South African Covid-19 News and Discussions 2

[TheChamp]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1291685718222397440

 

[TheChamp]

The same Maseve hospital she asked Dr Zweli about and the same Maseve hospital Dr Zweli told her is 90% complete, the same Maseve hospital that was unveiled by Royal Bafokeng and the NW department of health, yet still Gwarube cannot bring herself to apologize for her blunder, instead she is finding all the reasonable explanations to try wiggle herself out of an embarrassing situation, how pathetic is that?

 

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

 

[Geoff.D]

So the state of disaster expires on 15 August. It is rumoured that we might then go to level 2 lockdown with the booze ban being lifted by Aug 17.

Any other educated guesses, insider knowledge or wild speculation?

Drop the State of Disaster and hence the official NCCC.
No need for it. The govt has created the NFCC.
The National Fusion Command Council.

Same circus, same clowns, same ringleader, different tent.

 

[Geoff.D]

Positivity- and Infection- Rates.
Which is a better indication of the state of the siuation?

Both are just a different take on the same base data.
Sounds like an exercise in dividing by zero.
In other words both measures are ultimately just noise.
The only true indicator is the deaths recorded per day, week or month. If that is above normal then it is most likely covid and when it fall back to "normal" the panic is over.
In other words, wait another 2 weeks.

 

[Polymathic]

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It does appear that the country is coming out the peak, now it's a case of seeing where each province will stabilize.

 

[R13...]

The next guy will think twice of assuming that chair. It's like the tower of the hand in there

CMS chairperson Professor Lungile Pepeta dies of Covid-19 | News24

Nelson Mandela University's health sciences executive dean and chairperson of the Council for Medical Schemes, Professor Lungile Pepeta, has died of Covid-19.

www.news24.com

 

[zoozi]

Mangosuthu Buthelezi tests positive for Covid-19

Former IFP leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi is in self-isolation after testing positive for Covid-19.

www.iol.co.za

 

[now05ster]

The next guy will think twice of assuming that chair. It's like the tower of the hand in there

CMS chairperson Professor Lungile Pepeta dies of Covid-19 | News24

Nelson Mandela University's health sciences executive dean and chairperson of the Council for Medical Schemes, Professor Lungile Pepeta, has died of Covid-19.

www.news24.com

My wife worked with him while he was practicing as a paed. She described him as a caring and humble doctor. Would give her big hugs. Such a loss.

Yeah, wonder who will fill his position on the CMS now.

 

[TheChamp]

Speaker, NCOP chair wish Buthelezi speedy recovery from Covid-19

Speaker Thandi Modise and National Council of Provinces chairperson Amos Masondo have wished former IFP leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi a speedy recovery after he contracted Covid-19.

www.iol.co.za

Speedy recovery to uMntwana kaPhindangene.

 

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

Speaker, NCOP chair wish Buthelezi speedy recovery from Covid-19

Speaker Thandi Modise and National Council of Provinces chairperson Amos Masondo have wished former IFP leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi a speedy recovery after he contracted Covid-19.

www.iol.co.za

Speedy recovery to uMntwana kaPhindangene.

He's very old isn't he? Shame, hope he gets through it. Doesn't seem like he has much of a chance.

 

[Sinbad]

He's very old isn't he? Shame, hope he gets through it. Doesn't seem like he has much of a chance.

This virus is weird. Friends of mine got it (both fairly old). The wife died and the husband recovered

 

[Grant]

This virus is weird. Friends of mine got it (both fairly old). The wife died and the husband recovered

A friend's father got it, but her mother remained negative throughout

 

[Temujin]

Mangosuthu Buthelezi tests positive for Covid-19

Former IFP leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi is in self-isolation after testing positive for Covid-19.

www.iol.co.za

This week Mkhize announced that more than 40 medical experts would be flown in from the World Health Organisation to manage the pandemic.

Is gov finally admitting NDZ&Co are completely useless and incapable of running a bath let alone country and pandemic?

 

[Polymathic]

A friend's father got it, but her mother remained negative throughout

Up to 40% of people have T Cell immunity for SARS related viruses, the theory is that these people have been previously infected by a beta-coronavirus which is gastrointestinal virus in dogs, cattle and rodents but humans don't get sick from these viruses.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Is gov finally admitting NDZ&Co are completely useless and incapable of running a bath let alone country and pandemic?

No... Nothing like that...

The MAC is saying things they don't like, so they will bring in WHO expert lapdogs instead.

 

[Paulsie]

Government to discuss new lockdown rules for South Africa this week

Government is expected to review some of South Africa’s lockdown regulations when the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) meets on Tuesday (11 August), with early signs pointing to a relaxation in rules.

businesstech.co.za

He added that more work is still needed to be done before alcohol and cigarette sales are allowed again.

“Everything else will open up when the numbers settle down. We shouldn’t really be dealing with it as though there is a contest. We are not contesting anything.

Sign of things to come next Saturday??

 

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

Government to discuss new lockdown rules for South Africa this week

Government is expected to review some of South Africa’s lockdown regulations when the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) meets on Tuesday (11 August), with early signs pointing to a relaxation in rules.

businesstech.co.za

Sign of things to come next Saturday??

Peter Bruce made the interesting point that nothing will change with regards to alcohol and tobacco until KZN, which is an ANC powerbase (Mkhize, Cele & NDZ all from KZN), has passed its peak.

 

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

Exclusive: DA reveals how ANC paid cadres and state employees R11 billion not to work, while the lockdown destroyed the private economy

Note to Editors: Please find attached an English soundbite by Dr. Leon Schreiber MP. While the best available estimates show that over 3 million people in the private sector have already lost their jobs and that a fifth of private sector employees did not receive a salary in June as a result of...

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While the best available estimates show that over 3 million people in the private sector have already lost their jobs and that a fifth of private sector employees did not receive a salary in June as a result of the ANC lockdown crisis, the DA can exclusively reveal that at least 84 337 cadres and public servants were paid their full salaries during the lockdown to do nothing.

According to National Treasury, the average salary in the public service is R393 000 per annum, or R32 750 per month. This means that, over the past four months of the lockdown crisis, the ANC has spent over R11 billion in taxpayer money to pay the salaries of at least 84 000 state employees who “had their workloads reduced significantly.”

Damn leeches.

 

[R13...]

Exclusive: DA reveals how ANC paid cadres and state employees R11 billion not to work, while the lockdown destroyed the private economy

Note to Editors: Please find attached an English soundbite by Dr. Leon Schreiber MP. While the best available estimates show that over 3 million people in the private sector have already lost their jobs and that a fifth of private sector employees did not receive a salary in June as a result of...

t.co

Damn leeches.

I'd take opposition party statement well salted were I you. This looks full of half truths.