Australian Reports of the Virus Spread

[oz_mark]

And the premier has been in and now out of isolation

McGowan sent into isolation after exposure site visit

The Premier proved no-one is exempt from the State’s COVID rules after being forced into self-isolation after visiting an exposure site.

www.perthnow.com.au

 

[Pushka]

And the premier has been in and now out of isolation

McGowan sent into isolation after exposure site visit

The Premier proved no-one is exempt from the State’s COVID rules after being forced into self-isolation after visiting an exposure site.

www.perthnow.com.au

Seems like it's a rite of passage for all premiers to do this.

 

[oz_mark]

Word on the street is 36 local in WA. Will confirm later.

So, it was 26 local (24 linked) + 10 returned travellers

WA Health is reporting 26 new local COVID-19 cases and 10 travel-related cases to 8pm last night.

Of the new local cases, 24 are linked to close contacts.

 

[jakeseven7]

So, it was 26 local (24 linked) + 10 returned travellers

They will have to drop the ridiculous ISO requirements soon with all these cases stacking up....

EDIT:

Looks like WA premier is set to backflip on this soon, even the AMA is scathing...

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“There has not been a single case in WA where a patient has been isolated following being a close contact and they’ve converted from negative to positive in a second week of isolation,” he said.

“AMA WA can identify nothing in the literature to support either from a public health or infection control point of view that would justify a second week of isolation for children in our school system.

“Keeping kids away from school for a second week without justifiable reasons is doing harm from a social point of view, from an education point of view and keeping parents away from workforce.”

WA to move to seven-day isolation rules on back of 26 new local COVID cases

People identified as close contacts or who arrive from interstate and overseas will be required to isolate for seven days instead of 14 as of Tuesday

www.watoday.com.au

 

[MelMel]

And the premier has been in and now out of isolation

McGowan sent into isolation after exposure site visit

The Premier proved no-one is exempt from the State’s COVID rules after being forced into self-isolation after visiting an exposure site.

www.perthnow.com.au

Reading the rest of the article it’s amazing how McClown can put a spin on absolutely everything to suit his own narrative

 

[oz_mark]

They will have to drop the ridiculous ISO requirements soon with all these cases stacking up....

Various rules have been excessive all along. But any time you challenge them, you just get the 'he's keeping us safe' message.

 

[JohnM]

So, it was 26 local (24 linked) + 10 returned travellers

The tediously slooowww burn continues.

We’ll never punch through it at this rate…

 

[oz_mark]

The tediously slooowww burn continues.

We’ll never punch through it at this rate…

Omicron is taking on the 'Wait A while' vibe....

 

[jakeseven7]

Omicron is taking on the 'Wait A while' vibe....

Testing is a farce though, no reportable RATs, clinics randomly shutting. The estimation is that WA probably has about 100+ a day now - but with all the other issues it could be even higher by now.

 

[VPS]

The tediously slooowww burn continues.

We’ll never punch through it at this rate…

not so PERfect now?

 

[Meggsy]

QR codes and checkins scrapped effective immediately in QLD for sites that you could enter without proof of vaccination (supermarkets, gyms, etc). Small steps

 

[oz_mark]

Testing is a farce though, no reportable RATs, clinics randomly shutting. The estimation is that WA probably has about 100+ a day now - but with all the other issues it could be even higher by now.

and a sizeable group refusing to get tested, as a positive result would see them locked up!


Anyhoo - dear leader has a press conference in a couple of hours....

 

[jakeseven7]

and a sizeable group refusing to get tested, as a positive result would see them locked up!


Anyhoo - dear leader has a press conference in a couple of hours....

The problem is with so many holes in the testing strategy its going to take weeks for anything to hit a detected case number that will change anything is my fear.

Though my dad is involved in tourism and they are furious the 'east is stealing all the international tourists' when the border reopens in a couple of weeks because WA is still shut.... I wonder if that will add another layer of issues....

 

[Lynda2475]

The other relevant question is how long QR codes and checkins will survive as a thing

ACT already reducing their use, and expect NSW will reduce venues where needed again as they did pre xmas and Vic shouldn't be too far behind.

The QR check info isn't being used anymore, contract tracing pretty non existent.

 

[jakeseven7]

ACT already reducing their use, and expect NSW will reduce venues where needed again as they did pre xmas and Vic shouldn't be too far behind.

The QR check info isn't being used anymore, contract tracing pretty non existent.

QLD gone.

Not that we really used it anyway.

