South African Covid-19 News and Discussions 2

[Geoff.D]

Well The SABC news writers screwed things up again today.

Kept on talking about the Mortality Rate being 2.3%, which implies that SA is going to see 2.3/100 (57 million) deaths. [1.311 million]

Based on the info they were reporting on, no one could work out if the figure given was the CFR or the IFR either.

 

[Lupus]

Well The SABC news writers screwed things up again today.

Kept on talking about the Mortality Rate being 2.3%, which implies that SA is going to see 2.3/100 (57 million) deaths. [1.311 million]

Based on the info they were reporting on, no one could work out if the figure given was the CFR or the IFR either.

This is probably still the morality rate the government thinks it is.

 

[Brian_G]

This is probably still the morality rate the government thinks it is.

Good typo

 

[Geoff.D]

This is probably still the morality rate the government thinks it is.

Thought it was a typo, then thought some more and maybe you are actually spot-on correct in a deep perverse way.

 

[pinball wizard]

Well The SABC news writers screwed things up again today.

Kept on talking about the Mortality Rate being 2.3%, which implies that SA is going to see 2.3/100 (57 million) deaths. [1.311 million]

And ****wits still question those of us who call hype.

****ing morons everywhere.

Note, I use moron when even muppet is too lightweight.

 

[Lupus]

And ****wits still question those of us who call hype.

****ing morons everywhere.

Note, I use moron when even muppet is too lightweight.

Remember we're supposed to be seeing 50 000 deaths by the end of winter, unless this thing starts ramping up, I don't know.

 

[Temujin]

The dumb continues...

Dlamini-Zuma ‘denied right to fair hearing’ in successful lockdown legal challenge

The government says court ruling that declared Covid-19 lockdown regulations invalid was ‘not justified’

www.businesslive.co.za

The government says a scathing Pretoria high court ruling that declared the Covid-19 lockdown regulations invalid was “not justified” and that co-operative governance and traditional affairs minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma was denied “her right to a fair hearing”.

Shame, poor victim, she needs protection from herself. The judgement was made based on her own submissions of rationality... so she denied herself her right to a fair hearing

 

[pinball wizard]

Remember we're supposed to be seeing 50 000 deaths by the end of winter, unless this thing starts ramping up, I don't know.

Wait for the next two weeks.

 

[Lupus]

Wait for the next two weeks.

Tomorrow man, it's tomorrow.

 

[ShaunSA]

Tomorrow man, it's tomorrow.

No man it needs to hit the townships and then you will see!

 

[Paulsie]

There has been so much discussion about the cigarette ban, NDZ potential link to others etc. I have just realized, that there is a factory just around the corner from me (PMBurg) that manufactures cigarettes. It is a small local player, which has in the past faced a few shady allegations.

Guess who the listed director is??

https://za.linkedin.com/in/edward-zuma-770604b8

 

[R13...]

No man it needs to hit the townships and then you will see!

What is it waiting for?

 

[ShaunSA]

What is it waiting for?

Father Xmas. But he seems to be running late

 

[rambo919]

So has this thread went anywhere past idle gossip yet?

 

[pinball wizard]

What is it waiting for?

Cigarettes.

 

[pinball wizard]

So has this thread went anywhere past idle gossip yet?

Yup.

It went there and back already.

 

[noxibox]

What is it waiting for?

Can't enter unless it's invited.

Or maybe it was the full moon.

 

[MiW]

Gauteng Disaster Command Centre officials test positive for Covid-19

The Department of Health is currently in the process of tracing all the people who came into contact with the infected officials.

www.iol.co.za

Getting close to target

 

[Gordon_R]

Gauteng Disaster Command Centre officials test positive for Covid-19

The Department of Health is currently in the process of tracing all the people who came into contact with the infected officials.

www.iol.co.za

Getting close to target

Use up valuable test kits on people who serve no useful function, rather than medical staff who actually do. Makes sense...

 

[Lupus]

Use up valuable test kits on people who serve no useful function, rather than medical staff who actually do. Makes sense...

Wait I've just thought of something. The tests we've done, are those only counted once? As in it can take up another 3 to "confirm" a person has recovered, are those counted as well?