Australian Reports of the Virus Spread

[bcworld]

In what context would you use them?

Anywhere and everywhere. In the UK people can order lateral flow tests free from the NHS. They can test themselves multiple times a week if they wish.

 

[jakeseven7]

IMO it will actually cause serious ongoing outbreaks everywhere in Australia. (Well, maybe not WA).

Of course, I could be wrong...

I agree with you. There is no way NSW will be able contain it (if case numbers continue at this level). It will keep visiting the other states. Continually. The only way out is vaccination. People simply need to front up and get jabbed, we are swimming with an effective vaccine it just need to get into people’s arms.

 

[Denali]

My newly installed office lobby camera alerted me last night and I see this. There was a confirmed positive case a couple of floors away in my building/different business to ours. We have been closed for weeks with very few drop ins but all advised/get tested and we've been checking in on the app. I was last in there on 9 days ago (masked, didnt share elevator/see anyone, didnt touch the buttons, lots of hand santiser as I was installing cameras). All common areas sprayed, inc toilets, seating, doors, handles, buttons ect. From what I heard/saw, this guy sounded tired.

 

[jakeseven7]

Interesting if true and too bad you live in SW Sydney…

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Exclusive: NSW cabinet split after epic crisis meeting​

The NSW Government reportedly remains split over how to manage the state's worsening Covid crisis, with the ongoing lockdown costing $850 million per week.

Yesterday, a NSW crisis cabinet meeting stretched on for almost five hours, with those in attendance studying economic modelling showing the dire impact of a lockdown which lasted until September.

But according to The Australian, opinions remained divided, with some pushing for harsher restrictions to be imposed on southwest Sydney, which has become the state’s Covid ground zero, in order to allow other areas greater freedom.

It comes after NSW recorded its second-worst day in the latest outbreak yesterday, with 145 locally transmitted cases confirmed.

Sydney lockdown to be extended by four weeks

NSW's crisis cabinet is reportedly considering a four-week extension of lockdown, which would take the stay-at-home orders into late August.

www.news.com.au

 

[bcworld]

Still bubbling away all in quarantine

https://twitter.com/x/status/1419796275545796609

 

[lovetravellingoz]

ABC News

The Qantas Link flight attendant and her mate are being less than helpful had to be formally interviewed with lawyers present.

 

[bcworld]

Qld: new case from yesterday confirmed as hotel quarantine breach.

5 other related cases who appeared to have been infected on the flight DOH-BNE. (Presumably this flight was very lightly loaded so that seems surprising).

https://twitter.com/x/status/1419809661637718016

 

[jase05]

Imagine leaving a Covid infected country like China only to catch it in a Brisbane hotel

 

[moa999]

Qld: new case from yesterday confirmed as hotel quarantine breach.

5 other related cases who appeared to have been infected on the flight DOH-BNE.

Are the other 5 also in the community?

Note that a dedicated quarantine facility (not hotel) wouldn't prevent this kind of transmission

 

[bcworld]

Are the other 5 also in the community?

Note that a dedicated quarantine facility (not hotel) wouldn't prevent this kind of transmission

The suggestion is 5 were infected on the flight...they would've been picked up by day x testing in HQ.

The one in the community was not on that flight. He was staying in a room directly opposite one of them. Note, a dedicated quarantine facility would have prevented this.

 

[sjk]

Imagine leaving a Covid infected country like China

Right. Their 7-day moving average of 20 cases in a population of 1.4 billion is terrifying.

 

[oznflfan]

The suggestion is 5 were infected on the flight...they would've been picked up by day x testing in HQ.

The one in the community was not on that flight. He was staying in a room directly opposite one of them. Note, a dedicated quarantine facility would have prevented this.

And the government wanted to save money by NOT building designated quarantine facilities, just use CBD hotels they said. Would've been 50 times cheaper in cost of Lockdowns if they just built stuff straight away.

Pathetic.

 

[burmans]

Right. Their 7-day moving average of 20 cases in a population of 1.4 billion is terrifying.

Thanks, didn't need to do the research myself about this incredibly ill informed comment.

 

[jase05]

Right. Their 7-day moving average of 20 cases in a population of 1.4 billion is terrifying.

Ah yes the “official” Chinese numbers from their propaganda machine

 

[tgh]

Their 7-day moving average of 20 cases in a population of 1.4 billion is terrifying

Especially living so close to the edge of the earth,,,,

 

[HappyFlyerFamily]

Wonder if its a share household...courtesy of ABC (edit: just had a scan of the exposure sites, not many above 15 minutes)

‘Mind blowing’: Fury as five test positive​

Five people from one household on the NSW Central Coast tested positive to coronavirus on Monday, igniting fears of potential further spread.

The positive cases, from Budgewoi, north of Sydney, resulted in 25 new exposure sites in the area.

Authorities are also worried about two close contacts who have so far tested negative, but who were living in the same household.

Meanwhile, attention is turning to the actions of one of those contacts, who visited 25 shops in five days after being ordered to isolate.

Lake Macquarie MP Greg Piper has hit out at the act via Facebook, labelling it “disappointing”.

“I simply cannot describe that situation, but let's settle on mind blowing and disappointing,” he posted.

 

[lovetravellingoz]

Vic Presser.
5 reasons to leave home and lockdown finishes at midnight tonight.

No visitors to your home for another 2 weeks.

Pubs, restaurants and gyms all reopen with limits.

Various restriction remain on funerals etc.

Masks remain.

No crowds at sport, theatre for at least 2 weeks.

Offices: 25% staff cap.

People to work from home if they can

 

[bcworld]

NSW: 172 cases. 61 isolated.

 

[lovetravellingoz]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1419826137497100288

169 in hospital

2 more deaths (Announced yesterday, but in today's total)

NSW has 46 COVID patients in ICU, NSW Health's Dr Jeremy McAnulty says​

There are a total of 171 patients in hospital, 46 COVID patients are in ICU and 19 people are being ventilated.

 

[jase05]

Dan has a little drive by at Gladys and closes off the border bubble

"I take no pleasure in having to essentially lock out those four communities from Victoria, but there’s a refusal to lock people in Sydney into Sydney, so I have no choice but to make these changes”