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CSS security is at the frontline of delivering food parcels to the needy in the Kosh Area. A Kosh Covid-19 Disaster Trust Fund was established to help in this time of need. More information, and how to help on p 4. Photo: Facebook, MG Creations.

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 KORONAVIRUS The main entrance at Life Anncron Hospital on Monday 13 April. Photos: Mohanoe Khiba. Amper weer perdfris en gesond Deur Salomé Kotzé ingestel het en hulle kon nie uitvlieg nie. Dit was ‘n baie emosionele dag vir ons.’’ Klerksdorp Rekord, Klerksdorp - Dit Met hul aankoms terug by die huis, voel soos griep, maar dit is nie. Jy is moes hulle hulself vir twee weke isoleer. moeg, uitasem en jou lyf pyn. Dit is ook in die self-isolasie tydperk dat Sunél van Renen het die Koronavi- hulle begin siek word het. rus. Sy is op die herstelpad en het met Sy beskryf die simptome as soortgelyk Klerksdorp Rekord vanuit Brisbane, Aus- aan griep. “Dit het gevoel of ek longont- tralië gepraat waar sy en haar gesin die steking het. My longe was seer en ek afgelope 11 jaar woon. Sy was voorheen was uitasem. My lyf was baie seer en ek advertensiebestuurder by Klerksdorp het gereeld in koue sweet uitgeslaan. My Rekord. koors was nie so hoog nie maar die koue Sy en haar man, Derek, is albei op 4 sweet was seker ook ‘n teken van koors. April met die virus gediagnoseer. Moegheid was ook erg,’’ vertel sy. “Ek het my vierde simptome vrye dag ‘n Gewone taak soos wasgoed gehad en word hopelik die week na drie ophang of kos maak het haar uitasem weke van self-isolasie ge-clear om weer gehad. Sy sê hulle het verkies om by die te mag uitgaan,’’ gesels sy. Die egpaar huis versorg te word, en ‘n verpleegster was in Maart in Suid-Afrika en Namibië het hulle daagliks besoek. “Sy was na- op vakansie en moes inderhaas terug- tuurlik soos iets uit ‘n sci-fi fi lm aange- keer na Australië weens die pandemie. trek, maar die sorg was ongeloofl ik goed. “Ons vakansie was beplan tot 31 ‘n Infeksie spesialis het ook elke dag Maart. Ons was die meeste van die tyd gebel met verskeie vrae om seker te in die Kalahari en Namibie en het geen maak ons word nie sieker nie. Álmal het selfoonopvangs gehad nie. Toe ons ons ondersteun en daarop gefokus om terugkom in SA en hoor wat aangaan het ons gesond te kry,’’ sê sy. ons dadelik ons vlugkaartjies probeer Haar raad vir enigieen wat positief verander, maar kon eers die 28ste ‘n getoets word, is om rustig en kalm te vlug terugkry met SAL. Toe word alle bly. “Rus en moenie enige iets doen wat SAL vlugte gekanselleer en ons het ‘n inspanning vat nie. Drink baie Vitamien Qantas vlug bespreek vir die 27ste (eer- C en Zinc. Die belangrikste is om rustig ste beskikbaar). te wees.” “Met die lockdown in SA het Qantas Sunél het haar eie bemarkings- en Doctor tests twee ekstra vlugte gehad op die 25ste promosie besigheid in Australië. Die land en 26ste. Ons kon gelukkig ‘n plek op het ook sy mense ingeperk en hulle mag die vlug die 26ste terug Brisbane toe net vir noodsaaklikhede uit die huis gaan positive for kry. Ons was op die tweede laaste vlug en om te oefen, maar nie meer as twee uit Johannesburg uit voor die lughawe mense bymekaar nie. toegemaak het. Dit is iets waarna sy uitsien as sy “Dit was chaos op die lughawe en so gesond is, om weer saam met hul hond, Coronavirus baie mense het probeer om uit die land Boesman te gaan stap. te kom, maar daar was fout met hulle Sy het haar reis met die siekte op so- by Mohanoe Khiba them,” MEC Sambatha said. visas of met die nuwe reëls wat Australië siale media gedeel en sê sy het gevind Deputy Minister of Health Dr Joe Phaahla sy kon mense Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - A Klerks- added that the people he were in contact with, daardeur help dorp gynaecologist became the fi rst health are considered primary contacts: “The next om meer inligting professional in North West to test positive with step will be to check the secondary contacts oor die siekte en the Coronavirus. who are families of these staff members and simptome te kry. Health MEC Madoda Sambatha announced patients who were in contact with the doctor.” “Sodra ek on Monday 13 