Australian Reports of the Virus Spread

[hydrabyss]

At least there is one 24-hour test clinic in the Fairfield area (I believe), so that may help the situation.

But yes hope there is some reasonable discretion with the new requirements.

They said they would allow a few days leniency.

 

[Lynda2475]

then try to be provocative/divisive.

No I posted the official health directive (a fact), if you think the government policy is divisive that isn't on me. Don't attribute false motives.

They said they would allow a few days leniency.

IMO that is a poor decision, now is not the time to allow people to delay testing. There are multiple test centres open late into the night and that also open early morning - test today/tonight or tomorrow before you go to work.

 

[RooFlyer]

read it but was irrelevant because my post was about Sydney not what happened 12 months ago in Melbourne.

Thanks, but my post was about what happened in Melbourne and that a precautionary stand in Sydney might be good. You can keep arguing the toss if you like, but not every post is about what you find relevant or not.

"Those that ignore history are bound to repeat it". Sydney July 2021??

 

[N860CR]

Excellent

Excellent? Are you kidding.

We’ve got somebody who by all accounts was a working, home owning, tax paying member of society. He’s subjected to draconian orders by a borderline dictator, simply has a few tradies come to his home and is now incarcerated.

That’s his life over. Criminal record, no overseas travel, very hard to get a job. Do we think he’ll come out of prison respecting the state? Or resenting it. Prison has such great outcomes most of the time And for what? Having the nerve to come home from Queensland.

We’ve seriously lost it if we think this level of North Korea style enforcement is reasonable (let alone excellent). I remember similar things happening in the 40s when my family fled Europe.

 

[Port Power]

Probably just me splitting hairs so ignore this post if it is, but I don’t recall getting a SMS or email having done a Covid test. Only an SMS for the result. If the turn around is quick, probably irrelevant by it’s unclear if logistics are already in place. Do others get an SMS/email separate to the SMS result?

It seems to me affected people could comply by testing tomorrow morning and going about their business, perhaps the health orders themselves are more specific.

Hopefully this doesn’t cause significant issues of community unrest.

I’ve had several tests. Never received an sms upon receipt but always just the result sms. Most tests were done at a health campus, though one in Melbourne at a pathology collection office. I’ve never been to a pop up or drive through.

 

[Lynda2475]

Meatworks are cold and wet places.ideal for respiratory virus transmission.meatworks weren't just a problem in Victoria but around the world

And improved guidelines were put in place re PPE use, screens and distancing in those environments last year and are published on the NSW health site.

Right now in Fairfield LGA the need to do surveillance testing is pretty much the same across the board, which is why they aren't specifying particular industries but all workers travelling out of or into Fairfield LGA.

The limo driver started this outbreak and I agree he should not have been working with arrivals being unvaccinated and without PPE, that was obvious to everyone except that driver.

But the main reason we still have such high numbers in South West Sydney is that too many people failing to follow the restrictions that were in place, starting with the west hoxton birthday party, then workers going to work with symptoms, large households breaking the rules re guests in the home and mixing outside the home, people visiting medical centres instead of test centres.

Far too many taking no personal responsibility, then complaining when the state has to send the cops into crack down on the outlawed behaviors.

 

[Lynda2475]

Never received an sms upon receipt but always just the result sms

Did you get any paperwork?

When my sister went through drive through she was given a paper receipt of sorts, which had a unique reference number for her sample and details of who to call if results didn't come through electronically. I'm sure hardcopy evidence would also be accepted.

 

[Port Power]

Excellent? Are you kidding.

We’ve got somebody who by all accounts was a working, home owning, tax paying member of society. He’s subjected to draconian orders by a borderline dictator, simply has a few tradies come to his home and is now incarcerated.

That’s his life over. Criminal record, no overseas travel, very hard to get a job. Do we think he’ll come out of prison respecting the state? Or resenting it. Prison has such great outcomes most of the time And for what? Having the nerve to come home from Queensland.

We’ve seriously lost it if we think this level of North Korea style enforcement is reasonable (let alone excellent). I remember similar things happening in the 40s when my family fled Europe.

I agree not “excellent” but this man has indeed behaved criminally. He was in quarantine! If he turned out to be positive on his day 11 test, covid could by then have spread from tradies to their families. What message would have been sent otherwise? You and everybody else in quarantine in future just ignore instructions and mix as much as you like, perhaps spreading illness, but that’s fine!

 

[Port Power]

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Did you get any paperwork?

When my sister went through drive through she was given a paper receipt of sorts, which had a unique reference number for her sample and details of who to call if results didn't come through electronically. I'm sure hardcopy evidence would also be accepted.

f you read my whole post, I have never been to a drive through. Always at the hospital, where the lab is on site. I saw the name labels go on sample with my own eyes. I was given a leaflet with contact details if result not received or if I experienced symptoms.

 

[Lynda2475]

f you read my whole post, I have never been to a drive through. Always at the hospital, where the lab is on site. I saw the name labels go on sample with my own eyes. I was given a leaflet with contact details if result not received or if I experienced symptoms.

I didn't say you did go to a drive through, just gave an example of what is given out in NSW.

Irrespective of what venue you get tested at, its odd you didn't get something other than a generic pamphlet to reference your specific test. Had you not received a result, I wonder how they would track down the sample?

 

[jase05]

Excellent? Are you kidding.

