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been titling fics recently like i learned to count and want everyone to know. lots of numbers

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Grounded: Bonus

Just a little excerpt that belongs between parts 3 and 4.  It was originally supposed to be part 4, but it kinda ground to a halt and dried up so I scrapped it.  But it’s still a decent chunk of writing that explains a bit of what happened immediately after Scott passed out so while it’s not in the actual fic, I figured some people might be interested in it.  Not proof read or anything.

Grounded

Virgil could count the number of times he’d felt sheer, unadulterated terror on the fingers of one hand.  The avalanche that stole Mom, Gordon’s hydrofoil accident, Gordon again after the Calypso.

Scott’s unseeing eyes slowly closing as he stopped fighting the spider venom.

For a heartstopping moment he thought that was it.  Scott lay deathly still, so pale he was translucent, on the stretcher.  In the distance he could hear Thunderbird One, roaring to intercept them with the antivenom on board.  Alan had pushed their brother’s ‘bird to her limits to get it from a Chinese laboratory in time.

And he’d made it.  Scott was deathly still and translucent but crucially he was still breathing.  Virgil didn’t dare touch him in case he stopped.  He also didn’t dare look away for the same reason, not even when their comms crackled with John co-ordinating Kayo and Alan for the rendezvous.

“Thunderbird One is slaved to my control,” Kayo said.  “Come aboard, Alan.”

“F.A.B.”  Alan sounded nervous, not that Virgil couldn’t relate. Jumping out of a craft while it was still moving and affected by gravity was a terrifying experience he was quite content to leave to Scott.  The fact that Alan was going to do it carrying a syringe their brother’s life depended upon just added another factor to be conscious of.

The dorsal access hatch opened, sliding smoothly to the side.  If Virgil could bring himself to look away from Scott, he knew he’d be looking up at the underbelly of the silver Thunderbird.  Behind him there was a thunk of a grapple cable connecting with the floor. A few seconds later, there was a louder thud as boots landed.

“Here!”  Alan appeared by his elbow, syringe held out in offering. Snapping into action, Virgil grabbed it and in a smooth, practiced movement stuck it straight into Scott’s arm, just above the angry red welts that showed where he’d been bitten, standing out starkly against the too-pale skin.  Unlike Dr. Furnier, Scott didn’t immediately regain consciousness, but the medical scanner immediately reported that the venom levels in his blood were receding, and a moment later his blood pressure started to climb.

“Did it work?” Kayo asked from the co-pilot seat, where she was still racing both Thunderbirds towards Tracy Island.  They were still half an hour out, but the sense of urgency had lessened now.

“It worked,” Virgil assured her, watching Scott’s chest rise and fall.  Alan shuffled from foot to foot next to him and he put an arm around his shoulders, pulling him against his side.  “The venom’s receding and his blood pressure’s recovering.”  She let out a relieved sigh.  “I still want to get him home as soon as possible,” he added. Scott had gained enough colour to look more alive and dead, but he was still far too pale, and until he regained conscious there was no way of telling if he’d regained sensation in his arm.

“F.A.B.,” Kayo agreed.  “Let me know if he wakes up.”  Virgil made an affirmative noise and turned to the hovering form of his older brother, watching them in silence.

“I’m sorry I yelled, John,” he apologised.  The ginger gave him a small smile.

“You panicked,” he shrugged. “It happens to the best of us, don’t worry about it.  I’m just glad we got the antivenom in time.  That was some good flying, Alan.”  Tucked under Virgil’s arm, Alan gave an embarrassed squirm.

“I couldn’t let Scott down,” he mumbled.

“And you didn’t,” Virgil assured him.  “You saved him, kiddo.”  He squeezed his shoulders before stepping the half-step forwards to the stretcher and his unconscious brother.  Carefully he shifted him back to lay on his back again, adjusting the loosened straps to fit more snugly around his brother but mindful of his ribs.

Barely an hour ago, those ribs had been his greatest concern after Scott had re-damaged them on the rescue. Now, they were almost an afterthought.

Beside him, Alan was fussing with the rebreather, making sure that it was still firmly attached and feeding Scott the oxygen he needed.  Virgil let him, instead looking at the drip still embedded in Scott’s arm.  It hadn’t quite been yanked out during the terrifying convulsions, but Scott still needed the contents of it so Virgil replaced the needle.  Scott had passed out for the first time when he’d inserted it, and there was no sign of stirring now.

“Shouldn’t he be waking up?” Alan asked quietly.  Virgil shook his head.

“His body needs time,” he explained.  “He’s been barely conscious since he was bitten.”  Virgil blamed the low blood pressure for that one, and wondered if the painkillers he’d taken shortly before, on the mission, had had something to do with it.