April, that the 54-year-old According to Dr Phaahla the doctor was heeltemal gesond Klerksdorp gynaecologist who is now in isola- never outside the country, but visited another is, wil ek uitvind tion at Life Anncron Hospital was in contact province a month ago. hoe ek mense with more than 100 people. The doctor works “The doctor is in isolation and stable,” De- wat COVID-19 at three private hospitals namely Life Anncron, puty Minister added. het, kan bystaan. Wilmed Park and Sunningdale hospitals. MEC Sambatha was accompanied by two Al is dit net The MEC said the doctor was in contact MECs, Desbo Mohono for Agriculture and Sa- ‘n daaglikse with 44 employees and 56 patients. liva Molapisi and Professor Binu Luke who is in oproep.’’ “Some of the staff members from these charge of the Provincial Coronavirus matters. three hospitals are in an isolation, while others Last week AngloGold Ashanti officially are in quarantine. About 50 patients were handed over a key for Wesvaal Hospital to traced from the hospitals’ register, while we Premier Job Mokgoro, so that the hospital can Sunél van Renen be used to assist patients of Covid-19. en Boesman die are still tracing another six patients. Six of hond. Foto: Facebook.

Prof Binu Luke (left), Deputy Minister Dr Joe Phaahla and MEC Madoda Sambatha at the press conference. 4 • KLERKSDORP RECORD nuus 17 APRIL 2020 Trust fund manages donations Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - Several feeding schemes operated three months. We need your help.’’ Elmari Fuhri 082 894 5362. Shopping list The Kosh Covid-19 Disaster Relief by community members have al- Helping Hands  Dominionville/Hartbeesfon- If you want to donate food from Trust Fund was established in an ef- ready seen the light and local busi- We will update this list every tein: Elmari Fuhri 082 894 5362 & your pantry, consider the following: fort to help existing organisations co- nesses have come to the party with week. Send your details to Romke Amanda Ludick 072 447 7968.  Beans, lentils or similar items ordinate their eff orts to help needy open hands by donating food and de Jong 074 429 7777  Orkney Vaal: Petro Kotze 076  Pasta, 2 min noodles people affected by the Covid-19 money to a struggling community.  Life FM Corona Outreach/ #Leef- 986 5919.  Bread pandemic in the Kosh Area. “Thousands of families in the Liefde/Jak1:27: Ferdi Swanepoel,  Randlespark: Elsie Havenga  Mieliemeel Johan Oosthuizen, chairperson of Kosh Area go to sleep hungry. This Stefaans Coetzee, Anita Joubert 082 496 8044.  Rice the Matlosana Business Chamber, week alone, over 6 000 food parcels 066 062 3739  Walk a mile in my shoes: Brian  Oil said the need was recognised to and meals have been distributed by  CSS: 018 468 8506. 081 350 6613.  Salt co-ordinate all the projects under various groups over the past two  Mosterdsaad Gemeenskap-  Solidariteit Helpende Hand:  Canned food one umbrella fund. “We didn’t want weeks,’’ said Oosthuizen. shulp: Maggie van Zuydam 082 739 Fanie Buys 082 645 0887.  SPICES: turmeric, pepper, cay- to take over these projects, but Donations can be paid into the 7910.  Stilfontein: Leonie 083 250 enne - green spices also welcome identifi ed the need to establish a Trust Fund (see bank details else-  MG Creations: Maxene Gomes 2254.  VEGGIES - Potatoes, onion, database to ensure help reaches where on this page). Donations of 071 421 1118  Collerville: Past David de Vil- garlic, tomatoes everyone in need.’’ food parcels are also welcome and  Shelter for Homeless: Tshidi liers 079 257 8563.  MEAT - Beef /chicken/meaty Together with Wesvaal Chamber can be dropped off at several distri- Modi-senyane 071 683 7443  Janie Schneider kids: Brenda bones of Business a trust fund was estab- bution points.  Kosh Kids/Round Table 45 Freeze 072 337 3870.  Domestos or other similar clea- lished to ensure donated funds are “We need a miracle to sustain Winkeltrollie projek - plaas nie-be-  Triest Training Centre: Johan ning agents funnelled to those that need it most. these nutritional projects for the next derfbare kos in trollies by die SPAR. Gerber 082 414 5598.  