Australian Reports of the Virus Spread

[nutwood]

We seem to be suffering a plague of RATs. I went right through the active stages of Covid without being tested, without wearing a mask and without getting it. Now, the number of RAT tests has become insane. My father is currently in aged care. They were every 72 hours, now every 24 hours. Industrial sites I go to, now want a RAT test before you go through the gate. Very few do the job properly, so it's pointless, but I resent the waste of resources.
If we're going down this path, they should set up a proper data base for tests. Give the test a unique identifier and register the result. Three tests in one day is plain stupid.

 

[clifford]

We seem to be suffering a plague of RATs.

We have quite a large number of them (and not in the roof), and have never used any at all.

Not racing to do so either (but I see where you are coming from).

 

[Must...Fly!]

We seem to be suffering a plague of RATs. I went right through the active stages of Covid without being tested, without wearing a mask and without getting it. Now, the number of RAT tests has become insane. My father is currently in aged care. They were every 72 hours, now every 24 hours. Industrial sites I go to, now want a RAT test before you go through the gate. Very few do the job properly, so it's pointless, but I resent the waste of resources.
If we're going down this path, they should set up a proper data base for tests. Give the test a unique identifier and register the result. Three tests in one day is plain stupid.

It's absolutely ridiculous.

As usual Australia is full of bed wetters and psychopaths who think they can spend their way out of a problem with good intentions.

 

[Pushka]

Looks like the new SA Premier is going to give the SA CHO a good kick regarding their ludicrous close contact rules too based on his press conference - given they’ve done absolutely nothing to change the course of the virus spread. Good news!

Well, they've been in a meeting but no news yet.

 

[N860CR]

It's absolutely ridiculous.

As usual Australia is full of bed wetters and psychopaths who think they can spend their way out of a problem with good intentions.

Interesting conversation with someone in South Africa today. When putting on a mask he said “don’t worry, everyone in South Africa is well over covid now. Except for the government”. Australia seems to remain the opposite. Amazing what an oversupply of money can do

 

[Must...Fly!]

Interesting conversation with someone in South Africa today. When putting on a mask he said “don’t worry, everyone in South Africa is well over covid now. Except for the government”. Australia seems to remain the opposite. Amazing what an oversupply of money can do

I'm the only one wearing a mask on a train at the moment. I feel ridiculous but it's helping my anxiety about testing positive on Friday. No one gives you a sideways look at least!

 

[jrfsp]

Looks like B2 is spreading the love around schools.

COVID-19 cases spike by 55 per cent in Queensland state schools

Queensland state schools are experiencing a significant increase in COVID-19 cases, which has seen some institutions reintroducing mask mandates.

www.abc.net.au

Riverland school announces three-day COVID-19 'circuit breaker'

Berri Regional Secondary College cancels classes for year 11 and 12 students after a rise in COVID cases within the school community.

www.abc.net.au

 

[jrfsp]

SA predicting 8000 cases a day in April.

Indeed elective surgery is being cancelled in SA...

Hopefully by having the wave now it will lessen the expected winter wave.

Where i work (nationwide business of 10K people) people being encouraged to work from home again....avoid travel etc due to staff absence having significant impact on operations.

 

[ellen10]

Yes my little school, which was ticking along at one a day has now seen a spike in daily cases.

 

[oz_mark]

WA Health is reporting a total of 7,075 new cases to 8pm last night. There are currently 38,742 active cases in Western Australia.


To 8pm last night, there were 180 people with COVID-19 in hospital, six in ICU.


Sadly, one woman in her 80’s who tested positive to COVID-19 has passed away on Sunday, but was reported to WA Health yesterday.


Active cases: 38,742
Cases in hospital: 180
Cases in ICU: 6
Deaths recorded yesterday: 1

Region Active (new to 8pm last night)
Metropolitan 32,958 (5,881)
Goldfields 562 (113)
Great Southern 546 (144)
Kimberley 407 (96)
Midwest 442 (118)
Pilbara 813 (145)
South West 1,014 (219)
Wheatbelt 474 (102)

 

[DC3]

The elephant in the room is: Unreported Cases

Yes, I am aware of the thread title.

 

[N860CR]

The elephant in the room is: Unreported Cases

Yes, I am aware of the thread title.

Is it though? I’m still unsure why we’re reporting “cases”

 

[drron]

The elephant in the room is: Unreported Cases

Yes, I am aware of the thread title.

Why does it matter? Where is the evidence we are crippling our hospitals? Why on earth is SA suspending elective surgery again? 150 in hospital. Less than 4% of the hospital beds available in South Australia as shown in the Guardian,

Covid-19 Australia data tracker

This page is no longer being actively maintained.

www.theguardian.com

Time to end this farce.

 

[DC3]

Deaths, hospitalisation, ICU numbers are of some interest to me, regarding COVID. Also, vax rates.

Once self-reporting (notwithstanding the convenience of the RAT) came into it, the other stats don’t mean that much to me. Anyway, heaps of asymptomatic cases around no doubt.

 

[Must...Fly!]

SA predicting 8000 cases a day in April.

Bookmarked, let's come back to this and the elective surgery ban in a month and discuss.

 

[DC3]

SA predicting 8000 cases a day in April.

Reported cases, or unreported.

 

[jase05]

Why does it matter? Where is the evidence we are crippling our hospitals? Why on earth is SA suspending elective surgery again? 150 in hospital. Less than 4% of the hospital beds available in South Australia as shown in the Guardian,

Covid-19 Australia data tracker

This page is no longer being actively maintained.

www.theguardian.com

Time to end this farce.

The new Premier said the hospital situation is “dire” and he is assembling a team to look into it.
He is also disbanding the Covid committee and launching his own one made of politicians

 

[Must...Fly!]

Trouble with politicians is you can't trust them either

Why does it matter? Where is the evidence we are crippling our hospitals? Why on earth is SA suspending elective surgery again? 150 in hospital. Less than 4% of the hospital beds available in South Australia as shown in the Guardian,

Covid-19 Australia data tracker

This page is no longer being actively maintained.

www.theguardian.com

Time to end this farce.

You are only a Doctor. Get back to saving lives, leave the real thinking to us

 

[oznflfan]

WE ARE STILL GOING TO BE HAVING 1,000'S OF CASES EVERY DAY NEXT YEAR, THE YEAR AFTER, THE YEAR AFTER THAT AND THE YEAR AFTER THAT.

LIVE WITH IT.

 

[drron]

Trouble with politicians is you can't trust them either

You are only a Doctor. Get back to saving lives, leave the real thinking to us

Being retired I can now say exactly what I like.
And one thing in my experience of the States I worked in SA Health was the worst.