UPDATE: I
received several comments/emails on why I over-react in closing down
Reboot Coffee Drink Events as per above post. It is plain and simple, I
am the organizer of the event. I will not put any of my fellow radio
amateurs and their families in harms way be it the virus or any other
risk or incident. Apart from this I have important information at hand
that contributed to my decision to postpone the events. I am aware that
my decision is pro-active, but that is what is now needed to keep the
level of infection as low as possible as to not put strain on hospitals
and medical staff. No I am not scared of the virus. I am personally of the
opinion that I made the correct conscious decision. I am not willing
to debate this topic as I will not reverse my decision in this regard.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Postponement and Cancellation of the Reboot Coffee Drink Events:
Notice
is hereby given that the Reboot Coffee Drink that was scheduled for
the 21 March 2020 in George has been cancelled and that all other Coffee
Drink sessions have been postponed until the end of May 2020.
As
the Corona Virus (COVID-19) outbreak continues to spread, more events
are being cancelled or postponed amid travel restrictions and increasing
health warnings, with the World Health Organization on Wednesday (11
March 2020) officially declaring a pandemic.
The COVID-19 virus
had sickened more than 118,000 cases in 114 countries, with 4,291
deaths, according to the WHO. The number of confirmed cases nationwide
(South Africa) escalated and evolved rapidly to 17 according to the
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize. South Africa has recorded 4 new cases
overnight, one of them being the first instance of local transmission.
The
World Health Organization said in the days and weeks ahead, it expected
to see the number of cases, the number of deaths and the number of
affected countries climb even higher.
In light of credible
sources and the fact that the participating radio amateurs in the coffee
drink event is in the high risk group, I have taken the very difficult
decision to cancel and postpone the Coffee Drink Sessions until the end
of May 2020 in the interest of every radio amateur participating in the
Coffee Drink Events in the Southern Cape.
A further assessment will be done early June 2020 and I will inform all when the coffee drink session will resume again.
We need to be pro-active and not re-active!!
Regards
Johan Terblanche ZS1I
Admin: Reboot Coffee Drink and Reboot Amateur Radio Group
BELANGRIKE KENNISGEWING: Uitstel en Kansellasie van die Reboot Coffee Drink-geleenthede:
Hiermee
word kennis gegee dat die Reboot Koffie Drink wat op 21 Maart 2020 in
George beplan is, gekanselleer is en dat alle ander koffie drink sessies
uitgestel is tot einde Mei 2020.
Namate die uitbraak van Corona
Virus (COVID-19) steeds versprei, word meer geleenthede gekanselleer of
uitgestel te midde van reisbeperkings en toenemende waarskuwings oor
gesondheid, met die Wêreld Gesondheids Organisasie wat Woensdag (11
Maart 2020) amptelik 'n pandemie verklaar het.
Volgens die WGO
het die COVID-19-virus daartoe gelei dat meer as 118,000 gevalle in 114
lande aangemeld is, met 4 291 sterfgevalle tot dusver. Volgens die
Minister van Gesondheid, Zweli Mkhize, het die aantal bevestigde gevalle
landwyd (Suid-Afrika) vinnig gestyg tot 17 . Suid-Afrika het oornag 4
nuwe gevalle aangeteken, waarvan een die eerste instansie van plaaslike
transmissie was.
Die Wêreld Gesondheids Organisasie (WGO) het
gesê dat daar in die dae en weke wat voorlê, die aantal gevalle, die
aantal sterftes en die aantal lande wat geraak word, selfs hoër sal
styg.
In die lig van geloofwaardige bronne en die feit dat die
deelnemende radio-amateurs aan die koffie drink geleentheid in die hoë
risiko groep is, het ek die baie moeilike besluit geneem om die Koffie
Drink sessies tot einde Mei 2020, te kanselleer en uit te stel in belang
van elke radio-amateur wat aan die koffie drink geleenthede in die
Suid-Kaap deelneem.
'n Verdere beoordeling sal vroeg in Junie
2020 gedoen word en sal ek almal in kennis stel wanneer die koffie drink
sessies weer sal hervat.
Ons moet pro-aktief wees en nie re-aktief nie !!
Groete
Johan Terblanche ZS1I
Admin: Reboot Koffie Drink en Reboot Amateur Radio Groep