Nappies and formula for babies Overland kicks off relief eff ort 160 km vir liefde Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - Overland Cash n Carry committed to help the Kosh community with a hefty donation towards relief eff orts. Jose de Achadinha, CEO of the Overland Group, and his family pledged to donate 50 hampers to the Kosh Covid-19 Disaster Relief Trust Fund to distribute to the needy. These hampers to the value of R200 each, will be donated every week until end of May. More donations will also be handed to churches in Khuma, Kanana and Jouberton as well as to the muni- cipality to help in relief eff orts for the whole community. De Achadinha said that it is a time to stand together as a community and help those in need. “I am thank- ful to everyone who is lending a helping hand in a time when people need it the most,’’ he said. The hampers are made up of essential products for needy households.

Peter White.

Klerksdorp Rekord, Klerksdorp - Lang- draf, hoop hulle die munte sal in hul asem Peter White gaan 160 km in sy virtuele geldblik klingel. oprit draf om geld in te samel wat gebruik “Life FM sal op Vrydag gereeld op- sal word om die nood te help verlig in die dateer hoe Peter vorder sodat almal op Kosh-gebied. hoogte bly,’’ sê Stefaans Coetzee. White begin Vrydag 17 April om 08:00 Daar is reeds belangstelling van draf en hoop om binne 30 uur die afstand borge, maar nog baie is nodig. Al is dit te voltooi. Hy gaan deur die nag hard- net 50c per kilometer, sal dit ‘n verskil loop. Hy is ‘n veteraan-langafstandatleet maak. wat al ‘n paar keer 160 km gedraf het, Donasies kan inbetaal word by maar hierdie is die eerste keer wat hy dit Life FM se Covid-19 fonds: FNB; Rek in sy oprit sal doen. no 62391508995; Verwysing: Peter Klerksdorp Rekord het verlede week White. berig dat hy op 4 April ‘n afstand gelyk aan die Comrades- marathon in sy oprit voltooi het. White woon in ‘n veilig- heidskom- pleks in Do- ringkruin en het daarom ‘n 20 m-lange oprit. Die Christe- like radiosta- sie, Life FM, asook die #LeefLiefde- veldtog het hulle agter hom geskaar en vir elke kilometer wat die langasem 17 april 2020 news klerksdorp RECORD • 5 life anncron Hospital is not closed Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - should take this time to educate Life Anncron Hospital is not closed themselves about the virus as well due to COVID-19. as measures to protect themselves Lukas Greeve, Hospital Manager, during the pandemic, and be aware said a Facebook message is being of the testing requirements. circulated claiming that the hospital “All Life Healthcare hospitals, is no longer accepting patient admis- including Life Anncron Hospital, sions. have dedicated Infection Prevention “We can confirm that this informa- Specialists who are experienced and tion is incorrect. We would like to qualified healthcare workers and emphasize that rumours and fake together with all our clinical health- news, fuel panic within communities care workers, received training and and we implore on our communi- guidelines around COVID-19 by the ties to verify information before they National Institute of Communicable share such information,’’ he said. Diseases (NICD) and World Health He added that South Africans Organization (WHO) guidelines.” Grace period for expired license discs Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - Motor ously urged to load 70% of their vehicles vehicle licences that expired during the capacity and urged to comply with all lockdown period will be given grace for lockdown regulations owners to renew. According to reviewed lockdown regu- This was announced by the Depart- lations on public transport, operators are ment’s Director for Transport Adminis- strictly allowed to operate from 05:00 to tration and Licensing Suebel Mmono 10:00 and 16:00 to 21:00. The operators at Lichtenburg taxi rank on Tuesday 14 are also requested to disinfect their taxis April. after every load and to provide sanitizers Speaking while handing over Personal to commuters. Protective Equipment and disinfectant to taxi operators, Mmono said the department is acting on resolutions made by the National Department of Transport in an effort to ease people’s fears. “All expired license discs as well as driver’s licenses are given a grace period if