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South African Scientist Announces End of Peak of Coronavirus Infections
Africa News ^ | 12/22/21

Posted on 12/22/2021 2:23:56 PM PST by nickcarraway

A South African expert announced on Tuesday that the country had passed the peak of the fourth wave of Covid-19 infections.

Associate Professor Marta Nunes added that although the number of infections remained high, hospitalisations were low.

Scientists in South Africa first sounded the alarm about the Omicron variant less than a month ago.

"Well I think it indicates that we have passed the peak of the fourth wave, so I think it was a short wave that, we predicted that when we start seeing really the huge amount of cases, so the, was a very steep increase from baseline to the first week, you know the last week of November we were really seeing a lot of cases. So we predicted it that this wave was going to be quite narrow and I think that's what we are seeing, the decrease in cases" said the University of the Witwatersrand academic.

Although average new daily cases of Covid-19 have been surging since mid-November, severity and hospitalisations did not follow the same trajectory.

"We see a huge number of infections but when we look at the hospitalisations and other severity markers for disease we don't really see that much severe cases with omicron, so I think it's really telling us good news that was not that very severe because the peak has already passed on", assures Prof. Marta Nunes.

In Europe, the World Health Organization’s top official urged governments on Tuesday to prepare for a “significant surge” in coronavirus cases across the continent due to the omicron variant, which is already dominant in several countries.


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: covid19; omicron; southafrica
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1 posted on 12/22/2021 2:23:56 PM PST by nickcarraway
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2 posted on 12/22/2021 2:26:17 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: nickcarraway
Scientists in South Africa first sounded the alarm

They have scientists in South Africa?

Yeah, Ok.. like Mexico has an air force right?

3 posted on 12/22/2021 2:27:14 PM PST by humblegunner (Ain't drownin', Just wavin'...)
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To: nickcarraway

Mark my words that Biden will use the DUD Omicron to say he and the Democrats actions have beaten COVID!


4 posted on 12/22/2021 2:28:18 PM PST by VeniVidiVici (White privilege will NOT get you a job in IT)
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To: nickcarraway

And DemocRATS weep!


5 posted on 12/22/2021 2:33:14 PM PST by House Atreides
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various-strains
6 posted on 12/22/2021 2:36:34 PM PST by PGR88
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To: humblegunner

Well, the South African scientists did pin down the variant and have been saying all along that it’s nothing more than a cold

Perhaps you might want to amend your statement.


7 posted on 12/22/2021 2:36:38 PM PST by cyclotic (I won't give up my FREEDOM for your FEAR)
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Democrats saddened


8 posted on 12/22/2021 2:39:45 PM PST by dsrtsage ( Complexity is just simple lacking imagination)
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To: BenLurkin

Well they obviously don’t know about the winter of death and suffering the miscreant selfish unvaxxed are in for. Just wait until they stick that home test swab up their nose. Instant positivity results. I heard raggedy jen say that there would be a limit of 4 home test kits due to the high demand. I might order some so I can through them in the trash.


9 posted on 12/22/2021 2:45:36 PM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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To: humblegunner

Are you familiar with South Africa? That is a ridiculous statement.


10 posted on 12/22/2021 2:45:38 PM PST by ThisLittleLightofMine
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That is a ridiculous statement.

Well, yeah. Everything that unstable a-hole says is ridiculous. Please don't feed the trolls.

11 posted on 12/22/2021 3:03:58 PM PST by DSH
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To: humblegunner

They need an air force. Remember when L. Ron Hubbard invaded Mexico?


12 posted on 12/22/2021 3:26:24 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: cyclotic; humblegunner

Sadly, they seem better than our scientists today.


13 posted on 12/22/2021 3:28:22 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: humblegunner

South Africa has some of the best virologists in the world.


14 posted on 12/22/2021 3:35:27 PM PST by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera )
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To: VeniVidiVici
Mark my words that Biden will use the DUD Omicron to say he and the Democrats actions have beaten COVID!

Fauci will say the booster did.

15 posted on 12/22/2021 3:37:05 PM PST by FreeReign
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South Africa has some of the best virologists in the world.

Sure they do.

Learned it from they mama's knee, chewin' on oncle Jambata's thighbone.

16 posted on 12/22/2021 3:38:51 PM PST by humblegunner (Ain't drownin', Just wavin'...)
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56 minutes but worth the watch. This guy is at the center or the storm in SA. While fauci wants you to get booster after booster this guy is treats people with great success with HCQ, Ivermectin, anti-histamines & aspirin.

They ask him “What do you say to someone you diagnose with omicron?”

His answer? “I generally congratulate them!”

Dr. Shankara Chetty Interview: All You Need to Know about the Omicron
Posted on December 21, 2021 by covexit

In this interview with internationally renowned Dr. Shankara Chetty from South Africa, we discuss the Omicron variant, which is taking the world as a storm. Is this variant to be feared, or could it actually be a positive development in this pandemic, as mostly inducing mild disease, yet conferring post-covid natural immunity. These are among the timely and critically important aspects we discuss.

Dr. Chetty is a Family General Medical Practitioner in South-Africa, with considerable experience with the outpatient treatment of COVID-19, having treated so far nearly 8,000 patients, in his outpatient practice, without any of them requiring hospitalization or even oxygen.

Dr. Chetty holds a degree in medicine and surgery and also has advanced education in genetics, advanced biology, biochemistry and microbiology.

https://covexit.com/dr-shankara-chetty-interview-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-omicron/


17 posted on 12/22/2021 3:49:00 PM PST by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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Very interesting; so most patients do fine on days one through seven and seem recovered, day eight is really the red/green light depending on whether there is hypersensitivity to the spike protein triggering a hyper-inflammation reaction. He said he uses anti-histamines, steroids, cimetidene, zinc/D/C, and Quercetin for those who do if I heard correctly.


18 posted on 12/22/2021 4:21:09 PM PST by LambSlave
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To: ThisLittleLightofMine

Wasn’t the first successful heart transplant achieved in South Africa.....Dr. Christian Bernhard if I’m not mistaken.


19 posted on 12/22/2021 4:43:47 PM PST by traderrob6
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To: humblegunner

Yes. And some excellent medical facilities (private not public). Remember they premiered heart transplants. So maybe this is the mark of a decline in chicomm crud.
US experts should be able to milk at least a few more months out of this variant until the truth emerges and govt dictates scaled back.

As for air force, or military forces of any kind—be certain Mexico, whatever there exists, is superior to S African marxist imbued political organization known locally as the military.


20 posted on 12/22/2021 5:41:05 PM PST by whistleduck
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