Covid breakthrough as Queensland SCRAPS QR codes for many venues

Queensland will drop its check-in app for a wide range of venues as new cases and hospitalisations from Covid-19 continue to fall in the state.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[HappyFlyerFamily]

NSW (85,344 active (PCR+) – 21,000 public hospital beds, 884 public/private ICU beds)
[previous peak hospital: 2943 – January 2022, ICU: 242 – September 2021]
Paused surgery to 75% capacity (private, regional/rural public) resuming 7/2 – announced 1/2

30/1 7492 PCR+, 50k tests, 6032 RAT+, 2663 hospital, 182 ICU
31/1 7362 PCR+, 37k tests, 5664 RAT+, 2779 hospital, 185 ICU *2000 historic PCR+ included
1/2 4905 PCR+, 36k tests, 7913 RAT+, 2749 hospital, 186 ICU
2/2 5493 PCR+, 42k tests, 6314 RAT+, 2622 hospital, 170 ICU *move from 8pm to 4pm cutoff
3/2 5485 PCR+, 38k tests, 7147 RAT+, 2578 hospital, 160 ICU
4/2 4576 PCR+, 39k tests, 6122 RAT+, 2494 hospital, 160 ICU
5/2 3089 PCR+, 29k tests, 5300 RAT+, 2337 hospital, 152 ICU
6/2 3556 PCR+, 35k tests, 4337 RAT+, 2321 hospital, 147 ICU
7/2 3520 PCR+, 35k tests, 3917 RAT+, 2099 hospital, 137 ICU

Victoria (59,801 active – 15,000 public hospital beds, 476 public/private ICU beds)
[previous peak hospital: 1229 – January 2022, ICU: 163 – October 2021]
Paused surgery to 50% capacity (private hospitals, day centres) resuming 7/2 – announced 4/2

30/1 4479 PCR+, 25k tests, 6110 RAT+, 889 hospital, 111 ICU
31/1 3568 PCR+, 20k tests, 6485 RAT+, 873 hospital, 102 ICU
1/2 4251 PCR+, 23k tests, 7060 RAT+, 851 hospital, 106 ICU
2/2 7621 PCR+, 35k tests, 6932 RAT+, 768 hospital, 99 ICU
3/2 5588 PCR+, 29k tests, 6569 RAT+, 752 hospital, 82 ICU
4/2 3889 PCR+, 24k tests, 7351 RAT+, 707 hospital, 79 ICU
5/2 2711 PCR+, 22k tests, 5099 RAT+, 687 hospital, 80 ICU
6/2 2703 PCR+, 20k tests, 4466 RAT+, 652 hospital, 73 ICU
7/2 2308 PCR+, 16k tests, 5967 RAT+, 638 hospital, 72 ICU

Qld 47,876 active – 13,000 public hospital beds, 408 public/private ICU beds)
[previous peak hospital: 928 (public) – January 2022, ICU: 71 (public+private) – February 2022]
Certain elective surgery suspended/paused – announced 8/1

30/1 8580 positives, 22k tests, 745 hospital, 41 ICU *no RAT+ provided
31/1 4613 PCR+, 15k tests, 2849 RAT+, 744 hospital, 46 ICU
1/2 3876 PCR+, 13k tests, 3712 RAT+, 801 hospital, 50 ICU
2/2 6211 PCR+, 22k tests, 3419 RAT+, 763 hospital, 49 ICU
3/2 5295 PCR+, 19k tests, 3348 RAT+, 749 hospital, 71 ICU
4/2 3841 PCR+, 14k tests, 3016 RAT+, 732* hospital, 50* ICU *+67 private hospital (total: 799) and +2 ICU (total: 52) [Qld press conference - per ABC blog]
5/2 5778 PCR+, 23k tests, 2730 RAT+, 727+62 hospital, 46+2 ICU (public+private)
6/2 3615 PCR+, 14k tests, 2131 RAT+, 663+63 hospital, 45+2 ICU (public+private)
7/2 2354 PCR+, 9.8k tests, 2347 RAT+, 663+61 hospital, 41+2 ICU (public+private) *twitter typo ICU

SA (14,635 active – 4500 public hospital beds, 161 public/private ICU beds)
[previous peak hospital: 298 – January 2022, ICU: 37 – January 2022]
Paused surgery gradually recommencing from 7/2 – announced 1/2

30/1 1663 positives, 9.1k tests, 289 hospital, 25 ICU
31/1 1505 positives, 8.8k tests, 281 hospital, 25 ICU
1/2 1266 positives, 7.0k tests, 273 hospital, 22 ICU
2/2 1723 positives, 10k tests, 233 hospital, 21 ICU
3/2 1583 positives, 9.1k tests, 226 hospital, 18 ICU
4/2 1363 positives, 9.5k tests, 223 hospital, 15 ICU
5/2 1289 positives, 8.5k tests, 218 hospital, 16 ICU
6/2 1234 positives, 8.6k tests, 218 hospital, 13 ICU
7/2 1147 positives, 7.3k tests, 224 hospital, 16 ICU

