Australian Reports of the Virus Spread

[nutwood]

WOW. Hazzard. What is an "essential" worker or not is left to the employer!

OMG. No wonder they can't keep the lid on this!

 

[RooFlyer]

Have you seen these mentioned as places of transmission? The main workplaces so far highlighted have been distribution (the ocean seafood truck drivers), immigration services and medical centers (and one worker at Ikea).

Where 'these'are meat works. I have heard such. The old "learn the hard lessons gained in Victoria" thing. In the present context mentioned of surveillance testing, it would mean being proactive and not reactive. (Just like widespread public testing, even in areas of no transmission ). Seems a sensible precaution to me. YMMV.

 

[bcworld]

OMG. No wonder they can't keep the lid on this!

Well their CHO said buying rugs was essential so...

 

[Lynda2475]

Premier quite clear that the surveillance testing (3 days for Fairfield and 7 days for essential travel to regions) is for people without symptoms. If you have symptoms, get tested and stay home.

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Well their CHO said buying rugs was essential so

Actually she just spent 10 minutes talking about health and aged care workers. No mention of rugs.

 

[HappyFlyerFamily]

So no routine testing of Fairfield (Edit: LGA) residents, just workers. So impliedly essential shoppers aren’t risky but workers are.

It seems NSW Government has come to conclusion that essential worker/industries definition is currently set right.

Just a different shade of the post code lockdown in Melbourne , which was unsuccessful. Hopefully Sydney has a better outcome

 

[bcworld]

Actually she just spent 10 minutes talking about health and aged care workers. No mention of rugs.

I wasn't talking about today.

 

[Lynda2475]

So no routine testing of Fairfield residents, just workers. So impliedly essential shoppers aren’t risky but workers are.

Testing is available to all in Fairfield who need testing, there are multiple extra pop-up test sites. Its clear if you are told to get tested or have symptoms you get tested no matter who you are.

Shoppers already have a to stay in their local area, the extra surveillance testing is for those travelling outside their area for work. Covid is already in the community in Fairfield, whereas there are a lot of other suburbs in metro sydney with zero cases.

 

[kamchatsky]

Testing is available to all in Fairfield who need testing, there are multiple extra pop-up test sites. Its clear if you are told to get tested or have symptoms you get tested no matter who you are.

Shoppers already have a to stay in their local area, the extra surveillance testing is for those travelling outside their area for work. Covid is already in the community in Fairfield, whereas there are a lot of other suburbs in metro sydney with zero cases.

I wonder how they are going to enforce it though, unless there are police blocking all the streets on the boundaries of Fairfield LGAs, + bus station + train stations .....

 

[Lynda2475]

Where 'these'are meat works.

I've just checked the exposure sites again and cant see any metalworks mentioned as exposure venues in this outbreak.

 

[OATEK]

I wonder how the community leaders will react in Fairfield to this latest restriction… they were pretty antsy about being singled out over last few days….

Also - There still is no decision on what is and isn’t essential work from the NSW government.

Saw an interview with a Dr who (not the Dr Who) I think they said was of Lebanese background and working in Bankstown area. He said all the community members he has had contact with are happy with the increased Police presence as they feel it keeps them safer, and with the local pop up testing stations.

 

[Lynda2475]

I wonder how they are going to enforce it though, unless there are police blocking all the streets on the boundaries of Fairfield LGAs, + bus station + train stations

I imagine there will be multiple methods:

• Electronic surveillance of number plates, pull over cars registered to owners in Fairfield LGA and ask for proof of test results
• There are already cops at the railway station.
• Employers and public reporting non compliant people (the Police update today emphasized how people are actively reporting breaches via crime stoppers)

 

[HappyFlyerFamily]

89 cases.

New Health order anyone from Fairfield LGA has to get a covid test every 3 days in order to be allowed to leave to go to essential work.

Testing is available to all in Fairfield who need testing, there are multiple extra pop-up test sites. Its clear if you are told to get tested or have symptoms you get tested no matter who you are.

