Australian Reports of the Virus Spread

[jase05]

Two Coles workers from the same store test positive

Two Coles staff members test positive for COVID-19

The store remains open and has been thoroughly cleaned, despite some in the community calling for the branch to shut its doors.

7news.com.au

 

[Pushka]

6 Baggage handlers at Qantas Adelaide tested positive today. A jump to 33 with 3 more Ruby Princess positives. Must be due to end soon!

 

[Pushka]

Anyone travel through Adelaide? 6 Qantas baggage handlers tested positive.

 

[RooFlyer]

Tasmania just had its second death Both from the Ruby princess.

 

[Himeno]

Tasmania just had its second death Both from the Ruby princess.

The only death in Canberra thus far is also from the Ruby Princess.

 

[Pushka]

Tasmania just had its second death Both from the Ruby princess.

Ruby along with Diamond has left Princess with a dreadful legacy.

 

[jase05]

6 Baggage handlers at Qantas Adelaide tested positive today. A jump to 33 with 3 more Ruby Princess positives. Must be due to end soon!

About 100 other baggage handlers have now been quarantined at ADL

 

[CaptJCool]

Anyone travel through Adelaide? 6 Qantas baggage handlers tested positive.

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[Himeno]

Ruby along with Diamond has left Princess with a dreadful legacy.

Princess Cruises has had 3 ships with a large amount of Covid-19 cases (Diamond - Yokohama, Grand - Oakland, Ruby - Sydney), one with suspected cases (Golden - Melbourne) and a number of others which have been refused permission to enter any ports or had 'security incidents' at the port when they docked.

 

[jase05]

All QF flights to/from ADL cancelled and any on their way are being diverted back to their original port

 

[33kft]

I foresee a delay in the baggage reaching the belt on their return

 

[CaptJCool]

More than 400 coronavirus cases – 10% of Australia’s total – are from Ruby Princess cruise ship

At least 440 passengers from the liner have fallen ill since being allowed to disembark without checks in Sydney

www.theguardian.com

Plus even more today...

 

[Pushka]

Princess Cruises has had 3 ships with a large amount of Covid-19 cases (Diamond - Yokohama, Grand - Oakland, Ruby - Sydney), one with suspected cases (Golden - Melbourne) and a number of others which have been refused permission to enter any ports or had 'security incidents' at the port when they docked.

And likely as the Ruby passengers flew into Adelaide just over a week ago and now the baggage handlers are positive. Last international flight was about the same time but not heard anything of positives from that.

 

[I love to travel]

And likely as the Ruby passengers flew into Adelaide just over a week ago and now the baggage handlers are positive. Last international flight was about the same time but not heard anything of positives from that.

So it really does last on surfaces?

 

[Pushka]

So it really does last on surfaces?

Indeed I understand that is the case. Waiting for the experts here. I think the worst is cardboard which is over 24 hours.

 

[Himeno]

So it really does last on surfaces?

All current information shows that it can survive on surfaces in viable amounts for up to 3 days, depending on the type of surface. plastic and steel are the worst with copper (4 hours) and cardboard (24 hours) being the better surfaces tested.

There have been reports of trace amounts being detected after 9+ days in some cases, but these haven't been found to be in amounts capable of infection.

 

[I love to travel]

All current information shows that it can survive on surfaces in viable amounts for up to 3 days, depending on the type of surface. plastic and steel are the worst with copper (4 hours) and cardboard (24 hours) being the better surfaces tested.

There have been reports of trace amounts being detected after 9+ days in some cases, but these haven't been found to be in amounts capable of infection.

In that case am surprised that community transmission is not higher.

 

[lovetravellingoz]

All current information shows that it can survive on surfaces in viable amounts for up to 3 days, depending on the type of surface. plastic and steel are the worst with copper (4 hours) and cardboard (24 hours) being the better surfaces tested.

There have been reports of trace amounts being detected after 9+ days in some cases, but these haven't been found to be in amounts capable of infection.

In that case am surprised that community transmission is not higher.

Hence the importance of handwashing, cleaning regularly and in particular the touch hotspots.


But yes how much virus is needed to be infected? It does not seem to state anywhere (and perhaps this is not yet really known), but from the inferences you need more than just a little contact.

 

[drron]

But surely the likely source for the ADL baggage handlers is from the Ruby Princesses bags which would have been handled by the pax well less than 24 hours before the baggage handlers got their dirty hands from those bags.

 

[jase05]

But surely the likely source for the ADL baggage handlers is from the Ruby Princesses bags which would have been handled by the pax well less than 24 hours before the baggage handlers got their dirty hands from those bags.

I know one of them and he was saying that one of the others showed symptoms 3 days ago and was refused testing initially.