Lockdown diaries - COVID-19 matters!
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The year 2020 in pictures:
CNN selection
https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2020/specials/year-in-pictures/
And Reuters selection
https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/pictures-of-the-year-2020-idUSRTX8ACLN
NY Post 2020 main events
https://nypost.com/list/major-2020-events/
CNN selection
https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2020/specials/year-in-pictures/
And Reuters selection
https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/pictures-of-the-year-2020-idUSRTX8ACLN
NY Post 2020 main events
https://nypost.com/list/major-2020-events/
You should add "Working. I don't have a choice." to the vote options. I'm one of those.
So now you know where to go if you run out of booze!
We all are working be sure we don't have a choice. If there is someone not scared of the virus, they should see a psychologist
I have a colleague whose son has been in ICU breathing on a tube for more than a week... he has no risk factors whatsoever.
We all are working be sure we don't have a choice. If there is someone not scared of the virus, they should see a psychologist
I have a colleague whose son has been in ICU breathing on a tube for more than a week... he has no risk factors whatsoever.
Scared ... Nope! ... Cautious and respectful ... YES!
Therein lies the problem ... Our government have over used fearmongering as a distraction, as apposed the instilling respectful humanistic values in my opinion.
Have to say with more knowledge of the virus I'm not scared of it but I am cautious and respesctfull towards it.
What I am terrified of is having my wife or kids going to hospital during this time. Not sure I will be able to handle that.
You are absolutely right.
I'm not scared of the virus and I'm seeing a psychologist on a regular basis.
Fascinating stuff.
Could not have said it better, I’m not scared of it but don’t deny it’s existence, I’ll keep on sanitizing and washing hands, but unfortunately I have to keep on working, sometimes with people I don’t know, so just keep common sense in mind and scan and make sure they abide by the rules. And I agree about the fear-mongering, it’s been overused to try and force compliance instead of ensuring that the tools and facts are shared and available, which imho would have had a better end result.
It’s interesting that you’ve used “not scared” and “terrified” in the same sentence...
Yes, the government has overused fear mongering to enforce compliance... that’s seen from the perspective of the few literate elite. Has it worked? To a certain extent yes. Then the arguments faded with time... it’s human!
In the beginning of the pandemic, I spent days and days doing only 1 thing: lecturing staff from all the categories about the virus and ,made sure to explain every argument or piece of info with the then available data... to no avail. People started (only to some extent) taking precautions when positive cases appeared among them and clusters started to form...
Without playing around with words. Should we be afraid of the virus? I say hell yes!
I’m in my 40s, healthier than I’ve ever been in the last 10 years and have no risk factors. When I had the infection 2 months ago, I took my treatment diligently even though my symptoms were very mild in the beginning. Then towards days 5 and 6, I felt so horrible that I started to worry and monitored my temperature and oxygen saturation a few times a day. It took me a few weeks to be myself again.
All I’m saying is that this episode humbled me and I hope you all do your best to avoid it and to stay safe cause you never know!
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If you're a lil' lacking with, (not so)common sense or gumption, this may help you toe the line;
17710 New cases ! and in Orange Grove spaza shops are becomimg beergardens...
A petrol price hike of 43c/l for January .
On the radio today I heard there's about 11 different vaccines being passed or in the process of being passed.
The the guy also said they don't know which one to acquire for the SA. My question is...isn't there anyone yet that broke the covid19 code? Or are all these people just pushing out vaccines just to have one on the market which brings me to how many strains is really out there?
The the guy also said they don't know which one to acquire for the SA. My question is...isn't there anyone yet that broke the covid19 code? Or are all these people just pushing out vaccines just to have one on the market which brings me to how many strains is really out there?
Buying 11+different vaccines just because you don't know which one will get you makes me worry.
If you have some time, hear him out.
These are some of the beaches you can still legally visit in South Africa
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/t...still-visit-in-south-africa-right-now-2020-12
30 Dec. 2020
"Much of South Africa's coastline now fall in coronavirus hotspot zones, making most beach visits illegal.
But two far-flung districts are not on the hotspot list, and they feature some spectacular beaches.
These are some of the beaches you can still legally visit under South Africa's adjusted Level 3 lockdown.
NORTHERN CAPE
UMKHANYAKUDE DISTRICT, KZN
[My comment: I understood that ALL beaches in SA are off-limit, not just those in hot-spot areass?]
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/t...still-visit-in-south-africa-right-now-2020-12
30 Dec. 2020
"Much of South Africa's coastline now fall in coronavirus hotspot zones, making most beach visits illegal.
But two far-flung districts are not on the hotspot list, and they feature some spectacular beaches.
These are some of the beaches you can still legally visit under South Africa's adjusted Level 3 lockdown.
NORTHERN CAPE
- Hondeklipbaai Beach (six hour drive from Cape Town International airport)
- Kleinzee Beach (ocated higher up Western coast; 90 minutes’ drive to get to Springbok)
- Alexander Bay Beach (on the mouth of the Orange river, right on the border with Namibia.)
