{"id":205300,"date":"2020-04-21T07:45:05","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T05:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/?p=205300"},"modified":"2020-04-21T07:51:54","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T05:51:54","slug":"corona-virus-lockdown-journey-journal-day-25-20april-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/corona-virus-lockdown-journey-journal-day-25-20april-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 25, 20:April 2020."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-205302\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/42FA4BDD-4C62-4EBB-9A59-AEBC9720C53F.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/42FA4BDD-4C62-4EBB-9A59-AEBC9720C53F.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/42FA4BDD-4C62-4EBB-9A59-AEBC9720C53F.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/42FA4BDD-4C62-4EBB-9A59-AEBC9720C53F.jpeg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/42FA4BDD-4C62-4EBB-9A59-AEBC9720C53F.jpeg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/42FA4BDD-4C62-4EBB-9A59-AEBC9720C53F.jpeg?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/42FA4BDD-4C62-4EBB-9A59-AEBC9720C53F.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>Monday 20 April 2020, Day 25 of SA Lockdown, Day 36 of SA Corona Virus \ud83d\ude37<\/b><\/p>\n<p><u>Corona Gratitude \ud83d\ude4f<\/u><\/p>\n<p>#Grateful for the gorgeous soft rain falling all day, the grey day not getting me down at all; for feeling energetic in cleaning today, taking the apartment block garbage bin out, dancing with the vacuum, tackling another shelf of my kitchen\/lounge to tidy up, and finding a box with 6 wines&#8230; ; for clearing out Apps I never use and finding one in which I can store all my store loyalty cards; for attending to some email admin; for Woolies once again being amazing in organizing some Essentials for me, which I\u2019ll fetch tomorrow when the rain clears; for the happy dancing music on Kfm this afternoon; for a little afternoon rainy-day lie in; and for being happy and healthy. \ud83d\ude4f\ud83d\udc99<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>As I\u2019d written the post about the ban in Woolworths roast chicken and pies and the Take-Away foods yesterday, I had this morning to attend to other admin. During the day the story changed twice: Sakeliga being requested by the government for a time extension, and Minister Dlamini-Zuma firmly closing the door on \u2018cooked hot foods\u2019. Interesting semantics in those three words. And this possibly means that store-baked bakery items and frozen meals and foods can still be sold by stores. Real anger by the public about this regulation, not understanding its significance in respect of the Corona Virus.\ud83e\udd75 PS News just heard is that Woolworths won\u2019t go to court over this regulation. Lovely to receive an email from friend, loyal Blog reader, and Mr Hospitality Horst Frehse, with compliments about this story. \ud83d\udc99\ud83d\ude4f<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"wSMhqHJ9sk\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/corona-virus-sa-government-lam-basted-for-action-on-cooked-food-sales-threatened-with-legal-action-about-its-illegal-ban-on-take-away-hot-foods-prepared-in-supermarkets\/\">Corona Virus: SA Government lam-basted for action on cooked food sales, threatened with legal action about its \u2018illegal\u2019 ban on Take-Away hot foods prepared in supermarkets!<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe title=\"&#8220;Corona Virus: SA Government lam-basted for action on cooked food sales, threatened with legal action about its \u2018illegal\u2019 ban on Take-Away hot foods prepared in supermarkets!&#8221; &#8212; Whale Tales Blog\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/corona-virus-sa-government-lam-basted-for-action-on-cooked-food-sales-threatened-with-legal-action-about-its-illegal-ban-on-take-away-hot-foods-prepared-in-supermarkets\/embed\/#?secret=wSMhqHJ9sk\" data-secret=\"wSMhqHJ9sk\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Discovery didn\u2019t call in respect of the Hermanus building insurance, as agreed. \ud83d\ude31<\/p>\n<p>There definitely is hope for regulations being relaxed by the end of the month, but with restrictions for the vulnerable. I hope to not fall into this group, but will remain positive and optimistic as I always am.<\/p>\n<p>I am grateful for this Lockdown practice in staying indoors in the winter to come, having run away from it for three months whilst traveling last year. \ud83d\ude4f<\/p>\n<p>Two past housekeepers from my former guest houses contacted me today, not having heard from them in 5 years since selling my guest houses&#8230;. \ud83d\ude31<\/p>\n<p>SA Corona Status: 3158 cases 54 deaths \ud83d\ude37\ud83d\ude22<\/p>\n<p>FitBit 13500 steps 9,5 km \ud83d\udc63<\/p>\n<p>Lovemylife\u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Scenario planner Clem Sunter has devised four scenarios for the road ahead of life after Covid-19 (source BizNews):<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><b><i>The latest coronavirus scenarios: walking the tightrope<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><i>By Clem Sunter*<\/i><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i>At the beginning of March this year, <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biznews.com\/premium\/2020\/03\/09\/clem-sunter-flags-three-roads-coronavirus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I wrote an article<\/a> painting three coronavirus scenarios for the world at large over the foreseeable future: \u201cMuch Ado About Nothing\u201d, \u201cThe Camel\u2019s Straw\u201d and \u201cSpain Again\u201d.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i>At the time, the number of global infections caused by the virus was 100 000 and deaths 3 000. Today the respective figures are 2 400 000 and 165 000.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i>So, looking towards the remainder of this year and into the next one, which scenario is likely to play out in reality? In answering this question, I will add one further scenario which I call \u201cTightrope\u201d. As you will see, it is a challenging alternative but these are unprecedented times.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><b><i>Much ado about nothing<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i>All the medical flags which have gone up over the last month indicate that this scenario can almost certainly be discarded as a way of interpreting the past and the future of the pandemic.