they expired du- ring lockdown. However all those that expired before lockdown are still punisha- ble by fines,” he said. Operators are continu- MEC recovering at home after accident Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - The MEC for the Department of Community Safety and Transport Management, Sello Lehari is recovering well at home following an accident last week. The MEC was traveling to Rustenburg to launch distribution of Personal Protective Equipment to the taxi operators and drivers alongside the Premier when his vehicle was involved in a minor accident. No one was severely injured but for few bruises. The MEC and the protection offi- cers were taken to hospital but were dis- charged on the same day. “I’m recuperating well at home. The dis- tribution of PPE is going as planned and for that I’m grateful for the team,” he said from home. He also expressed gratitude to law enforcement officers for doing a sterling job in maintaining compliance with lockdown regulations. 6 • KLERKSDORP RECORD opinion • mening 17 APRIL 2020  Ietsie vir geluk

Right to privacy It is your choice to share your Covid-19 status. Not anyone else’s. There is still something called a right to privacy as well as doctor- patient confi dentiality. That is why we chose not to pu- blish the name of the doctor who was diagnosed with the Corona- virus. His patients as well as staff and colleagues who were in contact with him, were notifi ed of his status and they were tested. No one is being malicious to withhold the information. Respect his decision to keep it private, just like you would expect your status to be private. There is no need to avoid any of the hospitals he worked at, you Melody Pieterse het die foto by haar huis geneem. Sy skryf: “Siende dat ons nie mag uitgaan nie, het ek in my kamer gesit en die voëltjies can just as easy get the virus from dopgehou wt in hul voëlbad gespeel het. My oog het toe hierdie voëltjie gevang. Natuurlik was my kamera byderhand en het ek hom going shopping or loitering around afgeneem. Hoop hy bring vir ons almal geluk.” Lesers kan foto’s e-pos na [email protected] and not adhering to lockdown regu- lations, like so many people are currently doing. LETTERS Unfortunately, our healthcare Letters may by edited Woord van for clarity and style. We workers are in the direct fi ring line cannot supply reasons for to contract the virus, so there is die week... non-publication. Shorter actually no surprise that a doctor letters are preferred. Email Die Woordeboek van die your letter to salome@ was diagnosed with the virus. It is klerksdorprecord.co.za or very possible that more will follow Afrikaanse Taal (WAT) gee ons elke week ’n kleurryke SMS 079 876 7616. suit, we just hope and pray that it beskrywing van ongewone BRIEWE will not be the case. Afrikaanse woorde of Briewe kan geredigeer That is why our country is in idiomatiese uitdrukkings. en verkort word. Redes lockdown. To stop the spread of  Wil jy dalk ’n woord in word nie verskaf hoekom die WAT, of selfs een wat ’n bepaalde brief nie the virus. nog nie in die WAT is nie, geplaas word nie. Korter But still people think they are koop of borg? Besoek briewe kry voorkeur. E-pos cleverer than the next one. No one hul webwerf by www. jou brief aan salome@ klerksdorprecord.co.za of can fool the virus. Not even you. wat.co.za. Dit is ’n ideale geskenk. SMS 079 876 7616. Stay at home.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION with Johan Friedrich Mushrooms in the garden: Harmful or benefi cial? With the arrival of drenching fall rainstorms, plant growth. special attention. These fungi form symbio- the volva is often soils are replenished with moisture and The terms, “fungi” and “mushroom” are tic associations with the roots of many plant underground, it’s mushrooms pop up with abandon, seem- often used interchangeably, but they’re species; the word mycorrhiza literally means important to dig ingly overnight. not the same thing. Think of a fungus as a “root fungus” in Greek. Once the fungi colo- around the base “Are they bad?” you ask. The answer? It living iceberg with only the upper visible. nize plant roots they spread their fi ne hy- of a mushroom depends. There are