Australian Reports of the Virus Spread

[Lynda2475]

Good news with all the tests in the SW Sydney from the sewerage testing announcement should be in those numbers.

The sewage testing that requested people come forward for testing was from Western Sydney i.e. Rouse Hil Treament Plant (covers Quakers Hill, Castle Hill, Annangrove, Kellyville, Box Hill, Kenthurst, Glenhaven, The Ponds, Rouse Hill, North Kellyville, Kellyville Ridge, Beaumont Hills, Stanhope Gardens, Baulkham Hills, Glenwood, Bella Vista, Parklea, Acacia Gardens and Norwest.) and

Whilst the Gelnfield treatment plant ( Airds, Ambarvale, Appin, Bardia, Blair Athol, Blairmount, Bow Bowing, Bradbury, Campbelltown, Casula, Claymore, Eagle Vale, Englorie Park, Eschol Park, Glen Alpine, Glenfield, Ingleburn, Kearns, Leumeah, Macquarie Fields, Macquarie Links, Menangle Park, Minto, Raby, Rosemeadow, Ruse, St Andrews, St Helens Park, Varroville and Woodbine ) in South West Sydney also detected virus, this would be expected given there are known active cases in Campbeltown in home isolation.

 

[Pushka]

Proven reinfections are rare worldwide.

To get reinfected when community cases are very low or zero would be an amazing set of odds.

Agree on that. And hope that’s the case here.

 

[jakeseven7]

Few points from an uneventful and treading water National Cabinet (the more travel related points):

- All states formally endorsed and adopted the framework for domestic reopening including agreement to nationally aligned health metrics (except WA yet again, sigh)... this was probably the biggest news but disappointing WA couldn’t quite get onboard.

- Scomo is visiting Melbourne next week to discuss MEL international reopening to returning Australians

- No update on international students or any other international travel; returning Australians to be prioritised

- All states (ex WA) affirmed commitment to be fully open by Christmas. Finkel was diplomatic when he referred to them being ‘a bit behind’ on their preparedness..

- Vic, Nsw and Act will pilot meshing their contact tracing systems together to manage across borders, being the states with the best systems apparently (great idea since the virus doesn’t respect state border lines...)

 

[jakeseven7]

Well in the QLD presser it sounds positive for reopening to VIC and NSW soon, though they did flag some 'hot spots' may remain which might mean that perhaps W and SW Sydney or other parts of NSW may be still banned when the announcement comes in a couple of weeks....

And.....as expected, but warmly welcomed so more families can plan and reunite!

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BREAKING: South Australia opens border to Victoria from Dec 1

South Australia is fully re-opening the border with no quarantine requirements to all of Victoria from December 1st, joining NSW, Tasmania and ACT in confirming opening dates.

More to come

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[dajop]

- No update on international students or any other international travel; returning Australians to be prioritised

So it's
#1 priority - international sports teams and celebrities
#2 priority - returning Australians
#99 priority - everyone else.

 

[Flashback]

Around 25-30.... according to the last talk I heard on them, probably more now. And as the UK comes into winter and their second wave takes a real grip I expect they (unfortunately) will see more there too given the time now between the initial outbreak there...

Just to note, the numbers have plateaued here as well as several other European countries that are in lockdown, so that's somewhat of a positive note. Deaths are however, quite high but there is often up to 28 days lag there.

 

[Pushka]

Agree on that. And hope that’s the case here.

So an update. They have been unable to determine if it is the same reinfection showing again. They are treating it as active which as she doesn't have symptoms and has been in a medi hotel and no contacts since she arrived then hopefully just means a 14 quarantine period. As stated earlier I think by @lovetravellingoz, the chances of it being a second infection given that Victoria is now 14 days of zero cases means logic would suggest it has simply reappeared or a second infection that occurred a few weeks ago but still shedding.

 

[Pushka]

Don't get the humour but whatever floats your boat.

 

[HappyFlyerFamily]

Few points from an uneventful and treading water National Cabinet (the more travel related points):

- All states formally endorsed and adopted the framework for domestic reopening including agreement to nationally aligned health metrics (except WA yet again, sigh)... this was probably the biggest news but disappointing WA couldn’t quite get onboard.

- Scomo is visiting Melbourne next week to discuss MEL international reopening to returning Australians

- No update on international students or any other international travel; returning Australians to be prioritised

- All states (ex WA) affirmed commitment to be fully open by Christmas. Finkel was diplomatic when he referred to them being ‘a bit behind’ on their preparedness..