We’ve got somebody who by all accounts was a working, home owning, tax paying member of society. He’s subjected to draconian orders by a borderline dictator, simply has a few tradies come to his home and is now incarcerated.

That’s his life over. Criminal record, no overseas travel, very hard to get a job. Do we think he’ll come out of prison respecting the state? Or resenting it. Prison has such great outcomes most of the time And for what? Having the nerve to come home from Queensland.

We’ve seriously lost it if we think this level of North Korea style enforcement is reasonable (let alone excellent). I remember similar things happening in the 40s when my family fled Europe.

15 breaches!
Should have got 6 months, selfish idiot

 

[Port Power]

I didn't say you did go to a drive through, just gave an example of what is given out in NSW.

Irrespective of what venue you get tested at, its odd you didn't get something other than a generic pamphlet to reference your specific test. Had you not received a result, I wonder how they would track down the sample?

As the test was done at the laboratory’s premises and the sample was appropriately labelled, no amount of receipts would have found it if lost. I can understand needing a “receipt” at a pop up venue.

Do you receive a receipt every time you have a blood test at a pathology office?

 

[HappyFlyerFamily]

Probably just me splitting hairs so ignore this post if it is, but I don’t recall getting a SMS or email having done a Covid test. Only an SMS for the result. If the turn around is quick, probably irrelevant by it’s unclear if logistics are already in place. Do others get an SMS/email separate to the SMS result?

It seems to me affected people could comply by testing tomorrow morning and going about their business, perhaps the health orders themselves are more specific.

Hopefully this doesn’t cause significant issues of community unrest.

I've had SMS test confirmation and test results separately from 2 separate locations, so far. The confirmation was not like a receipt though, rather it has come through when it arrived at the lab in a batch, some hours after. Might be problematic if someone went for a test and then straight to their worksite, if they need to evidence they did that


Cheers,
Matt.

I’ve had several tests. Never received an sms upon receipt but always just the result sms. Most tests were done at a health campus, though one in Melbourne at a pathology collection office. I’ve never been to a pop up or drive through.

Did you get any paperwork?

When my sister went through drive through she was given a paper receipt of sorts, which had a unique reference number for her sample and details of who to call if results didn't come through electronically. I'm sure hardcopy evidence would also be accepted.

I

f you read my whole post, I have never been to a drive through. Always at the hospital, where the lab is on site. I saw the name labels go on sample with my own eyes. I was given a leaflet with contact details if result not received or if I experienced symptoms.

So perhaps a number (potentially more than 50%) don't receive a timely "receipt" of having a test done.

 

[HappyFlyerFamily]

As the test was done at the laboratory’s premises and the sample was appropriately labelled, no amount of receipts would have found it if lost. I can understand needing a “receipt” at a pop up venue.

Do you receive a receipt every time you have a blood test at a pathology office?

Hoping not to be rude - you gave clear enough information the first time in the first post in response to my question. Thank you.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Excellent? Are you kidding.

We’ve got somebody who by all accounts was a working, home owning, tax paying member of society. He’s subjected to draconian orders by a borderline dictator, simply has a few tradies come to his home and is now incarcerated.

That’s his life over. Criminal record, no overseas travel, very hard to get a job. Do we think he’ll come out of prison respecting the state? Or resenting it. Prison has such great outcomes most of the time And for what? Having the nerve to come home from Queensland.

We’ve seriously lost it if we think this level of North Korea style enforcement is reasonable (let alone excellent). I remember similar things happening in the 40s when my family fled Europe.

Home owner or renting, employed or unemployed... we're all subject to the same laws. His 'crime' is not coming home from Queensland, it is breaching the quarantine rules.

 

[Lynda2475]

Do you receive a receipt every time you have a blood test at a pathology office?

Yes, I've always received a copy of what was submitted/requested along with the GP bill (no bulk billing) and also a copy of the results. But the GP practice I've gone to has nurses onsite that take bloods and give vaccines and then send samples to St Vincent's for processing.

I've never had to go to a pathology office perse.

 

[nutwood]

15 breaches!
Should have got 6 months, selfish idiot

I believe the actual penalty was seven months? Seven months jail for having visitors whilst in quarantine seems excessively harsh. He might have felt that having tradesman and purchasers visit was not technically "visitors" and he was being a smart cough. Who knows, but if we're going to start jailing people for this sort of offence, how about some retribution for the various official failings that have had actual serious consequences?
I wonder how much money Newmont have lost due to the botched quarantining of their worker? Not to mention the worker himself. How traumatic to cause so much upset to your fellow workers, through no fault of your own.

 

[Lynda2475]

So perhaps a number (potentially more than 50%) don't receive a timely "receipt" of having a test done.

Of course with the new rules, it highly likely testing sites will now be required to provide people with timely evidence (be it paper, sms or email) of a test being taken.

I'm sure we will find out if people aren't able to obtain required proof by tomorrow.

You should also be able to show where you QR checked in to the test centre, now that check-in history is visible in the Service NSW app.

 

[HappyFlyerFamily]

According to covidlive, there are 118 under investigation, I'm guessing NSW contact tracing are now swamped but does anyone have any idea when they might revise number (ie complete the investigation) and publish the information?

 

[Port Power]

Hoping not to be rude - you gave clear enough information the first time in the first post in response to my question. Thank you.

No problem at all. The further clarification was in response to another poster who likes to comment on already clear answers.