Lockdown

[claidheamhmor]

As of Sunday night we're in adjusted Level 4 lockdown because of the rapidly increasing Covid cases and deaths.

This means that until 12 July, when the situation will be reassessed: 

• 9PM to 4AM curfew except for essential workers
• Sale and transportation of alcohol completely banned
• No non-business travel in or out of the Gauteng province
• No sit-down restaurants; all food served must be for collection or delivery only
• Schools closed as from 30 June (thankfully Morgan's exams are now done!)
• All gatherings prohibited, except for funerals (which have a max of 50 people)
• Various facilities like gyms, museums, libraries, conference centres, casinos, night clubs etc. closed
• Business to encourage work from home, and adhere to social distancing and sanitising
• No sports gatherings
• Max 50% capacity for hotels

Hopefully that will help, but it's going to be rough on many businesses. We ordered a case of wine last week, but it'll only be released when the lockdown eases. Vaccines are still only available for over 60s, healthcare workers, and teachers. Sadly, there seems to have been some hoarding of vaccines in the First World countries...

Kat's company is very gung-ho about insisting that all staff work from the office. They're mad, but the HR manager things people slack off at home.

Comments

[cracked_belle]

First World Countries tend to only look out for themselves. I'm really sorry they/we do that.

and meanwhile, I just worked a convention wherein over 10k people were in shoulder-to-shoulder contact, most of whom has no masks.
it's wild to see how different things are between cultures. <33333

[claidheamhmor]

Wow. That could be a big spreader if people are not vaccinated! Especially with the Delta variant.

[cracked_belle]

yeah, I would not have attended at all were I and anyone in my household not vax'd.

and I can assure you, most people in that building were not vax'd. this con was in Mississippi (a neighbour state to mine); their vax records (USAfacts.org) are 35% at one dose and 25% fully vax'd.

[claidheamhmor]

That's actually a little terrifying!

[mandyist]

It's very scary. Our cases are shooting up, fully vaccinated people are still catching it but the government is still ending lockdown. It's up to us to use our heads. My beautician said her son is home because he's been exposed, but we decided to go ahead as long as they don't have symptoms.

[claidheamhmor]

People don't use their heads...