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These are the coronavirus work rules for South Africans over 60 and other ‘vulnerable’ employees

Minister of Employment and Labour, Thulas Nxesi, has published a directive outlining the occupational health and safety measures for the reopening of workplaces in South Africa.
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When looking at leave, the guidelines state that temporary incapacity, for the period of the Covid-19 epidemic, may be motivated by the treating doctor on the grounds that workplace accommodation is not possible.

“Should this not be possible the employee should be able to utilise his/her sick leave if appropriate, as advised by the treating doctor. Should sick leave be exhausted, the employee should be able to utilise his/her annual leave.”

The guidelines state that unpaid leave is not recommended and if contemplated, should be the last resort.
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Dlamini-Zuma asks for leave to appeal lockdown regulations ruling | News24

Cogta Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has filed an application for leave to appeal a judgment that declared various lockdown regulations unconstitutional and invalid.
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also being discussed here:

Lockdown regulations declared invalid and unconstitutional by high court

The Disaster Management Act was clearly never intended to deal with something that covers the entire country, and lasts for months. Separate legislation was enacted in many countries to deal with this kind of complexity. Section 27 of the DMA covers a national disaster - national in this...
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10 more die of Covid-19 in Gauteng as Sedibeng gets its first death

Sedibeng also recorded its first death after seeing a steady increase in the number of infections.
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Do they have proof that it actually 'came' from the western cape? How did this person contract it taking all of the regulations into consideration? Did they fuk the corpse? Lick the other family members?

Mask, social distance and hand washing should be effective in preventing transmission so how did this person get it?
 
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Can a legal eagle provide any details if the NCCC's regulations can be challenged in court? If the Pres was quoted correctly, could it mean that he had enough of the power grab?
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they've been arguing that it's a sub-committee of Cabinet and derives it's powers from Cabinet oversight.
 
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“They present in similar ways. Flu is generally more severe, however, Covid, in a small proportion of patients, becomes very severe and then often leads to death.

“Our problem is going to be that if we simultaneously have our flu season and our Covid pandemic, we’ll have problems teasing them out. So we’ll have patients who actually have flu coming in to our clinics and hospitals to be treated for Covid-19, and in the process they may be exposed to Covid-19 because our hospitals will be so full of Covid-19 patients.”

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Winter flu complicates fight against the Covid-19 pandemic

Professor Salim Abdool Karim, chairperson of the Covid-19 Ministerial Advisory Committee, said flu symptoms were very similar to those of Covid-19 and it was not always easy to differentiate between them.
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Do they have proof that it actually 'came' from the western cape? How did this person contract it taking all of the regulations into consideration? Did they fuk the corpse? Lick the other family members?

Mask, social distance and hand washing should be effective in preventing transmission so how did this person get it?
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my first thought was not the destination , but taxi/transport.
 
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Ghost hospital: patients abandoned

One of the Eastern Cape’s most important rural hospitals has become a ghost facility after doctors and nurses walked out on Monday, leaving patients to fend for themselves or rely on managers for treatment. The decision by most of the health workers at Tafalofefe Hospital in Centane to abandon...
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One patient said nurses told them they should leave the hospital.

“After a meeting the nurses decided to leave the hospital. We thought at least we will have a few to take care of us, but that was not the case,” the patient, who wanted to remain anonymous, said.

If that's true..it won't end well
 
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Ghost hospital: patients abandoned

One of the Eastern Cape’s most important rural hospitals has become a ghost facility after doctors and nurses walked out on Monday, leaving patients to fend for themselves or rely on managers for treatment. The decision by most of the health workers at Tafalofefe Hospital in Centane to abandon...
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One patient said nurses told them they should leave the hospital.

“After a meeting the nurses decided to leave the hospital. We thought at least we will have a few to take care of us, but that was not the case,” the patient, who wanted to remain anonymous, said.

If that's true..it won't end well
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The very first patient from Atlantis in Cape Town almost died because the nurses refused to assist the patient due to them having the virus. This was even after they were given full PPE.

They later gave her panado and sent her on her way.
 
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SNLV30 said:
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Ghost hospital: patients abandoned

One of the Eastern Cape’s most important rural hospitals has become a ghost facility after doctors and nurses walked out on Monday, leaving patients to fend for themselves or rely on managers for treatment. The decision by most of the health workers at Tafalofefe Hospital in Centane to abandon...
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One patient said nurses told them they should leave the hospital.

“After a meeting the nurses decided to leave the hospital. We thought at least we will have a few to take care of us, but that was not the case,” the patient, who wanted to remain anonymous, said.

If that's true..it won't end well
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Eastern Cape government, public hospitals, "just a job" attitude, unions, infectious disease.... What could possibly go wrong???
 
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People with HIV nearly three times as likely to die from coronavirus – new South African data – BusinessTech

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A person carrying HIV is 2.75 times more likely to die when infected with the coronavirus than someone with no co-morbidities, according to the presentation.

The ratio for someone with active TB is 2.58 times, while someone who has recovered from TB, which causes lasting lung damage, has a ratio of 1.41.

Still, a Covid-19 patient with uncontrolled diabetes is 13 times more likely to die, the department said. Those with well-controlled diabetes still carry a risk of 4.65.
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SNLV30 said:
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Ghost hospital: patients abandoned

One of the Eastern Cape’s most important rural hospitals has become a ghost facility after doctors and nurses walked out on Monday, leaving patients to fend for themselves or rely on managers for treatment. The decision by most of the health workers at Tafalofefe Hospital in Centane to abandon...
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One patient said nurses told them they should leave the hospital.

“After a meeting the nurses decided to leave the hospital. We thought at least we will have a few to take care of us, but that was not the case,” the patient, who wanted to remain anonymous, said.

If that's true..it won't end well
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I'm sure those highly paid Cubans can go and sort it out.
 
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