\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i>The rise in the number of deaths by a factor of 55 in such a short period, and the fact that the public health systems of some of the richest nations on Earth have been completely overwhelmed, indicate the sheer scale and suddenness of the current disease.\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i>To suggest that it is just another form of seasonal flu or that, left to itself, it will disappear like the outbreak of SARS and MERS before doing too much damage to humanity seems bizarre. Yet, there are still people who believe in this narrative and say that governments should never have strayed from a policy of business as usual in the economy. Some of the recent demonstrations against stay-at-home orders in America reveal the depth of this belief.\u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i>By contrast, I think the coronavirus is changing the game as we speak and will have a long-term impact on many aspects of our existence. It may force us to reconsider our profligate lifestyle and make us more aware of the inequities across society.\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i>In particular, it will drive those in power to acknowledge that doctors, nurses and other health professionals deserve as much protection as soldiers being sent into battle.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i>The fact is that an unseen virus can stir up as much mayhem as a group of terrorists armed with a nuclear weapon. Having an adequate defense system to protect the nation against any external threat will acquire a wider meaning than just the possession of military prowess.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i>In other words, we will have plenty to do about improving public health structures in the aftermath of this pandemic. Hopefully, we will be better prepared for the next lethal virus if it appears anytime soon.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><b><i>The camel\u2019s straw<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i>We move on to The Camel\u2019s Straw scenario. In it the coronavirus does not have to kill millions of people to be the straw that breaks the camel\u2019s back.\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biznews.com\/premium\/2019\/01\/09\/world-bank-warning-global-economy-running-out-steam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The global economy<\/a> was already vulnerable before the pandemic began, with slower economic growth in China and the ongoing trade spat between the two biggest economies in the world, <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biznews.com\/briefs\/2019\/12\/19\/eskom-trade-wars-slow-growth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">America and China<\/a>. All that was required, therefore, was a small disruption to make the global economy collapse like it did in the Great Depression of the 1930s.\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i>In terms of disruption, reality so far has been far more shocking. Witness the scenes of major cities with deserted streets; small businesses, restaurants and shops reliant on daily cash flows being completely closed down; operations of large businesses put on care and maintenance; no sports events or other mass gatherings; empty churches, schools and universities; multiple deaths in old age homes hit by the virus; and no international travel and tourism.\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i>If I had posed this scenario in November last year, nobody would have believed it because it was unimaginable.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i>Obviously, there have been winners like all those companies involved in social media communication, virtual meetings and webinars. Many entrepreneurial minds have come up with ways to lift the spirits of those confined in homes with exercise routines and other entertainment options.\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i>The food, medical, banking and other essential industries are operating as best they can. However, the vast majority of companies have seen their markets vanish overnight with workers being put on temporary leave or retrenched.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i>Unemployment figures are going through the roof at the same time as the realisation is hitting home that lots of people live hand to mouth with little or no savings to see them through. Charitable institutions offering free meals will attest to the soaring demand for their services.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i>The global stock markets have gyrated wildly in the way I anticipated in my last article. March was on the whole a <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biznews.com\/premium\/2020\/03\/17\/covid-19-markets-investors-stoking-volatility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bad month for the markets<\/a>; but the last fortnight saw a significant rise in share prices as investors took comfort in the record relief packages put forward by governments and central banks.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i>Other positive flags included the easing of the lockdown in China and the flattening of the curve of new infections in Europe, the UK and the US. The hope is that the worst of the pandemic will be over in the next month and the economy will soon be on its feet again and firing on all cylinders by the end of the year.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i>However, there are too many uncertainties around for any sane observer to reject The Camel\u2019s Straw scenario at this stage. What will happen may well be different to what the market wants to happen. One cannot look at the future through a bubble of emotion.\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i>For example, the virus may return with a vengeance in the event of a premature end to <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/agenda\/2020\/04\/coronavirus-social-distancing-how-long\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">social distancing<\/a>. Equally, nobody knows how many businesses may have been permanently destroyed in the last few months.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i>Above all, governments may be less solvent because of a decline in tax receipts at the very moment that they are taking on a huge amount of extra debt to finance their bailouts. A spectacular default somewhere has become a distinct possibility.