is the only way to try and slow this outbreak down. Because people don't listen.
Problem is unless they leave the migrant holiday traveller's stuck where they are, the virus is gonna spread on the way home also. The medical fraternity is generally expecting chaos from the end of week 1 January.
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SWAMBO's hospital have 12 beds left for regular patients, the rest all allocated for Covid patients - all of them full. Have had 3 deaths in our town in the last 24hours. There are no Covid ICU beds open in Limpopo. Other provinces aren't far off either. Had to heli-evac a guy to Randburg yesterday. Was the only place that had a bed for him. Yet the malls are over crowded, the New Years parties are being planned. I give up. People truly are selfish bastards.
Looks like they are currently meeting.
https://www.news24.com/news24/south...-as-infections-near-the-million-mark-20201227
And I'm out of whipskey.
https://www.news24.com/news24/south...-as-infections-near-the-million-mark-20201227
And I'm out of whipskey.
SA company gets R900 million to develop rapid Covid-19 test – using tobacco plants
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/b...pid-covid-19-test-using-tobacco-plant-2020-12
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/b...pid-covid-19-test-using-tobacco-plant-2020-12
- Nicotiana benthamiana – a plant of the tobacco variety – is being used to produce Covid-19 antibodies.
- These bio-engineered antibodies will be extracted from a laboratory in Mauritius and developed into rapid test kits and potential vaccines.
- The company leading the programme is a product of the University of Cape Town’s Biopharming Research Unit.
- Thanks to European funders, Cape Bio Pharms has reached its target of R900 million to jumpstart the production part of the project.
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