more than 100 000 spe- The above ground protrusion we know as phae out into the soil, helping plants absorb to look for it. Mushrooms with a red stalk cies of fungi worldwide. Approximately 10% a mushroom is simply the visible reproduc- water and nutrients far more effi ciently than or cap or stem are also either poisonous or of them cause plant diseases, while one tive “fruit” of the main, seldom seen fungal they could on their own. In exchange, plants strongly hallucinogenic. tenth of a percent are harmful to animals. structure called the mycelium which is a “feed” the fungi with sugar compounds. Will it kill my plants? Unlikely! In some The vast majority of fungi are benefi cial to tangled mass of microscopic, threadlike fi la- Some plants are highly dependent on this cases the mushroom may be benefi cial to the environment: they help decompose de- ments called hyphae. The mycelium grows partnership- especially oaks, conifers, and the plants. By breaking down the woody caying ones, or act in ways that encourage where the fungus food source is located: in many native shrubs - and 90-95% of plant “waste” material, they are returning nutrients the soil, in rotting wood or plant matter, or in species are behaved to benefi t from fungal to the soil which then can be used by plants. a host plant. Most common garden mush- symbiosis. How do I get rid of it? Most mushrooms rooms “toadstool’ types or puff balls grow on Mycorrhizal fungi play an important role are delicate and will break down relatively or near the ground that grow on dead trees in helping plants survive drought conditions, quick. Many mushrooms associated with the or wood. but they can survive only in association with mulch may be present only a few days. However, if fungal mats or mushrooms living plants, not in bare soil. Why are these mushroom popping up sprout from a living tree, this indicates a po- Is mushrooms dangerous? The short an- when we are so dry? While general condi- tentially severe problem, since not is already swer is probably not. Many times, the mush- tion may be dry, landscape beds are usually present. The more insidious fungus actually rooms you see are fruiting bodies of fungi irrigated. When conditions are right - where attacks many trees and shrubs and produc- that are present in the soil or on the wood. water is available to the fungi and environ- es dusters of golden brown mushrooms. The role of these fungi is to help breakdown ment is at the right humidity and tempera- If you prefer to remove mushrooms from the wood material. They are an integral part ture, mushroom will make itself known. your lawn or garden because they’re unat- of the ecosystem cycle. Mushrooms will go away on their own tractive or because they might be eaten by Is it poisonous? This is a tougher ques- once the weather dries out. Keep in mind young children or pets, simply hand pick tion because it depends on the fungus. The that although these fruiting bodies have dis- and dispose of them as they emerge. Never usual practice is not to eat a wild fungus appeared, the fungal mycelia is still growing eat wild mushrooms unless you’re an expert unless you are 100% sure of its identity. in the soil. in their identifi cation. Some mushrooms The spores produced by these mushroom Well the good thing is that mushrooms are harmless, but many are poisonous and can be an allergen to a small percentage of are pretty harmless to growing plants, and can cause symptoms ranging from tempo- folks. they can even help improve the quality of ral vomiting to permanent and fatal organ Mushrooms with white gills are often your soil. damage. poisonous. So are those with a ring around  Johan Friedrich - LLM (Environmental The benefi cial mycorrhizal fungi deserve the stem and those with a volva. Because Law and Governance) is a practising attor- ney in Klerksdorp. Readers are welcome  Stuur jou kort sms na 079 876 7616. Dieselfde reëls geld as met die briewe. to send comments to: jfofriedrich@gmail. com or WhatsApp 083 306 0137 17 APRIL 2020 news KLERKSDORP RECORD • 7 Help children read with this app Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - Feed South Africa’s lockdown. the Monster, an app which addresses