South African Covid-19 News and Discussions 3

[Grant]

A virus so virulent it only infected 48 out of 2000 at that church event, I mean that's 2.4% of the people there.

Your attempt to trivialise the situation relies on the assumption all 2000 were tested, and only 48 emerged as positive

 

[CAPS LOCK]

I expect another announcement next week...

 

[Dan C]

I expect another announcement next week...

Won't suprise me.

 

[R13...]

How many of the 2000 were tested?

Also doubt the source (s) of the infection would have time to get around to contacting all 2000 at the event.

 

[Geoff.D]

Anyone seen any info relating to the new strain/variant in the UK?

Wonder what the chances are that this new variant arrived in SA from the UK and is, therefore, the same one?

 

[daveza]

Your attempt to trivialise the situation relies on the assumption all 2000 were tested, and only 48 emerged as positive

Just curious - these tests cost about a grand a pop.

This lot broke the regulations so do they have to pay for the tests themselves or do I have to pay for their fy attitude ? ?

 

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

I expect another announcement next week...

Would be kind of useless, most people are already at their holiday destinations...the fun times are rolling. SA too poor to shut hospitality down again, especially during this festive period. We have really light regulation compared to Europe at the moment.

 

[MrGray]

Anyone seen any info relating to the new strain/variant in the UK?

Wonder what the chances are that this new variant arrived in SA from the UK and is, therefore, the same one?

Apparently our spike mutation has the UK mutation PLUS two additional mutations.

 

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1340915062811181056

 

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1340918252453683203

 

[Paulsie]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1340915062811181056

Are ventilators and intubations back on?

 

[Geoff.D]

Are ventilators and intubations back on?

Of course, it is. That is the default "treatment". Shove the patient on to a death machine, 75% chance he will die and then you can put the next one onto the machine.

 

[daveza]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1340915062811181056

I thought sticking patients onto ventilators was old school ?

 

[tetrasect]

I thought sticking patients onto ventilators was old school ?

Not if they cannot breathe on their own.

 

[Lupus]

I thought sticking patients onto ventilators was old school ?

Same, but this is KZN they see a bit backwards sometimes

 

[Geoff.D]

I thought sticking patients onto ventilators was old school ?

In the WC and maybe GP, non-invasive ventilation is possibly the way, but in the other Provinces? Very much doubt it. ICU implies invasive ventilation which implies the good old standard death machine.

 

[Temujin]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1340918252453683203

infringement of constitutional rights is merely temporary.

NDZ NDZ'ing

 

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

NDZ NDZ'ing

Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program - Milton Friedman.

 

[ToxicBunny]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1340915062811181056

Be interesting to know what dying like flies actually means. What percentage of patients etc etc.

 

[Grant]

Of course, it is. That is the default "treatment". Shove the patient on to a death machine, 75% chance he will die and then you can put the next one onto the machine.

Bullschit.
You have this bizarre obsession with ventilators and them being death machines. They are a final last ditch attempt to save a patient when all else has failed. Critical care physicians only go to mechanical ventilation where all else has failed and the patient will die without mechanical intervention.
Whilst the survival rate is low on ventilated patients, it is zero on patients that needed secondary life support but never got it.