Tasmania (3359 active – 1500 public hospital beds, 38 public/private ICU beds)
[previous peak hospital: 41 – January 2022, ICU: 3 – January 2022]

30/1 188 PCR+, 1.7k tests, 406 RAT+, 10/20 hospital, 1 ICU
31/1 157 PCR+, 1.2k tests, 347 RAT+, 7/16 hospital, 1 ICU
1/2 103 PCR+, 1.1k tests, 596 RAT+, 8/16 hospital, 1 ICU
2/2 172 PCR+, 1.3k tests, 494 RAT+, 8/13 hospital, 2 ICU
3/2 179 PCR+, 2.7k tests, 477 RAT+, 7/13 hospital, 2 ICU
4/2 179 PCR+, 1.6k tests, 391 RAT+, 9/13 hospital, 2 ICU
5/2 130 PCR+, 1.4k tests, 353 RAT+, 5/10 hospital, 2 ICU
6/2 148 PCR+, 1.3k tests, 323 RAT+, 5/11 hospital, 1 ICU
7/2 107 PCR+, 1.1k tests, 336 RAT+, 8/15 hospital, 1 ICU

ACT (2406 active – 1200 public hospital beds, 37 public/private ICU beds)
[previous peak hospital: 73 – January 2022, ICU: 12 – October 2021]
Certain elective surgery suspended/paused at 1 hospital – announced 7/1

30/1 377 PCR+, 207 RAT+, 62 hospital, 3 ICU
31/1 331 PCR+, 206 RAT+, 62 hospital, 2 ICU
1/2 326 PCR+, 196 RAT+, 64 hospital, 1 ICU
2/2 352 PCR+, 197 RAT+, 61 hospital, 1 ICU
3/2 317 PCR+, 212 RAT+, 63 hospital, 1 ICU
4/2 274 PCR+, 175 RAT+, 65 hospital, 1 ICU
5/2 209 PCR+, 163 RAT+, 63 hospital, 1 ICU
6/2 180 PCR+, 143 RAT+, 60 hospital, 2 ICU
7/2 123 PCR+, 176 RAT+, 57 hospital, 3 ICU

NT (7370 active – 1000 public hospital beds, 20 public/private ICU beds)
[current peak hospital: 158 – February 2022, ICU: 6 – February 2022]
Pausing elective and day surgery as required – announced 4/2

30/1 849* positives, 1.3k tests, 121 hospital, 3 ICU *amended to 901 on 31/1
31/1 760* positives, 0.9k tests, 114 hospital, 5 ICU *amended to 912 on 1/2
1/2 970* positives, 1.8k tests, 132 hospital, 4 ICU *amended to 1038 on 2/2
2/2 1133* positives, 1.9k tests, 129 hospital, 5 ICU *amended to 1217 on 3/2
3/2 977* positives, 141 hospital, 6 ICU *amended to 1279 on 4/2
4/2 1004* positives, 148 hospital, 6 ICU *amended to 1177 on 5/2
5/2 968* positives, 151 hospital, 4 ICU *amended to 1057 on 6/2
6/2 867* positives, 158 hospital, 3 ICU *amended to 922 on 7/2
7/2 831 positives, 156 hospital, 3 ICU

WA (265 active – 5900 public hospital beds, 179 public/private ICU bed)
[previous peak hospital: 59 – April 2020, ICU: 18 – April 2020]

30/1 20 local positives – 1 unlinked, 5.4k tests, 1 hospital, 1 ICU
31/1 12 local positives, 4.7k tests, 1 hospital
1/2 13 local positives – 5 unlinked, 6.9k tests, 1 hospital
2/2 17 local positives – 2 unlinked, 7.7k tests, 1 hospital
3/2 19 local positives – 3 unlinked, 7.6k tests, 1 hospital
4/2 18 local positives – 4 unlinked, 7.0k tests, 0 hospital
5/2 25 local positives – 4 unlinked, 7.6k tests
6/2 31 local positives – 6 unlinked, 5.4k tests
7/2 26 local positives – 2 unlinked, 8.0k tests, 1 hospital

 

[RooFlyer]

@JohnM

 

[jakeseven7]

Great to see the hosptials clearing out - what great news!

 

[oz_mark]

The problem is with so many holes in the testing strategy its going to take weeks for anything to hit a detected case number that will change anything is my fear.

Though my dad is involved in tourism and they are furious the 'east is stealing all the international tourists' when the border reopens in a couple of weeks because WA is still shut.... I wonder if that will add another layer of issues....

Say what? Tourism is going gangbusters over here. Just ask MM.

 

[jase05]

QLD gone.

Only in some settings.
Still required in all pubs, clubs, cafes, restaurants etc