He should never have invited Scott along on the mission.  Grandma had agreed that despite him being grounded it would do them all some good if he got to sit in a Thunderbird for an easy mission; his inability to accept the Mechanic’s presence was grating on all of them.  None of them were entirely at ease around the man, and John had outright stated that he wasn’t stepping foot on the island for as long as he was present.  Considering John was the only one of them that hadn’t almost been killed at least once by the man, that spoke volumes.  Scott was the only one who had found himself trapped, however, and he and Grandma had made the decision to get him off the island, if only as passenger on a rescue.

Looking at Scott now, unconscious and set back at least three weeks – if not the full five – on his healing, Virgil regretted that decision.  He’d take the full force of an infuriating big brother on the last fraying strands of his temper rather than find himself in this situation ever again.

Scott remained unconscious for the entire journey home, and Virgil never left his side.  Not when Alan begged John to remote pilot One home so he could stay on Two with Scott, and not when Tracy Island loomed ahead of them and Kayo brought his ‘bird to land.  Detaching the stretcher from the wall so that it could hover was a manoeuvre he’d done many times, but whenever it was a brother he always wished he didn’t have to.

The last time Scott had travelled home injured in Thunderbird Two, he’d limped out under his own steam, albeit leaning heavily on Virgil because his painkillers were long worn off. Virgil had been furious and guilty back then in equal measures.  Now he was just guilty, and Scott probably couldn’t walk even if he’d been awake.

Grandma and Gordon were standing in the hangar, waiting with pale faces as they left the ship.

“Oh, Scott,” Grandma breathed as soon as she could approach, pressing her hand to his cheek.  “So much for a simple rescue.”

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3. Africa and the novel coronavirus.

Africa enjoyed a short bit of time before the novel coronavirus hit its shores. Here, however; the amount of time that lapsed till the first few reported confirmed cases made the world question whether or not we would be ready to handle a health crisis of this magnitude. Kind of ironic because the entire world including first world countries were and are still not equipped to handle a pandemic of this magnitude as we can clearly see from the numbers and how different areas have shifted to become the epicentre. But I digress. 

The first known and confirmed cases in Africa originated from Egypt, and was said to be someone who was not of Egyption nationality who had recently travelled to an area affected by COVID-19 and was reported on the 14th of February, 2020. The last African country to catch COVID19  was Lesotho who recorded their first case on the 13th of May, 2020. 

Then on the 5th of March, 2020 the first known and confirmed case was recorded / reported to South Africa. South Africa was ‘the 7th African country to  have a citizen test positive for the disease’. The person was said to be a 38 year old male who had travelled to Italy with his wife in a group of 10 people. Here, South Africa was held to be ‘one of 2 countries on the continent with reliable testing capabilities’. But testing capacity has since improved in other countries due to the rapid spread and severity of coronavirus and the need to  be able to take care of our people. Here, the rand was said to weaken against the dollar after confirmation of our first corona case. 

We watched the novel coronavirus spread rapidly across Africa in quite a short period of time. It almost looked, well, too co-ordinated. Was that just coincidence? I don’t know but again this takes me back to whichever theory you believe in about it’s origins; as that theory might have an answer that suits you. -sips tea- However, one must also take into consideration how much travelling was still allowed during the earlier days of COVID19 and how in general, mild cases have been allowed, in most cases to treat themselves at home - which means the potential for underreporting of real COVID19 cases  throughout the world; whilst some non-COVID cases have been misdiagnosed as covid cases potentially inflating numbers in some areas will cause problems for us when analysing what needed to be done, what has been done and what still needs to be done to fight COVID19. 

But here is what we do know: every country’s experience of coronavirus is different and as a result everyone has had to respond differently to try address the unique challenges facing their country. The one size fits all approach couldn’t be used to treat this virus, as it has been used to treat other viruses and we are seeing in some instances this difference in approach paying off in some countries whilst going wrong in others which has been both eye opening and scary as the entire world realises that the entire health system has been greatly neglected. 

However, despite having been praised for trying to get ahead of the curve by WHO and many others (and also praising WHO for their role in helping to combat COVID19) in our earlier days dealing with coronavirus, our numbers have since drastically shot up (currently sitting at about 23 615 as of the 25th of May, 2020 - Africa Day) and are expected to peak only around August / September/ Also, despite efforts by government to keep people calm and despite efforts by everyone to try and focus on the facts and the science of it all there have been some later decisions that have arguably taken us backward or caused us as citizens to question whose interests are best being served by some of the implementation measures introduced by government to combat / curve / reduce the spread of COVID-19. 