Shoppers already have a to stay in their local area, the extra surveillance testing is for those travelling outside their area for work. Covid is already in the community in Fairfield, whereas there are a lot of other suburbs in metro sydney with zero cases.

Thanks for the clarification/addition that its for workers from Fairfield LGA needing to work outside their LGA.

BTW, it would be nice for my whole post to be quoted, not just one sentence I wrote. Just in case its out of context - Thanks.

I believe I didn't mention symptomatic testing, so not sure why you are raising that in a reply to my post. You also mention suburbs - so just checking it is Fairfield LGA or Fairfield suburb....

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I wonder how they are going to enforce it though, unless there are police blocking all the streets on the boundaries of Fairfield LGAs, + bus station + train stations .....

As I indicated shades of the postcode lockdown in Melbourne.....

 

[OATEK]

I imagine there will be multiple methods:

• Electronic surveillance of number plates, pull over cars registered to owners in Fairfield LGA and ask for proof of test results
• There are already cops at the railway station.
• Employers and public reporting non compliant people (the Police update today emphasized how people are actively reporting breaches via crime stoppers)

Don't give all the secrets away, you never know who might be reading this!

NPR is still a favourite tool, and has been used in many circumstances to see who might not be "local".

 

[Lynda2475]

You also mention suburbs - so just checking it is Fairfield LGA or Fairfield suburb....

The 3 day testing applies to essential workers from Fairfield LGA who are traveling outside their LGA for work.

The 7 days testing applies to anyone in Greater Sydney who is travelling to essential work in regional areas.

I mentioned suburbs because you have many suburbs with zero cases, although they may be part of a an LGA that has 1 case. Those burbs don't want cases introduced from workers from Fairfield LGA or any other LGA or suburb.

** edited to add: Gladys also clarified if you live outside Fairfield LGA but do essential work inside Fairfield LGA the 3 day test rule also applies to you. But she would prefer no one travels into Fairfield LGA who doesn't live there.

 

[HappyFlyerFamily]

The 3 day testing applies to essential workers from Fairfield LGA.

Based on what you are saying, your sentence is incorrect - I believe you mean essential workers from Fairfield LGA need to do 3 days testing where they are working outside Fairfield LGA

Again, please quote my whole post not just one sentence.

 

[Lynda2475]

And for those who were claiming yesterday that those positives in medical centers were asymptomatic, its appears not.

Dr Chant felt the need to call out "We have been working with our GPs to encourage messaging to their patient groups about ringing first before they come in, making sure that people are assessed and do video or telehealth consults and then arrange appropriate testing," she says.'

Telephone screening has been happening is most practices for 18 months now.

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Based on what you are saying, your sentence is incorrect - I believe you mean essential workers from Fairfield LGA need to do 3 days testing where they are working outside Fairfield LGA

Which i already stated previously pages ago. But I will edit post to make you happy.

 

[hydrabyss]

A hard sea border perhaps? Will the Queensland navy be out on patrol now?

Not sure why but I have this picture in my head when reading your comment "McHales Navy"

 

[lovetravellingoz]

And for those who were claiming yesterday that those positives in medical centers were asymptomatic, its appears not.

Did anyone actually state that they were all asymptomatic?


Personally I doubt that all cases linked to GP's would be symptomatic while there. This one looks likely to be a worker. Where they symptomatic while at work?

 

[HappyFlyerFamily]

Did anyone actually state that they were all asymptomatic?

I think there might have been a mention of possibly (or may be hopeful wishing of) some being asymptomatic.

But let's just move along or ignoring the comment - pointing out some obscure detail (or asking for confirmation of actually someone saying it) or rerunning it is just not worth it in the scheme of things.

 

[RooFlyer]

I've just checked the exposure sites again and cant see any metalworks mentioned as exposure venues in this outbreak.

Read the rest of my post. Do you see "Melbourne" there? You may remember major problems with meat works in their outbreak. And if you read on, you'll see why I mentioned Melbourne. Chance for NSW to be proactive, not reactive. As I wrote, seems like a sensible precaution to me, but YMMV.