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 .
South Africa’s government said a third wave of coronavirus infections has passed its peak, a development that could give it scope to ease a ban on alcohol sales and other restrictions.

The country recorded 14,858 new cases in the past 24 hours, down from 16,240 the day before, indicating the pandemic was “on a downward trend,” acting Health Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane told reporters in Pretoria, the capital, on Friday.
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/tren...ictions-in-south-africa-could-be-relaxed.html
 
My beloved got her first jab this morning. We are now a 100% half-vaxed household…my next one in three weeks.
 
ARYANTO said:
South Africa’s government said a third wave of coronavirus infections has passed its peak, a development that could give it scope to ease a ban on alcohol sales and other restrictions.

The country recorded 14,858 new cases in the past 24 hours, down from 16,240 the day before, indicating the pandemic was “on a downward trend,” acting Health Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane told reporters in Pretoria, the capital, on Friday.
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/tren...ictions-in-south-africa-could-be-relaxed.html
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I disagree with peak being reached. There has likely been undertesting the past few weeks due to the riots. The effect of those gatherings hasn't shown up as yet imho
 
ARYANTO said:
OK, Did not wake up with horns :devil: or 666 tattooed on my butt :asz: , no ROBOCOP attachments :flamethrower2:,no excessive thirst :godsdrink0nw: after the 1st jab yesterday ,so guess the nanobots misfired :syringe: , it's safe ;-)
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Rome wasn't built in a day. Give it some time for the 5G signal to improve.
I guess the so-called 'worldwide chip shortage' is not due to lack of materials or a workforce, but actually due to Governments all jumping on the Vaxxing bandwagon to get everyone chipped or modded to be the next batch of superhumans.
 
ARYANTO said:
South Africa’s government said a third wave of coronavirus infections has passed its peak, a development that could give it scope to ease a ban on alcohol sales and other restrictions.

The country recorded 14,858 new cases in the past 24 hours, down from 16,240 the day before, indicating the pandemic was “on a downward trend,” acting Health Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane told reporters in Pretoria, the capital, on Friday.
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/tren...ictions-in-south-africa-could-be-relaxed.html
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Look, I welcome the opening of bottlestores more than anyone. But regarding the country being over the peak, I have a slight feeling we shouldn't pop the champers yet.

Gauteng is coming down. The other provinces has shown either a slight decline or a stable amount amount of new infections. As mentioned by @M.Adhir , people could have stayed away from testing due the craziness the last few weeks.

We all know what to do by now. We don't need a president to tell us to be safe.

But hopefully my gut feeling is wrong and by some miracle we are over the worst.
 
I think we passed the peak. The numbers have been consistently lower for the last 2 weeks. The WC and KZN numbers didn’t see the exponential increase we noted in the first 2 waves but are plateauing and soon will start going down.
 
There has been a group of about 10 "kids" (college/varsity students) in Yzer for the past few weeks, since face-to-face classes were stopped. Some of them have parents living in Yzer, the rest are friends who came with them.

This is how they vape (all with Airscream prefilled pods or ONE USE (disposable e-cigs). One person buys a new flavour. The device is then passed around the group so that they can try it, before they buy more. I asked them if they're not worried about COVID. Their reply was that it makes no difference, as they spend all their time together anyway, without masks.

One day, one of the girls hadn't vaped the whole day. She was very tired and just lay on the couch all day. The next morning, her sense of taste and smell had gone. She was tested that day for COVID and the results are positive. She doesn't feel ill though (yet?) - just no taste/smell.

I assumed that the entire group - and parents - would also have to be tested. However, the GP said only if they present with any symptoms. What???? They've all been in close and constant contact, so surely they should all be tested - including the parents - to see who are carriers, even if they don't have symptoms????

The girl who is positive is wearing her COVID like a badge of honour and they all seem to think that way. Look at me - I've got COVID. Whooppeeeee!

Even worse, is that they all went back to CT and Stellenbosch today, expecting classes to resume. So here we have students, some of whom probably have COVID but don't know because they weren't tested, who will be mingling with other students.

Why on earth weren't they all tested? Is this par for the course, or is it just one of our GPs who tests as seldom as possible??

EDIT: I've had contact with all of them throughout the time that they've been here, so I hope I'm OK. We wore masks whenever I saw them and they have to sanitise their hands - that I absolutely insist upon.
 
And just an update on my brother. The cortisone has really helped him and his cough is almost gone. :dancer2:
 
Hooked said:
There has been a group of about 10 "kids" (college/varsity students) in Yzer for the past few weeks, since face-to-face classes were stopped. Some of them have parents living in Yzer, the rest are friends who came with them.

This is how they vape (all with Airscream prefilled pods or ONE USE (disposable e-cigs). One person buys a new flavour. The device is then passed around the group so that they can try it, before they buy more. I asked them if they're not worried about COVID. Their reply was that it makes no difference, as they spend all their time together anyway, without masks.

One day, one of the girls hadn't vaped the whole day. She was very tired and just lay on the couch all day. The next morning, her sense of taste and smell had gone. She was tested that day for COVID and the results are positive. She doesn't feel ill though (yet?) - just no taste/smell.

I assumed that the entire group - and parents - would also have to be tested. However, the GP said only if they present with any symptoms. What???? They've all been in close and constant contact, so surely they should all be tested - including the parents - to see who are carriers, even if they don't have symptoms????

The girl who is positive is wearing her COVID like a badge of honour and they all seem to think that way. Look at me - I've got COVID. Whooppeeeee!

Even worse, is that they all went back to CT and Stellenbosch today, expecting classes to resume. So here we have students, some of whom probably have COVID but don't know because they weren't tested, who will be mingling with other students.

Why on earth weren't they all tested? Is this par for the course, or is it just one of our GPs who tests as seldom as possible??

EDIT: I've had contact with all of them throughout the time that they've been here, so I hope I'm OK. We wore masks whenever I saw them and they have to sanitise their hands - that I absolutely insist upon.
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They were all supposed to test after 10 days of strict quarantine and earlier if they develop symptoms. That's what I was saying about some of our GPs actively contributing in the spread of the infections. It's honestly a disgrace.
 
OK, Brothers in Beer - go stock up before the NEXT variant rocks up - go get some Old Brown ;) for the rest of winter.
 
Grand Guru said:
They were all supposed to test after 10 days of strict quarantine and earlier if they develop symptoms. That's what I was saying about some of our GPs actively contributing in the spread of the infections. It's honestly a disgrace.
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It is indeed - and very concerning too. The GP who has been here for years - who was the one and only doctor here - is fine. She's the one who did test my brother for COVID and she was pretty sure that he had it, from his symptoms. And by the way, she's very pro-vaping, even though she doesn't vape.

But it's the second GP, who recently joined the practice, who doesn't think it's necessary to test. It's the second GP who diagnosed my brother as having a bronchial infection only and I think it was her who told the kids they don't need to quarantine.

I don't believe the the second GP deliberately decides not to test. After all, it's no skin off her back. So obviously it's a lack of knowledge - and common sense!!!!! Haven't GPs been given guidelines as to what to do?

It's scary. They are the only two doctors here so medically-speaking they run the town.
 
So my mom tested positive today. Sister and niece went for their tests later this afternoon cause they live together. Stressful times.
 
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