But with regards to my experience in South Africa, I would definitely say we tried to do the best we could with the cards that we have been dealt and as critical as I am of politicians, authority and structures I would say that some of the decisions that have been taken have been quite impressive actually, despite potential political, racial and class differences that the country is facing. Also I am very proud of our healthcare sector and how they have managed to actually also encourage us to stay calm by leading by example from our Health Minister, to doctors, nurses, lab techs, scientists, pharmacists, paramedics and other essential staff that work at the health facilities including cleaning staff, security, food suppliers etc. Everyone has just been calm in the public eye. Our response between mid-march up until early April definitely inspired a sense of feeling safe (health wise), albeit not physically; because the army & the police were unleashed on the people causing greater distress.

Some controversial issues raised were in relation to class and how lockdown impacted on the unemployed, underprivileged and working class in a society that is so deeply unequal - actually even known as the most unequal country in the world. Social media has opened the door for all these different debates, with many people openly questioning and criticizing some of the decisions taken by the government. Most notably, the open letters to the president written by Ntsiki Mazwai and Gareth Cliff which caused a stir. For which I will definitely say at the time Ntsiki raised some valid concerns even though her tone was harsh. Gareth’s letter stated nothing new, but then when he was questioned on it, on the popular South African tv show the Big Debate SA he didn’t really articulate himself well and quite frankly was quite rude and unfortunately played into critiques belief that he was clout chasing and seeking relevance (a story for another day). (This all depends on which side of the debate you fall on, I guess).

Meanwhile, round-about mid to late-April (21 April, 2020) Madagascar announced a herbal mix remedy called COVID Organics that is preventative and curative in nature. The remedy is said to contain Artemisia Annua, a plant used in medicines to combat malaria, for which it has been critiqued to say that this plant does not fight malaria in its plant-like state. Here, several African countries had opted to try it by mid-May, including: Liberia, Equitorial Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Tanzania, Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the Republic of Congo who have all ‘received some bottles’ of COVID Organics. The emergence of this remedy sparked growing debate around the usefulness / effectiveness in herbal and traditional medicine in combating COVID19 here on the African continent even though China has been exploring this option since February. This resulted in WHO cautioning against herbal remedies that are untested but criticism for the centering of Western medicine as the solution has grown. This led to a call to boycott WHO on social media which never really went further and was then resolved when WHO was rumoured to have agreed to look into COVID Organics but concerns were raised around the non-disclosure clause said to be agreed upon between the two (also rumour, as the sources on this are now more scarce). However Madagascar is still a member of WHO and supporting WHO. Madagascar was recently elected (22 May) on their executive board. 

Personally, I believe a combination of both forms of medicine must be looked into, because some homemade remedies have proven effective in combating or helping to boost our immune systems against flu and if flu is a virus that logic holds. But on the other hand, noting that respiratory illnesses like pneumonia require antibiotics and other inflammatory and other drugs as well as liquids, rest, and possible oxygen therapy a more impactful drug with organic properties may be what is needed. But again I am not a medical expert so I am merely stating an opinion based on my understanding - its not fact. Anyway, interestingly enough: Madagascar only had 121 cases and no deaths at the time of releasing COVID Organics. Now by the 25th of May, 2020 they had 527 cases (I stand to be corrected). This is still significantly less than most countries especially for a population of 27.6 Million people so they must be doing something right even if it might not be linked to medicine - it could just be that they have disciplined citizens who are taking care of their health by eating healthy and practicing effective social distancing and sanitization.

To date, Africa as a whole continent has had 111 812 confirmed cases of COVID!9, with 3 354 deaths and 45 001 recoveries as of 6am, (25 May, 2020). In blog posts to follow, I will continue to touch on South Africa as my primary example of what is happening (for obvious reasons as you can tell by the name of this blog) and I will then try to give examples of what has been done in other countries. 

*Disclaimer (again): images aren't mine. I just use pics from the net from the sources I touch on, for my posts. 

*Wrote this piece on Africa Day, but struggled to post it. 

*A reminder that  the blog posts in the 21 Conversation series are just bits & pieces of the COVID19 experience that I have found worth talking about touching on some facts, some opinion and some theories you may or may not agree with, I have linked some of the sources that speak to these issues in all the posts that range from news to stats and facts to blogs to youtube so take everything with a pinch of salt. But always keep up to date with coronavirus news through reliable sources and keep up to date with your country’s rules, regulation and other legislation through official government sites.  I hope lockdown is treating you well if you are in lockdown and if you happen to be reading this and your country isn’t on lockdown let us know how your country is handling it. Stay safe everybody. 

M.T.M

Sources:

1. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/02/egypt-confirms-coronavirus-case-africa-200214190840134.html

2. https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/world-news/first-coronavirus-case-south-africa-who-is-it-where-reported/

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