On the other hand, confi dent readers the basic building blocks of reading, may relish the opportunity to broaden can help with South Africa’s literacy pro- their skills to include learning to read in blem. another language, especially an indige- According to Bellavista School nous vernacular. Principal Alison Scott, one of the key The app is suited for physical distan- stumbling blocks hindering the develop- cing, too, as links can be shared over ment of reading skills in many children SMS and social media networks. is the absence of reading instruction or This award-winning app, which has material in their home language. Conse- been funded by the Norwegian Ministry quently, most children fi nd themselves of Foreign Aff airs, was fi rst piloted in learning to read in a language they have Syrian Refugee Camps. Now, its soft- not yet properly mastered, which de- ware has been declared open source. Ronél Engelbrecht tracts signifi cantly from their profi ciency. For more information, visit www.bella- (regs) This is problematic for many reasons, vistashare.org.za oorhandig die Scott points out: A child who is un- produkte aan sr able to read properly cannot go on Cecil Rossouw. to learn more complex material. 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Monster off ers a real solution to ’n Inwoner van dié aftreedorp het die voor- “Dit is ‘n voorreg dat ons die dorp se be- the learning and literacy challen- raad versoek en die plaaslike AfriForum-tak jaardes in hierdie tyd kan ondersteun, want ges experienced by learners, het besluit om die skenking aan die ongeveer hulle is vir ons belangrik. teachers and parents alike. This 200 inwoners en 30 verswaktes te maak. is especially relevant now, during “Ons het ook groot waardering vir die per- Volgens Frans Roos, voorsitter van die soneel wat na hulle omsien - daarom het ons plaaslike tak, het die COVID-19-krisis tehuise graag die skenking gemaak om ook hulle vir bejaardes en diensorganisasies onkant veiligheid te verseker,” sê Alta Pretorius, gevang en was hulle nie voorbereid op die AfriForum se distrikskoördineerder vir Mooi- Psst... Het jy toename in gebruik van mediese voorraad nie. rivier. ’n geheim?

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Marinda (083 946 5061) Dischem area because a person People are again warned not who was screened tested posi- to forward messages that can tive and was rushed to ICU. cause unnecessary panic without Bianca Wolmarans, marketing verifying the information fi rst. 10 • KLERKSDORP RECORD news 17 APRIL 2020 Koronavirus: AngloGold restarts Ons is op ’n certain operations Klerksdorp Record, Stilfontein - An- 500 employees, spread across both lockdown is over,’’ he said. gloGold Ashanti has been granted per- the West Wits and Vaal River re- In 2019, the marginal ore dumps mespunt mission by the Department of Mineral gions. business produced 70,000oz at an Resources & Energy for the limited According to Chris Nthiti, spokes- all-in sustaining cost of $1,272/oz Klerksdorp Rekord, Potchefstroom - “Die koronaviruspan- restart of its Surface Operations in person, this is less than a third of and Mine Waste Solutions produced demie is ’n gesondheidsoorlog wat tot ’n ekonomiese oorlog South Africa, which have now recom- the usual staff complement for these 106,000oz at an AISC of $894/oz. gelei het, dus het Suid-Afrika ’n multidimensionele plan nodig menced operation on a limited basis. business units, and roughly 8% of their Production from the Mponeng om te oorleef.” This includes the processing of total South Africa workforce. underground operation remains sus- Prof Danie Meyer, ’n ontwikkelingsekonoom en direkteur marginal ore dumps at the West Wits “All sites have the requisite Co- pended during the lockdown which van die TRADE-navorsingsfokusarea van die Noordwes- Operations and the reclamation of vid-19 risk management plans in is currently expected to continue to Universiteit (NWU), glo dat drastiese maatreëls in plek gestel tailings at the Mine Waste Solutions place. The limited restart will help 30 April. moet word om die land deur die moeilike tyd te dra. business unit in Stilfontein. safeguard technical infrastructure and This is now the only