South African Covid-19 News and Discussions 2

[Grant]

For all those experts on the subject of infection rates, any explanation as to why the WC's value of Rt has bounced back so quickly? And does the bounce back represent something that needs the WC to take any action?
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Minibus taxis running at 100% capacity helping to infect more quicker, perhaps

 

[Forum Reader]

We will be on Level 1 soon.

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Those lower counts look like weekend figures. Probably fewer people available to test on weekends.

 

[The_Mowgs]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1288347582436126726

We were less than 10
Its exaggerated

Less than 10...
The trans even deleted that tweet

 

[sand_man]

On my afternoon walk I passed a number of taxis. They were all just about full but all occupants, from what I could make out, wore masks. So I'm glad to see citizens taking some responsibility for their well-being...

 

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

Winde wants NDZ, Mkhize to consider 'differentiated approach' for Western Cape as deaths flatten | News24

The Western Cape needs different Covid-19 rules, to allow urgent economic activity and stop the "pandemic number two: unemployment, hunger and starvation," Premier Alan Winde has argued.

www.news24.com

The ANC will never let a DA-led province be on a lower level...

 

[Paulsie]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1288347582436126726

We were less than 10
Its exaggerated

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1288389782708592640

From the same funeral....

 

[MiW]

 

[Koosvanwyk]

For all those experts on the subject of infection rates, any explanation as to why the WC's value of Rt has bounced back so quickly? And does the bounce back represent something that needs the WC to take any action?
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I have no idea how the calculation works but would think that, based on the data available (if it is reasonably accurate or not is a different question) that while the number of active cases (people who can spread the virus) have come down recently, the number of new cases per day have not gone down as quickly or stabalised at a higher level casing the Rt to increase (as one spreader need to infect more people to maintain a stable new active cases number).

As I said, I have no idea how the calculation works so this is just a logical guess.

 

[Vorastra]

But more importantly, king of feking what...

The Dikos speak: 'PPE tender was an error of judgement' | News24

President Ramaphosa's spokesperson, Khusela Diko, and her husband, Chief Madzikane II Thandisizwe Diko, have sought to give their side of the story in the saga over a R125 million PPE tender.

www.news24.com

 

[Temujin]

But more importantly, king of feking what...

The Dikos speak: 'PPE tender was an error of judgement' | News24

President Ramaphosa's spokesperson, Khusela Diko, and her husband, Chief Madzikane II Thandisizwe Diko, have sought to give their side of the story in the saga over a R125 million PPE tender.

www.news24.com

Translation - Sorry we got caught, will do better to hide it next time

 

[Polymathic]

Well heard from somebody who witnessed a single cigarette shared amongst 7 people while thet waited in line for their R350 grant.

 

[RedViking]

Well heard from somebody who witnessed a single cigarette shared amongst 7 people while thet waited in line for their R350 grant.

And then?

 

[Polymathic]

And then?

They all got herpes on top of Corona aka Herporona™

 

[Temujin]

Public Works DG suspended over role in inflated state funeral costs | News24

Public Works Minister Patricia de Lille has suspended the department's director-general, advocate Sam Vukela, after he was implicated in funding scandals related to state funerals.

www.news24.com

/shocked

 

[Geoff.D]

For all those experts on the subject of infection rates, any explanation as to why the WC's value of Rt has bounced back so quickly? And does the bounce back represent something that needs the WC to take any action?
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Update to my previous post:

On the 28th Mediahack reported these values for Rt. This graph does NOT show the steep climb back up to an Rt of 1.16.

So there is something seriously wrong here when one website calculates the same value and reports conflicting numbers like this.
If you look at the calculated value for SA as a whole, that also does not support the steep increase in Rt ver the last few days??




Something wrong with the analaysis, which one is right?

 

[Gordon_R]

Update to my previous post:

On the 28th Mediahack reported these values for Rt. This graph does NOT show the steep climb back up to an Rt of 1.16.

So there is something seriously wrong here when one website calculates the same value and reports conflicting numbers like this.
If you look at the calculated value for SA as a whole, that also does not support the steep increase in Rt ver the last few days??
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Something wrong with the analaysis, which one is right?

I don't know for sure, but data is always 'noisy'. Rt is derived from underlying parameters, and this process will often amplify the noise. Look at weekly trends, not short term fluctuations...

 

[Geoff.D]

The values are weekly trends, hence why the query. Have asked mediahack to comment.

 

[IceyQ]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1288536339055616002

 

[TheChamp]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1288536339055616002

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But there seems to be a problem when it comes to government tenders, I don't think there's a law that prohibits friends and family from government tenders, if we want to stand a chance on this fight against corruption that's where we should start, the reactive manner of waiting for someone to get a tender and then wasting time and money investigating is not going to get us anywhere.

The long term goal should be to totally abolish tenders on useless services that government can do.

 

[rietrot]

But there seems to be a problem when it comes to government tenders, I don't think there's a law that prohibits friends and family from government tenders, if we want to stand a chance on this fight against corruption that's where we should start, the reactive manner of waiting for someone to get a tender and then wasting time and money investigating is not going to get us anywhere.

The long term goal should be to totally abolish tenders on useless services that government can do.

There's plenty of rules about how tenders should be awarded. Just to bad the government doesn't follow their own rules especially when it comes to emergency PPE supplies. Because it's an emergency and all that...