\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i>Liquidity may also become a concern to companies with too much gearing on their balance sheets. Similarly, individual consumers could experience difficulty in paying off credit card balances because they no longer have the salaries or wages to do so.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><b><i>Spain again<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i>The third scenario of a repeat of the <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biznews.com\/premium\/2020\/04\/03\/how-flatten-covid-19-curve-1918-flu-lockdown-sa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spanish flu<\/a> of the last century, which killed 3 to 5% of the world\u2019s population, will remain in play until a <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biznews.com\/premium\/2020\/03\/30\/vaccine-covid-19-sight-oxford-adrian-hill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">vaccine is found<\/a>. As already indicated, the coronavirus is unlikely just to melt away even with prolonged restrictions on human movement.\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i>Meanwhile, some aspects of the virus remain shrouded in mystery such as the number of asymptomatic cases; whether there are long-term side effects for those who have recovered from the infection; and whether they will be immune from being infected again. Estimates of the actual infection rate and death rate still vary a lot through lack of comprehensive data.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i>With the world\u2019s greatest experts focused on discovering a vaccine and proving it in a series of trials, the time to get it on the market is thought to be a year to eighteen months. Until then, the nightmare scenario of a runaway pandemic should serve as a warning to all those leaders and policy makers who want to dismantle the current measures of containment too soon.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><b><i>Tightrope<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i>My closing advice at the end of my previous article was that humankind must become more cooperative to ensure that the virus did not have the last word. We needed to create the feeling of a shared destiny on this planet.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i>Alas, despite some wonderful examples of international assistance with critical items of medical equipment being sent to places where they are most needed, we still live in a world of enclaves, rising nationalism and leaders pursuing their own agenda.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i>If anything, the virus has fueled an even greater desire by countries to become more inward-looking and self-sufficient. Yet, the only way out of the mess is a shared strategy to rid the world of an enemy that knows no borders. Every nation has to learn from each other.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i>Hence, I am introducing the Tightrope scenario which is all about a delicate balancing act between preserving lives and livelihoods. The most important decision for any country to make is when and how to lift the restrictions in place by balancing the best medical models on the potential evolution of the pandemic against the need to revive the economy.\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i>This is not easy to do. Implementation has to be a step-by-step process; and there will be wobbles along the way.\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i>Furthermore, given that the spread of the virus has been uneven, different parts of a country may need different approaches and time lines. One shoe does not fit all and any sign of resurgent clusters must be nipped in the bud with swift testing and fresh quarantine measures if necessary. The elderly may need special protection too.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i>As life begins to attain a new normal \u2013 it will never return to the old one \u2013 it will be up to businesses, families and individuals to walk the same tightrope in their daily activities. Judgements on what constitutes sensible social distancing measures will be at the heart of everything we do until an effective vaccine is discovered and universally distributed.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i>There is a growing consensus among governments around the world that the acrobatic journey described in the fourth scenario should begin as soon as is reasonably possible. China, Austria and Denmark have already ventured forth on the rope. New Zealand will start next week and others will follow later in the year.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i>Will we thus avoid the pitfalls of slipping into The Camel\u2019s Straw and Spain Again scenarios on either side of the rope? I sincerely hope so but these are early days. We have plenty of surprises in store. But of one thing you can be sure: adaptation is the key to survival.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><i>Clem Sunter is South Africa\u2019s most highly regarded scenario planner and strategist. He is an icon and model of mental litheness and has been expertly styled as the Foxy Futurist. He is an executive elite who was responsible for the scenario planning unit of Anglo American in the 1980s and operated as its CEO in the 1990s.<\/i><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>The Corona Virus Lockdown, announced by our President Cyril Ramaphosa earlier this week to commence on 27 March and to continue until 16 April, and subsequently extended to 30 April, is an unprecedented event in my lifetime. I am posting my daily Facebook post to journal this Corona Lockdown Journey, perhaps to serve as material for a future Book.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chris von Ulmenstein, WhaleTales Blog: www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog Tel +27 082 55 11 323 Twitter:@Ulmenstein Facebook: Chris von Ulmenstein Instagram: @Chrissy_Ulmenstein<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Monday 20 April 2020, Day 25 of SA Lockdown, Day 36 of SA Corona Virus \ud83d\ude37 Corona Gratitude \ud83d\ude4f #Grateful for the gorgeous soft rain falling all day, the grey day not getting me down at all; for feeling energetic in cleaning today, taking the apartment block garbage bin out, dancing with the vacuum, 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