South African Covid-19 News and Discussions

[Willie Trombone]

Why would we want to involve Actuaries? Most of actuarial work is based off on sufficient historical data.

There's plenty for Actuaries to do

The SOA Explores the Role of Actuaries in the Face of the COVID-19 Situation

Schaumburg, Ill., March 10, 2020 – The past few weeks have seen the emergence and spread of a novel coronavirus named “SARS-CoV2” that causes the respiratory disease named “coronavirus disease 2019” (COVID-19). While original detection occurred in China, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...

www.soa.org

COVID-19 (coronavirus): An actuary’s perspective

The variability of the mortality effect by age makes the impact of COVID-19 highly variable by type of insurer.

www.willistowerswatson.com

Actuaries join forces to form COVID-19 ‘response group’

Group prizes agility, responsiveness in face of what 'could well be humanity's burning platform for change'

www.ipe.com

COVID-19: Actuaries issue call to arms

The COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group has called on actuaries who can volunteer at least 25% of their time to get in touch with the group to help the UK government respond to coronavirus.

www.theactuary.com

 

[Geoff.D]

To be honest, I would rather see this lot crunching the numbers than all the amateur SS jockeys currently trying to do it. Professional BS generators are at least vaguely credible.

 

[Gordon_R]

There's plenty for Actuaries to do

The SOA Explores the Role of Actuaries in the Face of the COVID-19 Situation

Schaumburg, Ill., March 10, 2020 – The past few weeks have seen the emergence and spread of a novel coronavirus named “SARS-CoV2” that causes the respiratory disease named “coronavirus disease 2019” (COVID-19). While original detection occurred in China, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...

www.soa.org

COVID-19 (coronavirus): An actuary’s perspective

The variability of the mortality effect by age makes the impact of COVID-19 highly variable by type of insurer.

www.willistowerswatson.com

Actuaries join forces to form COVID-19 ‘response group’

Group prizes agility, responsiveness in face of what 'could well be humanity's burning platform for change'

www.ipe.com

COVID-19: Actuaries issue call to arms

The COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group has called on actuaries who can volunteer at least 25% of their time to get in touch with the group to help the UK government respond to coronavirus.

www.theactuary.com

The first two links are by actuaries for other actuaries, and the third is UK specific. I am sure actuaries are discussing this, but I think virologists and epidemiologists are providing more useful information. Neither have much SA specific data to work with, so this is largely off topic.

 

[lumeer]

This is what happens in a well run DA run municipality;

PICS | Stellenbosch gets a scrub as coronavirus cases at 16

Benches, pavements and dustbins were washed.

www.news24.com

If they're doing this to control coronavirus, it is a complete waste of money, and exposes the environment to chemicals for no reason.

 

[Geoff.D]

But they are also picking up garbage and cleaning drains. Which at least is a good thing before all that lot ends up in the waterways. Besides based on the pics we have seen in China doing the same to go by, they are following the masters orders to the letter.

 

[The_Mowgs]

Most people in stellenbosch are dirt poor, and that second pic, that's close to the taxi rank, it always smells like piss around there so that was anyway in dire need of a clean up. Not only for corona.

Stop pissing there!

 

[lumeer]

But they are also picking up garbage and cleaning drains. Which at least is a good thing before all that lot ends up in the waterways. Besides based on the pics we have seen in China doing the same to go by, they are following the masters orders to the letter.

I suspect that they're simply cleaning the sidewalks, and that it's got nothing to do with coronavirus.

 

[Alton Turner Blackwood]

Stop pissing there!

That thing's bladder is completely ****ed up by the years of abusing his position as farm manager with carte blanche access to the wine tankers.

@Craig what happened to that security guard you ran over - that 's if you weren't blacked out behind wheel of that Corsa.

 

[zophas]

I saw in newscasts that in many countries they were spraying with a bleach solution but those places were already spick and span clean. In South Africa the bleach solution will just go into all the litter and rubbish we leave lying around.

 

[Willie Trombone]

Neither have much SA specific data to work with, so this is largely off topic.

I don't think any governments have asked actuaries for advice on the epidemic

 

[Gordon_R]

81-year-old Bo-Kaap woman dies of Covid-19

According to the Covid-19 Bo-Kaap Community Response Team in Cape Town, 81-year-old Kulsum Cassiem died on Saturday and was buried early on Sunday, in accordance with her faith.

www.news24.com

 

[Willie Trombone]

So what's happening here is we're losing a chunk of our older population and replacing them with lockdown babies. Not even joking.

 

[TheRoDent]

I've heard from several health industry related workers/doctors, that an additional lockdown is almost a given.

 

[FlashSA]

I've heard from several health industry related workers/doctors, that an additional lockdown is almost a given.

SMME's won't survive an extension, but I tend to agree with your prediction

 

[ForceFate]

SMME's won't survive an extension, but I tend to agree with your prediction

I think they'll relax some of the regulations

 

[cavedog]

Wedding-goers arrested near Richards Bay amid lockdown clampdown

Fifty people including the bride, groom, pastor and wedding guests were arrested

The not-so-happy couple about to be taken to Empangeni Police Station

A BRIDE, groom, their pastor and wedding guests were arrested in eNseleni earlier today (Sunday) for defying lockdown regulations by attending the gathering.


More at

Wedding-goers arrested near Richards Bay amid lockdown clampdown | Zululand Observer

Fifty people including the bride, groom, pastor and wedding guests were arrested

zululandobserver.co.za

 

[Polymathic]

Wedding-goers arrested near Richards Bay amid lockdown clampdown

Fifty people including the bride, groom, pastor and wedding guests were arrested

The not-so-happy couple about to be taken to Empangeni Police Station

A BRIDE, groom, their pastor and wedding guests were arrested in eNseleni earlier today (Sunday) for defying lockdown regulations by attending the gathering.


More at

Wedding-goers arrested near Richards Bay amid lockdown clampdown | Zululand Observer

Fifty people including the bride, groom, pastor and wedding guests were arrested

zululandobserver.co.za

Not sure how I feel about this

 

[R13...]

Not sure how I feel about this

Yeah. Should have stuck her in the back (of the van).

 

[Polymathic]

Yeah. Should have stuck her in the back (of the van).

I don't think they legally allowed to transport marine mammals in the back of police Bakkies

 

[Gordon_R]

Wedding-goers arrested near Richards Bay amid lockdown clampdown

Fifty people including the bride, groom, pastor and wedding guests were arrested

The not-so-happy couple about to be taken to Empangeni Police Station

A BRIDE, groom, their pastor and wedding guests were arrested in eNseleni earlier today (Sunday) for defying lockdown regulations by attending the gathering.


More at

Wedding-goers arrested near Richards Bay amid lockdown clampdown | Zululand Observer

Fifty people including the bride, groom, pastor and wedding guests were arrested

zululandobserver.co.za

Cross posted already. Not that anyone cares in this sub-forum: https://mybroadband.co.za/forum/thr...or-south-africa.1075721/page-64#post-25221715