- The Port Nolloth Beach (also known as Grazia de Beer Beachfront)
- McDougall's Bay
UMKHANYAKUDE DISTRICT, KZN
- Mabibi Beach (free-to-visit beach n the iSimangaliso Wetland Park. It's a 4 hour drive from King Shaka International airport and a bit over seven hours traveling from Johannesburg.
- Kosi Bay ( in the Kosi Bay Nature Reserve, on the border between South Africa and Mozambique.)
- Sodwana Bay Beach (in iSimangaliso Wetlands Park, almost three hours from Richard’s Bay.)
- Lala Nek Beach (While no permit is needed to visit Lala Nek, the beach only permits a few vehicles.)
[My comment: I understood that ALL beaches in SA are off-limit, not just those in hot-spot areass?]
Foreigners flying into SA get a curfew break – but you’ll need to have your papers handy
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/f...-youll-need-to-have-your-papers-handy-2020-12
29 Dec. 2020
"Passengers on inbound flights into South Africa don’t have to worry about the 21:00 to 06:00 curfew.
These travellers will not be breaking the law in travelling from the airport to their place of accommodation, government says.
This is on condition that visitors can prove – by presenting a ticket or boarding pass – their late-night travels to law enforcement officers."
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/f...-youll-need-to-have-your-papers-handy-2020-12
29 Dec. 2020
"Passengers on inbound flights into South Africa don’t have to worry about the 21:00 to 06:00 curfew.
These travellers will not be breaking the law in travelling from the airport to their place of accommodation, government says.
This is on condition that visitors can prove – by presenting a ticket or boarding pass – their late-night travels to law enforcement officers."
Hospital update: Some ICUs now full, with Netcare 'extremely concerned' about Gauteng
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/m...hese-cities-are-under-severe-pressure-2020-12
28 Dec. 2020
"SA's three largest hospital groups report that the surge in Covid-19 cases have filled some of their intensive care units to capacity.
Where its ICUs are full, Mediclinic is now diverting ambulances to other facilities.
While Cape Town and Durban are currently under the most pressure, Netcare is warning that Gauteng is already seeing a surge in cases.
Mediclinic, which offers roughly 1,000 ICU beds and 850 ventilators, reports that facilities in the Western Cape, Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal have experienced a sudden surge in critically ill patients. These three provinces account for more than 80% of the national total of active cases.
Due to the strain on ICU wards, Mediclinic has introduced an "ambulance diversion strategy", whereby incoming patients may be transported away from their nearest facility to reduce delays in treatment.
Additionally, Netcare has implemented a patient diversion protocol.
“Practically, this may mean that levels of care such as ICU and High Care, ventilators or certain oxygen delivery modalities may not be available to all patients,” says Friedland.
“Where possible, we will seek to transfer patients, once stabilised, to one of our other hospitals, should they have capacity.”
Cape Town patients “not requiring life-saving intervention” have been urged to avoid public emergency centres by the local health department.
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/m...hese-cities-are-under-severe-pressure-2020-12
28 Dec. 2020
"SA's three largest hospital groups report that the surge in Covid-19 cases have filled some of their intensive care units to capacity.
Where its ICUs are full, Mediclinic is now diverting ambulances to other facilities.
While Cape Town and Durban are currently under the most pressure, Netcare is warning that Gauteng is already seeing a surge in cases.
Mediclinic, which offers roughly 1,000 ICU beds and 850 ventilators, reports that facilities in the Western Cape, Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal have experienced a sudden surge in critically ill patients. These three provinces account for more than 80% of the national total of active cases.
Due to the strain on ICU wards, Mediclinic has introduced an "ambulance diversion strategy", whereby incoming patients may be transported away from their nearest facility to reduce delays in treatment.
Additionally, Netcare has implemented a patient diversion protocol.
“Practically, this may mean that levels of care such as ICU and High Care, ventilators or certain oxygen delivery modalities may not be available to all patients,” says Friedland.
“Where possible, we will seek to transfer patients, once stabilised, to one of our other hospitals, should they have capacity.”
Cape Town patients “not requiring life-saving intervention” have been urged to avoid public emergency centres by the local health department.
I didn't finish it. I will in the morning but what I get from it is... The walking dead, reality edition.
These are terrorists. They give us Corona for free and charge us for a vaccine.
Viruses mutate 1000s of times everyday but in 99.9% of the time these mutations do not translate into a major change in the characteristics of transmission and virulence or aggressiveness. The genetic code of the virus was decoded since January by the Chinese who published it to the benefit of everyone.
Now speaking about vaccines, different immunological links can be targeted in the immune system in order to generate a response in the form of protective antibodies or what we commonly call immunity. That's why there are different vaccines with different effectiveness. It's not predictable. Only clinical tests on a relatively wide scale can give an idea about the effectiveness.
The Pfizer vaccine everyone is raving about is using a relatively new technology/mechanism and they promise it’s 95% effective....
Now speaking about vaccines, different immunological links can be targeted in the immune system in order to generate a response in the form of protective antibodies or what we commonly call immunity. That's why there are different vaccines with different effectiveness. It's not predictable. Only clinical tests on a relatively wide scale can give an idea about the effectiveness.
The Pfizer vaccine everyone is raving about is using a relatively new technology/mechanism and they promise it’s 95% effective....
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