Will regional restrictions or mini lockdowns work?

Will regional restrictions or mini lockdowns work?

  • Yes

    Votes: 58 19.5%

  • Maybe

    Votes: 64 21.5%

  • No

    Votes: 171 57.6%

  • Other

    Votes: 4 1.3%
  • Total voters
    297
I think a targeted lockdown - more related to the time of day and where/how people meet will work. Its working in the UK, their R number is down.

Would be fine here if people didn't insist on ignoring the simple rules tho.
 
It may help slow the spread. My bigger fear is that it will actually cause harm. SA people are fairly impetuous and rebellious when it comes to following rules and singling out specific regions may just cause people to flout the rules further out of spite. It would also cause some to flee the lockdown region perhaps spreading the hotspots further. So while I agree it makes more sense than national lockdown, due to how idiotic people are I wonder if it would be a net benefit. People really don't get that this virus does actually kill some and the "I don't care" attitude is directly responsible for a lot of additional deaths.
 
Cius said:
...So while I agree it makes more sense than national lockdown, due to how idiotic people are I wonder if it would be a net benefit.
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It has been proven not to work. Experts have said so.
Cius said:
People really don't get that this virus does actually kill some and the "I don't care" attitude is directly responsible for a lot of additional deaths.
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Worldwide, death rate to date is equivalent to bad flu periods.
This is being hyped, none of these arguments justify messing with our society.
 
Wast of time and effort .
As long as the taxis are running 100% full (super spreader) wast of time .
 
If 90% of people will stick to local lockdown restrictions, this could work. There should however effective policing to see that any restrictions imposed are adhered to.
 
Doubt it will work for SARS COV-2, if that was the case COV would be gone by now, BUT it may contain widespread december criminality to more easily manageble areas, where criminals can bite the dust more easily, just like a virus, lets call it SARS-STEEL-2Legs virus.
 
Brian_G said:
It has been proven not to work. Experts have said so.

Worldwide, death rate to date is equivalent to bad flu periods.
This is being hyped, none of these arguments justify messing with our society.
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Other experts disagree, and complete BS. Death rate for COVID is far higher than flu. Otherwise explain the literally thousands of of doctors all over the world who cried out about it while hospitals and mortuaries where overwhelmed during the initial surge.
 
I dont think it would work,

We would just see the blackmarket rise again and more job losses, Especially heading into the festive period
 
Cius said:
Other experts disagree, and complete BS. Death rate for COVID is far higher than flu. Otherwise explain the literally thousands of of doctors all over the world who cried out about it while hospitals and mortuaries where overwhelmed during the initial surge.
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some think that was just cause they bored. You know they killed people off in ICU's for the media attention... :rolleyes:
 
Cius said:
Other experts disagree, and complete BS. Death rate for COVID is far higher than flu. Otherwise explain the literally thousands of of doctors all over the world who cried out about it while hospitals and mortuaries where overwhelmed during the initial surge.
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It's official figures man, you're not seeing much past mainstream media.
Worldwide 1 in 5 400 die from this to date, if under 50 it is much less.

Panic and politic hype. It is dangerous, just not an extreme emergency. It is being abused.
But what you believe is your business.
 
bwana said:
Do you think the targeted mini lockdowns and/or regional restrictions that are apparently being considered will be effective in containing or combatting Covid-19?

If so, given the coastal areas being considered are popular holiday destinations, should they happen before, during, or after the upcoming holiday season?
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Well I Would say, that lockdown has affected the Nation badly. Government Gave between 5 to 6 Billion Rands to "help" fight poverty in poor areas. SRD350 system? Made for those unemployed, not receiving any funds from government etc..

SRD350 SYSTEM HAS CAUSED MORE DAMAGE/PROBLEMS, THEN HELP!!!

OUR YOUTH is Damaged For failing to understand the reason behind government funds.. 2021 maybe worst then you could imagine... All This money, all these Billions could help all 60 to 80 million of South African..
 
As with all other rules \ laws in South Africa. Enforcement is the issue. Not the rules or laws.
You can lock down, but there will still be those that ignore it.
You can plead with them to socially distance, wear masks and sanitize their hands. It falls on deaf ears.
Completely self obsessed. Their needs, their wants. That is all that matters.
 
bwana said:
Do you think the targeted mini lockdowns and/or regional restrictions that are apparently being considered will be effective in containing or combatting Covid-19?

If so, given the coastal areas being considered are popular holiday destinations, should they happen before, during, or after the upcoming holiday season?
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They might be effective but they for that to be possible they must be configured in alliance with track and trace and sample pooling.
 
bwana said:
Do you think the targeted mini lockdowns and/or regional restrictions that are apparently being considered will be effective in containing or combatting Covid-19?

If so, given the coastal areas being considered are popular holiday destinations, should they happen before, during, or after the upcoming holiday season?
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The mini lockdowns should happen just after the Holidays from 3rd Jan 2021. However, Coronavirus preventative protocols should be strictly adhered to and those who ignore them should be heavily punished.
 
Local lockdowns will not work over the holiday season. South Africans are just too bloodly minded, mistrustful of the Government, self-centred and have the attitude "that it can't happen to me." Even outside the holidays, I think it won't be worth the effort to enforce and the negative economic impact. Specific areas of high risk of becoming focal points should have maximum exposure to reminding public of the need to maintain sensible distances and avoid doing anything that would make them the source of someone else's infection.

This doesn't mean that I think society at large can just ignore COVID. People are dying and have died; staff in some hospitals were genuinely driven to exhaustion at the peak. Taking sensible precautions to not spread the virus by wearing a mask when in a crowded place so that you don't sneeze over everyone around you does help. Unless or until there is a vaccine AND everyone is vaccinated, it is certain that every one will come into contact and possibly contract COVID over time. The critical thing is to slow down the spread and have adequate facilities to treat people for whom hospitilisation can be effective.

It would be more sensible to make sure that the health services logistics are properly in place. Even when Gauteng public and some private hospitals were virtually swamped, some of the emergency facilities were virtually empty.
 
Because they've worked really well everywhere else, right...?

Inb4 that one place in Australia.
 
bwana said:
Do you think the targeted mini lockdowns and/or regional restrictions that are apparently being considered will be effective in containing or combatting Covid-19?

If so, given the coastal areas being considered are popular holiday destinations, should they happen before, during, or after the upcoming holiday season?
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After the holidays. People are taking precautions as well as holiday places.
Our economy needs to grow especially the tourism industry.
 
Dairyfarmer said:
Lockdowns are for very short periods to try and contain, not reduce, infections so that a plan of action can be implemented for the inevitable wider infection of the population.

We do need to see the number of positive cases rise. This is for 2 reasons. Firstly that more people are being tested. And secondly that more people are being exposed to the virus. If you have 90% of your population NOT exposed, you will always have 90% at risk.

Current testing is aimed at a target section of the population. Those that are symptomatic, those at risk and those needing proof of non-infection. No widespread testing of random parts of the population have been done.
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Of the almost 270 days of lockdown, I have not seen 1 case of covid. However a fee folk died due to other illnesses. I think govt is looking for a reason to make the vaccine compulsory another avenue for people to commit fraud.
 
I wish the world would return to normal where we could be free to live, work, enjoy life, travel. It's seems a few want to change that and imprison us and take our joy away.... Happy Holidays everyone
 
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