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ZimEye reviews a story from a South African who narrates with graphic evidence how a Westlea woman arrived in that country last week was found positive for COVID-19, after leaving her family back in Harare struggling with common Coronavirus symptoms such as breathlessness. We run this program in the utmost public interest, to help save lives.
The full and unedited narration reads:
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YES IT IS TRUE!
I have a visitor from Zimbabwe (Harare, Westlea) at my premises who has the CORONA VIRUS – COVID-19.
CONFIRMED COVID-19 POSITIVE CASE in Voor Street, Mokopane, Limpopo, South Africa.
It is NOT FAKE NEWS!
Refer to the LAB results attached;
Patient’s name is hidden to protect her.
I – Adri Knoetze – sponsored the test.
She and us (me and my helper – I am paralyzed and dependent on assistance) has been under complete lockdown and strict isolation for the last 8 days, starting on 20 March 2020.
DO NOT fear, we are staying isolated and locked down and will never exit these premises before we all (3) test negative after the 3 weeks lockdown (or longer) is over. One can be a carrier for 2 weeks. Fortunately no symptoms so far – 8 days after personal lockdown.
The Corona patient has no more symptoms and feels fit and healthy. Her family at home has recovered too. But yes, exposure and contamination is unlimited and unknown across borders between Zimbabwe and South Africa, from Harare to Mokopane via Polokwane on public transport.
BACKGROUND, BACK TRACING AND CURRENT MEASURES;
She arrived from Zimbabwe on the 19th of March 2020. She slept over and during the afternoon of the 20th I noticed that she had a mild cough. I asked some questions and she confirmed that she had fever a week before when she was at home in Zimbabwe, Harare, area Westlea. She and her family had flu-like symptoms and understood it to be just flu since Zimbabwe insisted that they were not affected (at the time).
I immediately decided to treat her and my household as contaminated. We have been in isolation and lockdown since last week the 20th of March 2020. The Corona case is in the flat on my property, separate from the main house. My helper and I are in the main house. No one goes out. No-one comes in. Supplies are put on my property wall where we collect them and disinfect everything. Nobody comes close to the house. I have taken various steps and measures to contain this virus and prevent it from spreading. It is 8 days later and we have no symptoms. If it can help someone I will provide some guidelines (below). We are not in the clear yet, but as far as I know symptoms usually start between 4 to 5 days. Symptoms or no symptoms we do daily and hourly rituals to kill the virus, should it dare to be still present.
HOW I APPROACHED THIS CASE:
It did not make sense to send a possible positive case to Polokwane Provincial Hospital and expose the public even more (she could not be tested by a local doctor and I was referred to Polokwane, or pay R1000 at a private lab locally).
I took the responsibility to have her tested at a local private lab. At the time we had one confirmed case in Limpopo and we still had to wait 5 days for the results. The results confirmed that she is positive. She is still in isolation and so are we in my house – my helper and me. The confirmed case has healed completely and feels very fit and healthy. One can be a carrier for about 2 weeks (currently known research about the virus). Which means…One can look healthy and be a carrier therefore you have to treat every single public member as a possible positive case. You have to treat every product as contaminated. You have to be conscious of what you touch, the trolley, the basket, the door handle, the money, your bank card, the ATM, etc etc…
Realise that the virus is everywhere. We think we are still okay in South Africa and most of the areas but we are not!!!!!
IF YOU ARRIVE HOME AFTER SHOPPING;
• Get in a hot shower or bath with your clothes on. Hot water and soap over yourself and on your clothes. Take off the clothes and wash them while you have a bath or shower. The virus has no defence against temperatures above 27 degrees Celsius or against soap.
• If water supply is an issue, cover yourself in a blanket with a bucket of boiling water and sit and sweat it out for a couple of minutes, as long as you can manage. Inhale the steam.
• Disinfect your shoes and everything you touched in your car with 70% alcohol or solutions of Sunlight liquid and Jik or Domestos…
• Disinfect every product you bought before putting it in your cupboards.
• Put boiling water in a dish, cover your head and inhale the hot steam… get it through your eyes, nose and mouth. Inhale. Keep it in. Exhale. Repeat.
• This virus enters your body through your membranes – eyes, nose and mouth.
• Drink hot lemon water as much as possible, as frequent as possible; keep your body in an ALKALINE state. The virus cannot attack your body in an alkaline state (cut up lemons in boiling water, keep it in a flask (if possible, to stay hot), sip the hot lemon water frequently during the day.
DAILY PRECAUTIONS REGARDLESS OF BEING EXPOSED OR NOT (THE VIRUS MAY STILL LINGER IN YOUR HOUSE);
The virus is NOT IMMUNE TO HEAT (27 DEGREES CELSIUS AND ABOVE) OR SOAP. IT CAN NOT ATTACK YOUR BODY IN AN ALKALINE STATE.
• Take a hot shower first thing in the morning or a hot bath. Wash your head and hair as well. Soak in the hot water.
• Drink hot lemon water
• Inhale boiling water… expose your membranes (areas of contamination) your eyes and mouth and nose to the hot steam.
• Stay home
• Do not go out
• Do not allow anyone in your yard or house.
• Comply with the lockdown rules and only go out if you have no other option.
IDEAS HOW TO OCCUPY YOURSELF AND THE KIDS;
• Enrol for a course on-line (well done my child SB!)
• Read the bible and use a study bible or study guides. Use this time to spend time with the Lord and to understand the Bible better. We never have time on regular work days and school days (note to self)
• Play some card games or board games – family time
• Try to stay active. Do push-ups, pull-ups, stationary bike, skipping rope, whatever possible within your environment.
• Stay up to date with the current news to prepare in time should it be necessary to increase preventative measures.
• Read those books you never have time for.
• Watch a series on Netflix, there are a few very good documentaries as well.
• Stay positive… and don’t irritate your mom (wink)
May the Lord keep you and us safe in these very difficult times.
You are in my prayers and thoughts and I beg you to take this virus extremely serious.
Regards
ADRI KNOETZE
Mokopane, South Africa