one of Anglo- Volgens hom het die meeste lande ‘n tweemaandetydperk The restart of these operations on enable a safe and quick resumption Gold Ashanti’s 14 operations where van inperking, maar hy twyfel of Suid-Afrika langer as 30 April 6 April has been facilitated by about of all remaining operations once the production is currently suspended. ingeperk sal wees. Hy sê dat nog meer dae in ’n algehele staat van inperking net tot grootskaalse vlakke van wetteloosheid sal lei. Nuus van die regering is dat die staat van inperking net verslap kan word Covid-19: South Africa not as daaglikse infeksies beduidend minder as 45 per dag is. “Oor die afgelope vier dae tot 13 April het Suid-Afrika gemid- deld 84 nuwe gevalle per dag gehad, dus is ons redelik ver out of the woods yet van die standaarde vir die staat van inperking om opgehef te word. ’n Stukkie goeie nuus is dat 96% van alle geïnfekteerde Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - Adhering to the rules sion in South Africa.” mense wêreldwyd slegs geringe simptome getoon het, terwyl of lockdown will be more important than ever during the He continued: “When Covid-19 spreads into the com- slegs 4% ernstige simptome ontwikkel.” coming weeks, especially to those who would like to see munity, it spreads like wildfi re. In South Africa, we are Prof Meyer sê dat die wêreldwye en Suid-Afrikaanse ekono- life return to some form of normalcy in the near future. seeing cases but it’s not spreading like wildfi re, which mieë ’n diep resessie in die gesig staar. “Die wêreldtendens Health experts, who are using a scientifi c approach to makes our curve quite unique. toon ’n beperkte afname in die toename van nuwe gevalle, determine if South Africa’s lockdown will continue and to “Our intervention has led to a situation where people maar ’n tweede golf is steeds moontlik, soos daar al met die what extent, say the rate of community transmission this are not interacting with others, so each infected person meeste pandemies ervaar is. Dit is alreeds in China duidelik. week is considered critical. becomes a dead-end. They Professor Salim Abdool are not transmitting the virus to In Suid-Afrika toon die huidige data nie enige duidelike en “When Covid-19 spreads into the betekenisvolle tendense nie.” Karim, a clinical infectious others, because they are not Volgens prof Meyer is Suid-Afrika op ’n mespunt tussen ’n diseases epidemiologist, and community, it spreads like wildfi re. In interacting with others.” verlangsaming en ’n massiewe uitbreking van nuwe gevalle. chairperson of the Ministe- South Africa, we are seeing cases but However, the fact that South rial Advisory Committee on Africa has managed to stay “Ek het besluit om my plan van aksie op ’n einddatum van 30 it’s not spreading like wildfi re, which April vir die staat van inperking te basseer. Ons omgewing Covid-19, shared some insight ahead of the curve until now, van stedelike gebiede met ’n hoë digtheid en groot getalle into the science behind the makes our curve quite unique.” does not mean the country is arm mense nie toe dat daar ’n langer tydperk van inperking intervention measures govern- out of the woods. ment has implemented, and kan wees nie.” “As much as we have ma- what South Africans can naged to keep community Prof Meyer sê vir ’n korttermynplan moet die gesondheidsi- expect going into the future, transmission at a low level, tuasie eers oor die volgende paar weke en maande stabiliseer, during a live public engage- I have to tell you a diffi cult met die ekonomie wat in fases ontsluit word. ment session on Monday 13 truth,” admitted Prof Karim. “Dit is kritiek dat besighede waar sosiale dis- April. “Can South Africa escape tansiëring moontlik is, toegelaat moet word om He said South Africa has the worst of this epidemic? achieved a unique Covid-19 This is very unlikely. Put sim- sake te doen sodat sakeondernemings en werk trajectory, seeing a plateau in ply, no, not unless we have gered kan word. Skole en univer-siteite moet eers the rate of infections some mojo to protect us.” vir kontakonderrig oopmaak wanneer die virus much earlier than other “Once we end this lock- countries. down, 55 million people will heeltemal onder beheer