[Thread]1. For the next 14 days the following Level 4 level #lockdown measures will be in place: 1. All gatherings, both indoors and outdoors = prohibited (only funerals = allowed, no more than 50 people) 2. Beaches and parks will remain open, but no gatherings
3. Curfew = 9pm to 4am 4. Sale of alcohol, both onsite and offsite is prohibited 5. Travel in and out of provinces for leisure is prohibited (business travel is allowed) 6. Restaurants are only allowed to sell takeaways (because patrons can't wear masks while eating)
7. The winter school holidays will be brought forward: Schools will close from Wed, 30 June and all schools have to be closed by the end of this week 8. Contact classes at tertiary institutions will end on Wed
Typo, apologies: Travel is only restricted for Gauteng, not all provinces.
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[Thread] #CyrilRamaphosa: Along with other African countries SA has seen a massive resurgence of #COVID infections. The African CDC says a massive 3rd wave is developing across the continent. The Delta variant has now been detected in 5 provinces. bit.ly/2T9wFZu
2. #CyrilRamaphosa: The Delta variant is rapidly replacing the Beta variant in SA. It has been detected in: Free State, Gauteng, KZN, Eastern Cape and Western Cape.
The variant is twice as transmissible as the original form of the virus. So it infects far more people faster.
3. #CyrilRamaphosa : There is emerging evidence that people who have been infected with the Beta variant are not protected against infection by the Delta variant. So they can get reinfected.
[Thread] JUST IN
1.@Min_JCS has started to vaccinate employees @ #COVID. Who qualifies (for now)? 1. #HealthWorkers employed by correctional services 2. Officials of 60+ 3. Inmates of 60+
2. Who at correctional services has been vaccinated so far?
By 24 June:
* 797 #HealthWorkers (this is 77.9% of HCWs at correctional services)
* 537 inmates of 60+
* 90 officials of 60+
3. How many #vaccination sites does correctional services have? 90.
Where do they get the jabs from? @healthza says they’ve allocated some of the 1.2 million #JnJ shots that arrived in SA on Thu to correctional services (and also the police). The jabs expire in early Aug.
[Thread] 1. How does @SAHPRA1 make decisions? Helen Rees says Sahpra is an independent regulator and makes decisions based on science. It assesses if #COVID vaccines are safe and effective and if manufacturing processes are of a high quality.
2. Helen Rees: A recent survey showed 70% of people in SA are confident to take a #COVID vaccine. 30% were unsure. If we are doing to build confidence in vaccines, it's crucial that @SAHPRA1 does it job well so that people know the jabs approved are safe and effective.
3. Helen Rees: SA is currently rolling out 2 #COVID vaccines (#Pfizer and #JnJ). The country is likely to roll out more brands in the future. But with new variants it is NB to ask the question: Will these jabs work against the new variants? It's Sahpra's job to assess that.
[Thread] 1. This graph shows how the Delta variant is spreading in SA (the green dots = the Delta variant). The yellow dots are the Beta variant, which has been dominating up until now. @Tuliodna says the Delta variant is likely to start dominating the global #COVID19 pandemic.
2. The Delta variant spreads faster than any other #COVID variant, including the Beta variant. It spreads 2x as fast as the original form of SARS-CoV-2 and 30-60-% faster than the Beta variant. It has been detected in 85 countries and causes 95% of infection in the UK.
3. The Delta variant is likely to dominate SA's #COVID19 pandemic. It presents a higher risk of reinfection, but there's no evidence that it reduces the efficacy of vaccines. The Delta variant is likely why we're seeing so many more infections in SA's 3rd wave vs. the 2nd wave.
[Thread]. 1. How do you find #VaccineRolloutSA stats? There's a dashboard: bit.ly/3jbNiyp 1. The timeframe used to report vaccinations has changed 2. Previous time frame = jabs of previous day 3. New timeframe = jabs of previous day, 5:01pm to jabs of current day: 5pm
2. Anyone can access the #VaccineRolloutSA dashboard: 1. The dashboard will be updated each day, by the latest 6:30pm 2. The dashboard will sometimes also be updated through the course of the day
3. From the dashboard: this table shows the nr of jabs done between June 23 5:01pm - June 24 5pm
* The nr 115 016 includes ALL vaccinations of the past 24 hours (at normal sites, special sites [e.g. teachers] + work places, regardless of the type of jab (JnJ or Pfizer) used