Australian Reports of the Virus Spread

[lovetravellingoz]

No new cases in Tas yesterday, but we are waiting on the results of hundreds of tests made on the nursing home residents of the three places that the infected health care worker had worked at.

Given that they will be testing and isolating widely in that area I would be a lot more concerned about any other new cases in other as yet unknown areas.

 

[RooFlyer]

Given that they will be testing and isolating widely in that area I would be a lot more concerned about any other new cases in other as yet unknown areas.

OK, but I'm concerned more for the very vulnerable elderly, known to be 'contacted' by an infected person. Just hoping the worker wasn't infectious at the time.

 

[p--and--t]

What lucky city will wear that lot?

I wonder if these flights are being confused with 2 from India which are bound for Adelaide;

Sorry no other info. Was just a comment from a friend on a phone conversation. Could be confused with India, no idea.

 

[lovetravellingoz]

OK, but I'm concerned more for the very vulnerable elderly, known to be 'contacted' by an infected person. Just hoping the worker wasn't infectious at the time.

Yes I fully agree with that. And yes the elderly in the 3 age care centres will be greatly at risk. Let us hope hope that no one further in those centres test positive as aged care clusters tend to have poor outcomes.

My comment was more aimed at controlling spread.

Hopefully by May we will have hardly any new local transmission anywhere in Australia.

 

[OZDUCK]

I was a bit out of date, the 'Artania' actually sailed this afternoon. 79 Passengers and crew were infected and then treated in W.A. Unfortunately, 2 passengers and 1 crewman died.

 

[PineappleSkip]

Heard a rumour three planes loads of Aussies are on their way back from Bali in the next 24 hours.

Looks like PER may be the winner of the Bali flights. FR24 lists these flying out of DPS tomorrow...
Citilink QG542 (A320) 0015 arr PER 0410
Garuda GA728 (737) 1140 arr PER 1525
can't find a 3rd flight.

cheers skip

 

[lovetravellingoz]

Looks like PER may be the winner of the Bali flights. FR24 lists these flying out of DPS tomorrow...
Citilink QG542 (A320) 0015 arr PER 0410
Garuda GA728 (737) 1140 arr PER 1525
can't find a 3rd flight.

cheers skip

Bali attracts many from WA, and so having the Bali flights go there probably also makes sense from that perspective.

 

[drron]

A worker from the Cairns hospital pathology lab has tested positive so all workers in quarantine and lab closed down for deep clean

Cairns pathology staffer contracts coronavirus, lab closed for 'deep clean'

A pathology lab in Far North Queensland is closed for up to 48 hours after a staff member is found to have COVID-19, with other staff now in isolation.

www.abc.net.au

4 new cases in North West Tassie.

More North-West healthcare workers diagnosed with COVID-19

Four more Tasmanians have tested positive for coronavirus. The state's total number of confirmed cases now stands at...

www.examiner.com.au

Still no results for aged care homes but Premier says brace for the worst.

'We should ready ourselves': state braces for aged care outbreak

Premier Peter Gutwein has warned that a coronavirus outbreak could be looming in a cluster of North-West aged...

www.examiner.com.au

 

[Steady]

A worker from the Cairns hospital pathology lab has tested positive so all workers in quarantine and lab closed down for deep clean

Cairns pathology staffer contracts coronavirus, lab closed for 'deep clean'

A pathology lab in Far North Queensland is closed for up to 48 hours after a staff member is found to have COVID-19, with other staff now in isolation.

www.abc.net.au

obviously not enough skylights in the building eh @Renato1

 

[moa999]

As for the worst. 7News reported the infected count among the crew remaining on the Ruby Princess is now over 160.

They've now tested everyone, but it will take 48hrs for final tally.

These numbers aren't included in the local tallies as none are Aus residents.

 

[Pushka]

Bali attracts many from WA, and so having the Bali flights go there probably also makes sense from that perspective.

And a much shorter flight as well. Rottnest will be busy then.

 

[Pushka]

Adelaide is receiving a plane of passengers from India via Indonesia shortly. To be housed in a city Hotel.

 

[woodyren]

Interesting first hand report from a fellow passenger on our Voyager of the Seas cruise that arrived in Sydney on March 18th. Another example of where the criteria based approach for deeming people clear from the virus may be lacking.

Sorry for the overlapping screen shots. Second shotvfirst

 

[Pushka]

Interesting first hand report from a fellow passenger on our Voyager of the Seas cruise that arrived in Sydney on March 18th. Another example of where the criteria based approach for deeming people clear from the virus may be lacking.

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Which Health Dept? I’ve just read that NSW refused to test an unwell woman in quarantine in Sydney after travel. Then she was let out. She managed to get a test done once out and it was positive.

 

[RooFlyer]

This is a relief (except to the single case). Only one positive result from 500 tests of staff and residents of the three nursing homes in NW Tas serviced by an infected worker.

Aged care resident tests positive for coronavirus in Tasmanian hotspot

Tasmania records its first coronavirus infection in a nursing home, a 79-year-old woman in the state's cluster zone in the north-west, where cases linked to two hospitals prompted a mass quarantine last week.

www.abc.net.au

 

[drron]

Though it depends when she became infectious.may have passed it to staff other than the initial worker so there may be more cases in a few days.

 

[jase05]

Adelaide is receiving a plane of passengers from India via Indonesia shortly. To be housed in a city Hotel.

Does anyone know how these repatriation or charter flight operate?
I believe Lion was operating both to ADL but who chooses which airline gets the job and are there any government subsidies?
Just wondering why QF or VA weren’t being used and is it because of cost or rules and regulation?

 

[SydneySwan]

I think the Lion flights are privately arranged charters. The Federal government was wary of Lion's safety record.

 

[jase05]

I think the Lion flights are privately arranged charters. The Federal government was wary of Lion's safety record.

Cheers.
Who arranges something like that and would our government use their data to notify people in these countries?

 

[woodyren]

Which Health Dept? I’ve just read that NSW refused to test an unwell woman in quarantine in Sydney after travel. Then she was let out. She managed to get a test done once out and it was positive.

Tasmanian I believe.