South African Covid-19 News and Discussions 2

[Paulsie]

It's possible that SA could experience a second surge of coronavirus cases - Zweli Mkhize | News24

The real risk of experiencing a "second wave" of coronavirus cases remains, so containment measures must not be abandoned, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has said.

www.news24.com

So the number of cases continued to grow during the harshest of lockdowns, seems to have plateaued even though most are back to work, deaths have not skyrocketed, hospital capacity has not been exhausted, yet as there might be a second wave, we must continue to fk around with the economy and with people in general just in case.

 

[tetrasect]

It's possible that SA could experience a second surge of coronavirus cases - Zweli Mkhize | News24

The real risk of experiencing a "second wave" of coronavirus cases remains, so containment measures must not be abandoned, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has said.

www.news24.com

We are happy that even with the targeted testing approach which we adopted as a department based on the Ministerial Advisory Committee [MAC] advice, our testing numbers continue to grow.

Is this guy smoking crack? Testing has shrunk down from 68k to 19k a day and he calls that "growth"?

This is just stupid... reduce testing to artificially decrease daily cases and then warn us of a second wave? What a plonker.

 

[hexagon]

Yeah but those are not SARS-COV-2 specific T-cells and are only mildly reactive.

They do not represent population immunity to the extent that suggests Covid-19 can only attack immune systems that are weakened by cold weather.

Well it's interesting to look at the numbers - some were SARS-CoV-2 specific:
"Remarkably, we detected SARS-CoV-2-specific IFN-γ responses in 19 out of 37 SARS-CoV-1/2 unexposed individuals".
So roughly 51% of unexposed individuals had specific interferon gamma responses.
Also, NSP (sibling) peptides "triggered dominant reactivity in 9 out of 19 unexposed donors with SARS-CoV-2-reactive cells".

 

[MiW]

Gauteng health department fails to publish daily Covid-19 statistics | News24

The Gauteng Department of Health has not published daily statistics since Sunday, saying this is due to the number of recoveries which are still being validated.

www.news24.com

According the department, it was currently implementing the recommended isolation period for patients with confirmed Covid-19 infections which has been reduced from 14 to 10 days as announced by Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on 17 July.

"Patients are being de-isolated 10 days after clinical stability has been achieved, rather than 10 days after symptom onset.

"To illustrate this in simple terms, if a patient was admitted and placed on oxygen, we advise that when the oxygen supplementation is discontinued, the patient must remain in isolation for another 10 days," the spokesperson for the health MEC, Kwara Kekana, told News24 on Wednesday.

"This continued isolation provides clinical comfort that the patient is no longer infectious. Asymptomatic patients remain in isolation for a period of 10 days following the date of their positive results," she added.

 

[Sinbad]

 

[Lupus]

Gauteng health department fails to publish daily Covid-19 statistics | News24

The Gauteng Department of Health has not published daily statistics since Sunday, saying this is due to the number of recoveries which are still being validated.

www.news24.com

Does that get backdated? As it can take ages to get a result. So far a month and counting.

 

[Lupus]

That's sad, had a small ceremony there after I got married.

 

[fishfly]

So the number of cases continued to grow during the harshest of lockdowns, seems to have plateaued even though most are back to work, deaths have not skyrocketed, hospital capacity has not been exhausted, yet as there might be a second wave, we must continue to fk around with the economy and with people in general just in case.

Honestly I think the death numbers are skewed... tons of people passing on at home are not tested if it was covid related - I know of 5 deaths (family member friends at home) not reported as COVID related yet the entire family was diagnosed with COVID

 

[Paulsie]

Level 2 lockdown? Mkhize says NCCC discussing 'the next steps'

South Africa has recorded 521 318 cases of COVID-19; 8 884 people have succumbed to the respiratory disease.

www.thesouthafrican.com

We will table recommendations to the National Coronavirus Command Council on the next best steps to be taken. So next week we should be able to get some guidance from the NCCC and the President on the next steps”, he said.

 

[zerocool2009]

The new infection numbers real or total BS?

The daily infections is down by more than 50%....

 

[Temujin]

 

[Lupus]

Level 2 lockdown? Mkhize says NCCC discussing 'the next steps'

South Africa has recorded 521 318 cases of COVID-19; 8 884 people have succumbed to the respiratory disease.

www.thesouthafrican.com

Should be Level 1 but anyways

 

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

The new infection numbers real or total BS?

The daily infections is down by more than 50%....

? Actually went up today to 8000 from 4500 yesterday. Daily number of new infections very much influenced by tests. Only 21k were done yesterday, 34k today.

 

[Paulsie]

Urgent answers needed over SANDF medical supply donations to Cuba – Kobus Marais - POLITICS | Politicsweb

DA MP says this makes no sense given SA can't even provide bare necessities to local health workers

www.politicsweb.co.za

Furthermore, the DA has also noted a Facebook post by the Cuban embassy in which confirms that the ANC Secretary-General, Ace Magashule, was present when the SANDF handed over of these questionable donations.


Not only is the DA disturbed by the presence of an ANC office-bearer, with no official role in Government or the military at this handover, we are also concerned that the ANC may have used military and state resources to make donations to the Cuban government.

And so the plot thickens...

 

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

'Thieves were waiting at the door': Mboweni ends emergency PPE procurement | Fin24

No sooner had Treasury announced the Covid-19 budget, the thieves were already assembled at the door, waiting to steal, said Finance Minister Tito Mboweni.

www.news24.com

Tito will be out the door soon. The NDZ / Ace /Mabuza faction are growing in strength in the ANC. Well that's my impression anyway.

 

[ponder]

2 more weeks...

 

[RedViking]

Today is the day things are gonna get better!


/sneezes

 

[R13...]

'Thieves were waiting at the door': Mboweni ends emergency PPE procurement | Fin24

No sooner had Treasury announced the Covid-19 budget, the thieves were already assembled at the door, waiting to steal, said Finance Minister Tito Mboweni.

www.news24.com

Tito will be out the door soon. The NDZ / Ace /Mabuza faction are growing in strength in the ANC. Well that's my impression anyway.

That's like closing the stable door after the horse has bolted.

 

[TheChamp]

'Thieves were waiting at the door': Mboweni ends emergency PPE procurement | Fin24

No sooner had Treasury announced the Covid-19 budget, the thieves were already assembled at the door, waiting to steal, said Finance Minister Tito Mboweni.

www.news24.com

Tito will be out the door soon. The NDZ / Ace /Mabuza faction are growing in strength in the ANC. Well that's my impression anyway.

There is no NDZ/Ace/Mabuza faction. The faction is also not getting stronger, things are pretty much where they were after the ANC election, it's like having almost the whole car while one person has the one wheel you need to get going, they have no use for the wheel but they won't give it to you.

That's how the power dynamics are, Ramaphosa theoretically has more power but the other faction is not going to make things easy for him.

 

[MiW]

Level 2 lockdown? Mkhize says NCCC discussing 'the next steps'

South Africa has recorded 521 318 cases of COVID-19; 8 884 people have succumbed to the respiratory disease.

www.thesouthafrican.com

Wait , what? The Dr is waiting for directions from the politicians?
Last time the NCCC was waiting for the MAC to advise them...