21-day nationwide lockdown announced for South Africa

[semaphore]

I feel sorry for the hermits and shut-ins that are going to suddenly have itchy feet after the lockdown kicks in

Never gonna happen, we've been training for this forever.

 

[ToxicBunny]

I feel sorry for the hermits and shut-ins that are going to suddenly have itchy feet after the lockdown kicks in

Fsck that, we're geared for this shyte....

 

[JayM]

Already loaded up my freezer when I heard the rumors on the weekend. Im good for about 3 months.

Previous coronaviruses remain viable in -20deg temperatures for over 2 years.

 

[IdlePhaedrus]

Previous coronaviruses remain viable in -20deg temperatures for over 2 years.

So, cook what comes out of the freezer

 

[RonSwanson]

Apparently CPF patrols won't be allowed

That's crazy!

 

[pinball wizard]

Apparently CPF patrols won't be allowed

Source? We're still waiting on final instruction from Provincial.

 

[chrisc]

Can I walk the dog?

Cousin in England says she can, but you must remain 2 metres from another person

 

[semaphore]

Can I walk the dog?

Cousin in England says she can, but you must remain 2 metres from another person

No. Stay at home.

 

[IndigoIdentity]

Some pics of the SADF moving into place.

 

[JayM]

So, cook what comes out of the freezer

Sure, cook the packaging which you need to touch to get to the food.

 

[Swa]

Punctuation is important...

Did you mean:

I was tired.

 

[pinball wizard]

Sure, cook the packaging which you need to touch to get to the food.

Wash your damn hands after handling the packaging? Like you would have before all this commotion anyway?

 

[Polymathic]

Is it illegal to point where are army checkpoints?

 

[IdlePhaedrus]

Sure, cook the packaging which you need to touch to get to the food.

Sanitize packaging before you use it maybe? Wear gloves before you take it out maybe?

Soap, a bit of vinegar maybe??

Bizarre

 

[Mila]

Can I walk the dog?

Cousin in England says she can, but you must remain 2 metres from another person

All the rules for South Africa's lockdown | News24

(Last updated 16:05, 25 March 2020) What stores will be open, exactly what you're allowed to do: these are the details for the national lock-down in South Africa due to the novel coronavirus.

www.businessinsider.co.za

We do not yet know if you will be allowed to exercise out of home, or walk your dog.
In some countries lockdowns specifically made provision for jogging close to home, or other forms of outdoor exercise done with care to avoid contact with other people. Some local governments even encouraged outdoor exercise, as a mental health measure.
It was not immediately clear if this would be the case in South Africa, with regulations not yet formalised.

 

[JayM]

Wash your damn hands after handling the packaging? Like you would have before all this commotion anyway?

One microscopic splash from the water hitting your hands lands on your face...and boom, you're dead!

 

[IndigoIdentity]

Is it illegal to point where are army checkpoints?

Good question but given that you're legally allowed to film and photo police at a roadblock, In this type of situation i would doubt it... If it is then I would say that the information should be made widely available and given that it is not... Yeah, im failing to see any problems with this.

Anyways mods can remove my post if this is a problem.

 

[noxibox]

Cousin in England says she can, but you must remain 2 metres from another person

In other words just act normal.

 

[noxibox]

Seems a lot of people had the idea to go out to get their shopping for the next week rather than leaving it for the weekend. But no-one was buying huge quantities of anything. I also suspect the first round that was actual stockpiling made people concerned that if they didn't get the groceries today the stockpiling nuts would be back grabbing everything (it's easy to get around per customer limits).

 

[IndigoIdentity]

Seems a lot of people had the idea to go out to get their shopping for the next week rather than leaving it for the weekend. But no-one was buying huge quantities of anything. I also suspect the first round that was actual stockpiling made people concerned that if they didn't get the groceries today the stockpiling nuts would be back grabbing everything (it's easy to get around per customer limits).

I feel like this is a way bigger problem in other countries where they are not self sufficient, i.e. UK only produces 50% of the food they use so border closures and lock downs can heavily affect the availability of food stocks.

Where i'm at, all the shops are chockablock full.