is, en ons hoop dat dit This is in comparison to be vulnerable to this com- teen Julie kan plaasvind.” countries that have had sig- pletely new virus because nifi cant success in containing none of us have any immu- Hy sê dat alle pogings aangewend moet word om dit te the spread of the coronavi- nity. We have no vaccine. bereik, insluitende die verpligte dra van mas-kers. Spesifi eke rus, including South Korea, There is no treatment. That is streke en stede waar grootskaalse infeksies voorkom, moet Japan and Singapore. when we are likely to see the geïdentifi seer word. “Once a country reaches exponential curve again.” “Tweedens, om die armes en werkloses te ondersteun, moet about 100 cases, the epi- The rate of infection or the daar, benewens die maandelikse maatskaplike toelaebetalings demic grows at a rapid rate, R0, pronounced ‘R naught’, deur SASSA, aan alle mense wat hulle inkomste verloor het which is called the expo- will be used to determine if onmiddellik vir ’n tydperk van ten minste drie tot vyf maande nential curve. Usually, when the lockdown should conti- ’n inkomste uit staatsfondse, soos die Werkloosheidsverse- countries get into an upward trajectory, it just keeps nue, according to Prof Karim. keringsfonds, betaal word.” going. As the number of new cases starts increasing An R0 of one means that, on average, each infected Prof Meyer sê dat internasionale reise en toerisme nie voor rapidly, medical care systems get swamped and are person transmits the virus to one other person. If the R0 ten minste die einde van 2020 gaan hervat nie. Internasio- overwhelmed,” explained Prof Karim. is above 1, it is likely that the lockdown will continue. If nale handel wat aan die gang is, sal egter voortgaan, dus is “South Africa was in an upward trajectory, entering the the number of new cases per day increases by an aver- uitvoere moontlik, hoewel die vraag tot aan die einde van die exponential curve but on March 26 the epidemic took a age of 90 cases or more, the lockdown will continue. The jaar laag gaan bly. turn. We began to see a decline in the number of new lockdown will also continue if even one in a thousand cases reported and then we saw a plateau in the curve.” people, who are screened during the home visits, is Prof Karim pointed out that found to be positive for Covid-19. the following day, March 27, Dr Karim cautioned against an abrupt end to the lock- was the fi rst day of South down, advocating for the lockdown to be phased out, in a Africa’s lockdown. systematic way in order to give health care system time Scientists who studied to prepare. the ‘fl attening of the curve’ Government is already halfway through the 8 stages it have disregarded the possi- has identifi ed to manage the Covid-19 epidemic. Stage bility that this is a result of 1 involved setting up laboratories. Stage 2 was declaring not enough testing being a state of national disaster, stage 3 was to implement done, saying that the plateau the lockdown, and stage 4 involves on-going surveil- occurred while the number of lance and actively identifying Covid-19 positive patients tests steadily increased. They through door-to-door screenings. also observed that the pla- Stage 5 will involve identifying hotspots where infec- teau occurred at a time when tions are likely to fl are-up. Stage 6 is ensuring medical the public sector began to facilities are in a state of readiness for a possible surge ramp up its testing, compared in the number of Covid-19 cases. Stage 7 involves the to the previous weeks when challenge of dealing with loss of life and bereavement. tests were being conducted The fi nal stage is to remain vigilant and to stay one step predominantly in the private ahead of the virus. sector. Physician, Professor Glenda Gray, emphasised that “Covid-19 decreased while containing the epidemic requires buy-in from the public overall testing increased, at large. “The next couple of days will be critical as we try including in the public sector,” to contain the contagion,” she agreed. stated Prof Karim. Dr Karim notes that to safeguard against an exponen- “Lockdown has essentially tial rise in cases, lockdown must be phased out systema- reduced community transmis- tically.