South African Covid-19 News and Discussions

[RedViking]

Yep, they're probably all paranoid "rich" people who can afford these tests.

What makes you think that?

 

[RedViking]

Ah OK, thanks, might want to edit out that pic, AFAIK this isn't an 18+ board.

How old are you?

 

[Sinbad]

Since I'm so dense, perhaps you can inform me why we've only had 15 positive tests for local transmission?

Because nicd doesn't (or didn't) test unless you had traveled to a high risk area.

 

[Speedster]

Because nicd doesn't (or didn't) test unless you had traveled to a high risk area.

I thought we were just told doctors are sending 5000 people for tests daily?

 

[Sinbad]

I thought we were just told doctors are sending 5000 people for tests daily?

NICD disagrees

 

[The_Mowgs]

Ah OK, thanks, might want to edit out that pic, AFAIK this isn't an 18+ board.

Now the picture is even more relevant.

 

[saffakanera]

NICD disagrees

Wait, that's it, 7425 total tested since yesterday?

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

Can't you drive down if flights are cancelled?

I would prefer to do that anyway.

just tell the officer you are on your way down to the chemist in Cape Town, problem solved

 

[saffakanera]

Now the picture is even more relevant.

Sorry, I thought because of language filters it wouldn't be a 18+ board, my bad.

 

[Speedster]

"Our little boy took a #CoronaVirusSA test 96 hours ago. Still no result. Lancet call centre tells me backlog is due to 5,000 samples being tested per *day*. If you weren’t already, it’s time for South Africans to take this thing seriously."

Note, this is likely 5k tests a day from private hospitals, now think about how many untested cases there are in the general poor populace right now.

NICD disagrees

Somebody is lying

 

[Sinbad]

Wait, that's it, 7425 total tested since yesterday?

No, In total

 

[Sinbad]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1241596130082861057

 

[saffakanera]

No, In total

Yes, I said total?

 

[Sinbad]

Yes, I said total?

You said since yesterday.

Did you mean as of yesterday?

 

[RedViking]

They probably have a backlog of 5 000 tests. There is no way they are doing 5 000 tests a day.

 

[RedViking]

Wait, that's it, 7425 total tested since yesterday?

Are you 10 years old?

That is the total tests they have done.

 

[Speedster]

It could be that the NICD number is only the tests they've done?

 

[saffakanera]

Are you 10 years old?

That is the total tests they have done.

Are you?

 

[RedViking]

Who left their cellphone on the table?

Your kid is on MyBB.

 

[Milano]

American doctors refused to test Dan Mace so he flew back to SA and unknowingly spread it to his family.

Oh yeah I recognise that guy from a smartwatch review he did about a year ago. That SA connection is a reminder of how globalisation is so extreme.