Australian Reports of the Virus Spread

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1,027 cases reported in W.A. today from the 1,105 reported yesterday but from a lower PCR test number. Hospital numbers dropped from 15 to 13. The Govt. has also announced that every household in W.A would be supplied with an initial 5 free individual RAT swabs.

www.perthnow.com.au

New COVID cases drop as Premier announces free RATs

The number of West Australians in hospital with COVID-19 has dropped to 13, as another 1027 cases were reported on Sunday.
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OZDUCK said:
1,027 cases reported in W.A. today from the 1,105 reported yesterday but from a lower PCR test number. Hospital numbers dropped from 15 to 13. The Govt. has also announced that every household in W.A would be supplied with an initial 5 free individual RAT swabs.

www.perthnow.com.au

New COVID cases drop as Premier announces free RATs

The number of West Australians in hospital with COVID-19 has dropped to 13, as another 1027 cases were reported on Sunday.
www.perthnow.com.au www.perthnow.com.au
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Amazing! I had not heard of this. (Don’t read newspapers and intermittently was ABC news.) I have ordered my pack now and forwarded to adult son to order his. I’d like to save taxpayers money on postage, but pick up is only at the airport!
 
Port Power said:
I cannot believe that! Would you really have a stick up your nose for such a nonsensical reason?
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This crazy covid had brought the crazies out in force.
Many curse the gov & do silly things like take not required covid tests, thinking it'll hurt the gov cos they pay blah.
Terrible I know.
Seen all kinds over last 18 months.
 
RATs are in plentiful supply these days and cases are falling so seems completely unecessary to be giving them away.
 
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OZDUCK said:
1,027 cases reported in W.A. today from the 1,105 reported yesterday but from a lower PCR test number. Hospital numbers dropped from 15 to 13. The Govt. has also announced that every household in W.A would be supplied with an initial 5 free individual RAT swabs.

www.perthnow.com.au

New COVID cases drop as Premier announces free RATs

The number of West Australians in hospital with COVID-19 has dropped to 13, as another 1027 cases were reported on Sunday.
www.perthnow.com.au www.perthnow.com.au
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What a further waste of tax payers money…
 
RooFlyer said:
That story says he is 'being tested' for COVID, I don't think it says the result (at the time I viewed it, just now)
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NM said:
You are correct. It was the click-bait on the main page that linked to the story that stated the "result", likely prematurely.
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Dear Clive does seem to have caught the lurgy. From the Oz on-line

Clive Palmer has tested positive to Covid and is also being treated for pneumonia.

The billionaire was rushed to hospital on Thursday after becoming increasingly sick over the previous two days.

Mr Palmer’s wife, Anna, has also tested for Covid.

Both are unvaccinated.

Multiple sources close to Mr Palmer said he remains very sick and was also being treated for pneumonia.
 
Lynda2475 said:
RATs are in plentiful supply these days and cases are falling so seems completely unecessary to be giving them away.
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Its targeted at people at people primarily in regional and remote area where access may not be so easy.

Also for many people $20 is alot of money, access to RAT tests as WA is about to go into its peak should be universal not only be for those that can afford them or who may be put off if money is tight.
 
10 free RATs via pharmacies have already been made available to those with health cards (they are the low income earners - unemployed, pensioners, retirees etc) by the feds. Giving tests to everyone (including high income earners like miners) is imo overkill and a misuse of tax payer funds.
 
RooFlyer said:
Dear Clive does seem to have caught the lurgy. From the Oz on-line

Clive Palmer has tested positive to Covid and is also being treated for pneumonia.

The billionaire was rushed to hospital on Thursday after becoming increasingly sick over the previous two days.

Mr Palmer’s wife, Anna, has also tested for Covid.

Both are unvaccinated.

Multiple sources close to Mr Palmer said he remains very sick and was also being treated for pneumonia.
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He’ll be fine; my prayers shifted a few days ago to Vladimir…
 
jakeseven7 said:
What a further waste of tax payers money…
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Who gives a rats? :rolleyes: 😜

All this does is add extremely to paranoia that's constantly been generated over here.

Commenting for a friend: Surely you'd be a strange person who had a tickle in the throat, take a RAT, self-report and then get the slammer treatment... :(

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JohnM said:
Who gives a rats? :rolleyes: 😜

All this does is add extremely to paranoia that's constantly been generated over here.

Commenting for a friend: Surely you'd be a strange person who had a tickle in the throat, take a RAT, self-report and then get the slammer treatment... :(

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Over here in the East we have been using RATs before events where vulnerable people will attend (eg birthday parties) to try and reduce risk. But otherwise its mostly parents trying to reassure themselves about a child's runny nose.
 
OATEK said:
Over here in the East we have been using RATs before events where vulnerable people will attend (eg birthday parties) to try and reduce risk. But otherwise its mostly parents trying to reassure themselves about a child's runny nose.
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Trouble is that it’s likely is a simple runny nose but in childcare situations that’s an immediate block to being able to go to childcare and has been since the pandemic started. Likely not the parents worrying but the authorities. And anyone with a young child knows that simple runny noses are almost a weekly occurrence.
 
Pushka said:
Trouble is that it’s likely is a simple runny nose but in childcare situations that’s an immediate block to being able to go to childcare and has been since the pandemic started. Likely not the parents worrying but the authorities. And anyone with a young child knows that simple runny noses are almost a weekly occurrence.
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Yes, a good friend of mine seems to have his kids at home more often than they are at childcare/kindergarten. He has just about had enough, tests his kids 3 times a week with rapid tests. The school isn't really happy about the situation either apparently but they are (somewhat understandably) powerless, and have to follow the directions of the Department of Education.
 
WA Health recorded 1,136 new local cases of COVID-19 in WA to 8pm last night.

Today’s new cases include 476 self-reported positive RATs.

11 cases are in hospital.

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New active cases: 1,140
- Local: 1,136
- Other: 4
Total WA cases: 9,364
Total WA recoveries: 3,814
Active cases: 5,540
Cases in hospital: 11
Vaccinations administered across the weekend: 47,177
 
WA Health recorded 1,175 new local cases of COVID-19 in WA to 8pm last night.
Today’s new cases include 673 self-reported positive RATs.
4 cases have also been recorded related to travel.
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New active cases: 1,179
- Local: 1,175
- Other: 4
Total WA cases: 10,459
Total WA recoveries: 4,455
Active cases: 5,994
Cases in hospital: 16
 
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