Sat: Defeated by an old fashioned monster🐝! Got 40words before bed then awoke with the C10 in my head, managed 5more with aid of today's hints then ran out of time. Great Sunday brain start #nytsb #spellingbee #hivemind #nytspellingbee

Thanks sugan naidoo for these detailed tables & stats... we need to watch out for ICU & hospital numbers as indicators of health service overwhelm.

Well. This pre print study from UKOSS blows most other antenatal #COVID19 data out of the water

npeu.ox.ac.uk/downloads/file…

Lots to digest, but here's a quick look...

1/5

This is superbly done

Louis Reynolds: SA's current health system is unsustainable. It has to change! m.news24.com/Analysis/louis… (via )

PROVINCIAL UPDATE 2 MAY
- Changes from yesterday highlighted
- See thread regarding testing numbers
- Hospital numbers are important but not being updated regularly by some provinces

Thank you to those who made suggestions to help improve my data!

#COVID19 #Covid19SA

“Measles tops the charts with a reproduction number of 12–18, which makes it the most contagious virus known. You don’t need to be in the same room as an infected person to catch the virus.” scientificamerican.com/article/why-me…

This morning I went to go and see for myself what the situation was during the exercise period. It is important that we have more time for exercise so we can prevent congregation in densely populated areas. Western Cape Gov

Must watch: 'If you empower people with the facts, fake news will fade into the background. Ignorance & over-reaction will become less of an issue' - wise words from Salim & Quarraisha Abdool Karim Thanks Mia Malan Bhekisisa #COVID19 #LockdownSA #fakenewsmustfall

During COVID19 we must avoid:

Telling mis-truths in order “not to panic the public”

Spin doctoring

Politicising health and welfare

“Do something syndrome”

- Prof Margo Somerville AM FRSC
Professor of Bioethics

Great SA provincial data. Adding in numbers in ICU will help gauge level of health systems overload. WC Premier Premier Alan Winde gives hospital + ICU admissions daily - all Provinces should do same. #COVID19 Zweli Mkhize South African Government Geoffrey York NICD

So for those people who think America’s population is why its infections and deaths are so high, here’s a statistic to think about:

For every million Americans, there are 2679 Covid19 cases and 152 deaths.

For every million South Africans, there are 67 Covid cases and 1 death

Over the past seven weeks, America went from
332 Covid19 infections with 17 deaths
To 886709 cases with 50243 deaths.

South Africa went from one reported infection seven weeks ago
to 3953 cases with 75 deaths.

Leadership matters.

So long story short. The public seems to be generally fearful of #COVIDー19 and they are willing to support lockdowns to keep them safe. Right now, there is very little support for anti-lockdown protests or removing restrictions. #corona virus #corona

‘Experts’ calling for an end to #COVID19 restrictions are like those patients who stop taking antibiotics on day three instead of the full course. You might feel a bit better but you aint over it.

Negative pressure hood with HEPA filter for individual patient bedspace. Given lack of PPE this could help reduce transmission to health care workers. #COVID19 #PPEshortage

Brilliant 12 tweet tutorial - all you need to know about Paeds Covid-19. Thank you Alasdair Munro

PEM Updates Andrew Redfern PECC Africa #COVID19 #Paediatrics #EmergencyMedicine

Very worrying rise in daily new cases. Public need to see this in GRAPH FORMAT to grasp true picture. May help compliance w #LockdownSA Giving daily total does not help! #COVID19SouthAfrica
NICD Zweli Mkhize Salim & Quarraisha Abdool Karim Premier Alan Winde Geoffrey York
statista.com/statistics/110…

We are at a point in our battle with the pandemic where complacency could prove disastrous. I call on each and every one to remain vigilant, to continue to abide by the regulations, and to keep safe and keep others safe. bit.ly/34POdLG #COVID19 #CoronaVirusSA #StayHome

The number of tests in South Africa has increased by about 6,700 since yesterday. The number of daily tests has increased substantially since last week. South Africa is now conducting about twice as many daily tests as it was doing during most of last week.