- Vic, Nsw and Act will pilot meshing their contact tracing systems together to manage across borders, being the states with the best systems apparently (great idea since the virus doesn’t respect state border lines...)

So what was specifically agreed in terms of the framework for domestic reopening??? Did it include criteria for closing (or remaining closed) as well???

 

[jakeseven7]

 

[HappyFlyerFamily]

Victoria - Day 15 - 13 to go (target 27/11)

 

[jakeseven7]

Victoria - Day 15 - 13 to go (target 27/11)

I suspect the QLD 28 day rule will be binned just before Xmas reading the smoke signals up here...

Perhaps for our friends in VIC at least maybe not the hotspot of W and SW Sydney

 

[moa999]

Another 0 for NSW and another 17k tests



That's 7 days without a local case in NSW.
And 10 days without a local case in Sydney.

But more sewerage fragments in the NW In the Castle Hill to Kellyville area.

 

[Pushka]

I heard there is an alert for NSW for a plane of NZ'ers with the possibility of passengers being exposed to Covid back in Auckland. Because that person had symptoms, was tested and told to stay home awaiting results, but went to work and a couple of other venues.

 

[TomVexille]

I suspect the QLD 28 day rule will be binned just before Xmas reading the smoke signals up here...

Perhaps for our friends in VIC at least maybe not the hotspot of W and SW Sydney

Not worried about QLD. They're going to do what what they want. 28 (13 more) days to further drop restrictions in Victoria I do care about

 

[HappyFlyerFamily]

I suspect the QLD 28 day rule will be binned just before Xmas reading the smoke signals up here...

Perhaps for our friends in VIC at least maybe not the hotspot of W and SW Sydney

It’s all in flexi-language by the Qld Premier- very equivocal in respect of Sydney - in contrast to Victoria

 

[HappyFlyerFamily]

I heard there is an alert for NSW for a plane of NZ'ers with the possibility of passengers being exposed to Covid back in Auckland. Because that person had symptoms, was tested and told to stay home awaiting results, but went to work and a couple of other venues.

I think it’s more a case of NSW Health using immigration records and ringing each traveller (dating back to 5/11 I think) and checking that none have visited those 3 venues.

 

[jakeseven7]

I heard there is an alert for NSW for a plane of NZ'ers with the possibility of passengers being exposed to Covid back in Auckland. Because that person had symptoms, was tested and told to stay home awaiting results, but went to work and a couple of other venues.

Kind of ironic that NZ may have exported a case to us, has more community transmission than us, yet we are open to them no quarantine but they aren’t open to us.... mmmm makes sense!

 

[HappyFlyerFamily]

Nsw mystery case watch

Today’s reports indicate:
- 1 in the past 7 days
- 0 in the period 8-14 days
- 1 in the period 15-28 days
- 33 older than 28 days but since before Crossroads emerged.

The last report came in - apparently a -1 happened on 10/11 (Tuesday), but assume since it wasn’t reflected in the 2 and 4 week reports, must relate to a mystery case over 4 weeks old

Nsw mystery case watch

Today’s reports indicate:
- 0 in the past 7 days
- 1 in the period 8-14 days
- 1 in the period 15-28 days
- 32 older than 28 days but since before Crossroads emerged.

Another -1 on a case over 28 days apparently occurred yesterday (Friday). Otherwise natural aging of cases

 

[jakeseven7]

From ABC radio:

Testing blitz starts has started in two LGA’s in VIC (announced earlier this week) where the last known presence of virus was, in an effort to root out any undetected lingering chains of transmission.

Ironically though they said it may impact their border opening with states that have the ‘impossible’ mystery benchmarks like QLD and WA... because if they do find some cases it will most likely ‘mystery’ cases since there has been over two weeks of no cases in VIC at all. NSW has found this out the hard way, several times...

All states except WA have agree to open to VIC before Xmas and have already nominated an opening date, with NT expected to announce shortly, QLD expected in just over a week.

They discussed that VIC was in close and regular contact with other health departments in other states which may be why we have ‘nicer’ language being used from outlier states like QLD than being used with NSW.... some clever proactive diplomacy perhaps...

They also discussed about the difficulties that NSW has had getting people tested in Sydney where they know they still have ongoing transmission and how it’s impacting Sydney’s ability to progress.

So the discussion was all about the consequence of VIC doing these blitz’s, finding those last remaining straggling cases (good!) but POSSIBLY frightening states like QLD and WA and delaying their border opening depriving families of Xmas reunions (bad!)....

Was an interesting discussion on tackling the spread of the virus with these blitz’s and their consequences- thought I would share!