1.National state of disaster declared . Rapid effective response system
2. Limit contact with infected
3. Travel ban on foreigners from high risk countries as of 18th March. Visas cancelled.
4. SA residents to avoid travel to high risk countries.
5. Travel alerts will b issued based in risk level.
6. SA citizens returning from high risk area self quarantine.
7. Medium risk country travel to b subjected to testing.
8. 72 ports of entry . 35 to b shut down. 2 sea port to b closed .
9. Domestic travel discouraged.
10. Gathering of more than 100 prohibited.
11. Small gathering organizer must have a plan.
12. Schools to close on Wed till after Easter holidays.
13. Tertiary institutions to b consulted.
14. All businesses to ensure they intensify measure re hygiene control.
15. Shopping malls to ensure hygiene control.measures.
16. Increase capacity of hospitals.
17. Monitoring system
18. Mass campaign to educate.
18. Minimize physical contact.
19. Funding available to reinforce the systems inttoduced.
20. National Command Council to meet 3 x per week.
Would have to say I have had head in the sand, no comparison with I am near the beach.
I actually thought it was total exaggeration and can’t believe the magnitude that we appear to be in??
1. Betting - As ironic as this may sound South Africa's generally poor racecourse attendance suggests that the absence of on-course punters should not be a significant setback.
However - it may have a massive impact on those punters who do not have access to 'betting technology' ie smart phones, pcs, laptops etc., if the 'gathering of 100 or more' rule is enforced.
Of course South Africa is a world leader in instituting rules which are never enforced - so it may just be 'business as usual' for off course facilities.
The real revenue hit is likely to come from the absence of sports betting. Most popular sports have been suspended with immediate effect. The operator relies on revenue from these activities to no little degree to subsidise horse racing. By my estimate/guess this could result in a revenue loss of about 30% which is normally allocated towards stakes.
2. National Yearling Sale - Will this ( can this? ) take place. We could have telephone bidding linked to the internet. But this is not that easy as they would need to eliminate the delay in the stream. It may, however, deliver the most honest sale in history as the 'game playing' - which is so obvious to all but the blind and the sales company - might not be so easy to stage manage against invisible bidders.
3. Grooms - This is a huge problem as they are particularly vulnerable through their poor socio-economic conditions.
4. Defaulting - It is likely that there will be a huge rise in defaulting for a number of reasons : Firstly - the fringe players who are already tardy are likely to justify continued non payment on the basis that there is no/reduced racing. Secondly - A number of owners are likely to come under severe pressure from the impact on their own businesses and incomes. Thirdly - It is inevitable that there will be some fatalities amongst the current owner group.
5. Big meetings - It would be a surprise if some of the big meetings were able to go ahead. The balance of the Gauteng season looks at risk whilst Durban could also come under threat. The loss of these big money spinning meetings would be a body blow.
Our President made a sober and measured announcement last night. But don't expect any help from that area if the virus gets out of control. This is the group which brought you SAA, Eskom, PRASA and dozens of municipalities. They are not miraculously going to be able to manage this crisis.
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On Sky news - The WHO “We have a simple message for all countries - test test test”
Why?
If test is negative – they do nothing (but the test does not say that you may have had it 14 days ago – they don’t test for antibodies)
If positive – they also do nothing - there is no specific treatment, only palliative treatment
Why do a test, even if the person has a fever and a cough
Is it just morbid curiosity?
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