21-day nationwide lockdown announced for South Africa

[Priapus]

You said quickly

Damit. Fair point.

 

[Sinbad]

554 Infected. Hopefully, this lockdown starts to decrease the numbers, but since its only happening on Midnight on Thursday, chances are we could break the thousand mark since there is a 24-48h delay in testing. It's technically 554 people 1-2 days ago. So who knows how high its gonna jump :/

The lockdown will have no visible effect for the next 2 weeks.

It was 554 people 2 weeks ago.

 

[noxibox]

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Can anyone confirm if this is fake or real, got it from family.

Whoever it is rightly recognises pizza as an essential service.

 

[RedViking]

The official Midnight thread:

Midnight - When is it exactly?

South Africa - National chaos recently erupted after a lockdown was announced from midnight on a Thursday because of a virus with flu like symptoms which threatens world wide populations. However, a MASSIVE argument around when midnight is caused a HUGE division between those who know and those...

mybroadband.co.za

 

[noxibox]

No need to panic.
You are on a forced 21 day holiday in a small town in the freestate.

And you don't think that's a reason to panic?

 

[Craig_]

And you don't think that's a reason to panic?

Could've been worse, imagine being stuck in PE.

 

[ghostRgg]

The lockdown will have no visible effect for the next 2 weeks.

It was 554 people 2 weeks ago.

What do you mean 2 weeks ago

 

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[Lupus]

For most people Thursday midnight = 12am Friday Morning.

Than most people are idiots, cause 00:00 is midnight of the new day.

 

[ronnie_94]

Anyone in the boat of your boss forcing you to work during the lock down? My brother and his friend work as technicians for a security company and they install alarms etc.

Their boss has told them they will not be closing down and will work normal hours, can anyone shed some light and who they can contact to get advice about their situation?

 

[RedViking]

Than most people are idiots, cause 00:00 is midnight of the new day.

Midnight - When is it exactly?

South Africa - National chaos recently erupted after a lockdown was announced from midnight on a Thursday because of a virus with flu like symptoms which threatens world wide populations. However, a MASSIVE argument around when midnight is caused a HUGE division between those who know and those...

mybroadband.co.za

 

[Lupus]

Symptoms take 1-2 weeks to show up, so we'll be i the 10s of thousands before we know if the lockdown is having an effect.

Actually 2 to 14 days, so you could show symptoms within 2 days or you could be the ones who never show any symptoms at all.

 

[MidnightZA]

Anyone in the boat of your boss forcing you to work during the lock down? My brother and his friend work as technicians for a security company and they install alarms etc.

Their boss has told them they will not be closing down and will work normal hours, can anyone shed some light and who they can contact to get advice about their situation?

Same boat. I also need to know who to contact

 

[Sinbad]

What do you mean 2 weeks ago

They're only testing people with symptoms.
Incubation period is 2 weeks.
Therefore, these people were infected two weeks ago...

 

[Lupus]

They're only testing people with symptoms.
Incubation period is 2 weeks.
Therefore, these people were infected two weeks ago...

It's 2 to 14 days, most people average out at 5 days.

 

[Craig_]

Same boat. I also need to know who to contact

You guys also have to be sensible, if your company might not see it through being closed for the 21 days, and you are legally able to work, why not? Beats having no job to go back to in a months time.

 

[Lupus]

Midnight - When is it exactly?

South Africa - National chaos recently erupted after a lockdown was announced from midnight on a Thursday because of a virus with flu like symptoms which threatens world wide populations. However, a MASSIVE argument around when midnight is caused a HUGE division between those who know and those...

mybroadband.co.za

Or

Midnight - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

It defies easy classification apparently, yet at 00:00 my watch, PC, clocks all switch over to the next day.

 

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[MidnightZA]

You guys also have to be sensible, if your company might not see it through being closed for the 21 days, and you are legally able to work, why not? Beats having no job to go back to in a months time.

I don't mind working. It's the travel that's concerning me. I travel between Durban and Richard's bay.

According to the health ministers twitter page, failure to comply will be punishable with one month imprisonment and/or a fine.

I doubt police will care if I work on a water plant while arresting me

 

[Sinbad]

It's 2 to 14 days, most people average out at 5 days.

How do you know? What's to say they didn't get exposed to the virus a week before they think they did?