Australian Reports of the Virus Spread

[I love to travel]

Yes I am. It is selfish as they get their name in lights. If they are right, a great thing to hang your hat on. If wrong, "oh well that's what could have happened if the response wasn't so good."

Media are to blame for continually giving them a platform and creating explosive headlines as well.

I have to say this pandemic has been a bit of an eye opener with regards to how sensationalist the media are. They have been quite irresponsible at times.

 

[lovetravellingoz]

Comment on new Berala cases was that was linked with BWS.

 

[jakeseven7]

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Comment on new Berala cases was that was linked with BWS.

At least they are linked....

 

[jakeseven7]

Awful lot of zero's in Melbourne lately. Why is Victoria a hotspot to WA exactly?

Because it’s part of a strategy for a date in March, nothing at all to do with VIC’s string of zeros!

 

[lovetravellingoz]

At least they are linked....

Yes. Though genomic sequencing still be done to confirm the link which is I believe due to having a common venue visited (The BWS I think, but I did miss the start of the presser).

 

[HappyFlyerFamily]

Is anyone else sick of the Australian epidemiologist 'experts' (how many are there now?) being trotted out and always giving worst case scenarios as though they are fact and that authorities (in Australia anyway) won't react to prevent that happening? The most recent one being that Sydney would have 4000 cases by now. That didn't occur so then the same one moved to the next dire prediction. Could they just for once think about other health issues associated with their 'predictions' that they launch on social media And today it is that we can't control the UK threat regardless of what we do.

Shall we name and shame??? Lol

 

[Pushka]

Shall we name and shame??? Lol

I am really bad with names.

 

[Port Power]

Awful lot of zero's in Melbourne lately. Why is Victoria a hotspot to WA exactly?

Until 28 days no new cases, which was the rule previously?

 

[lovetravellingoz]

No new cases is good news for Brisbane.

Hopefully the travel restrictions between our 3 mainland eastern states are gone shortly.

My guess is that as no more cases have occurred from the Berala Cluster camper or elsewhere in Regional NSW that Vic will soon announce a reopening to at least green zone NSW.

Greater Sydney may take a little longer.

 

[antycbr]

My guess is that as no more cases have occurred from the Berala Cluster camper or elsewhere in Regional NSW that Vic will soon announce a reopening to at least green zone NSW.

Greater Sydney may take a little longer.

They’ll do that to fix the insane denial of entry into Victoria for their own residents problem that they themselves created.

 

[Must...Fly!]

From The Age

Victoria's COVID response commander Jeroen Weimar said international air flight crews had one of the highest hit rates for the virus.

Mr Weimar, who spoke a press conference alongside Health Minister Martin Foley this afternoon, said more than 16,000 international airline crew members have been tested over the past four weeks and 11 have returned positive results.

0.068%

HUGE

 

[HappyFlyerFamily]

They’ll do that to fix the insane denial of entry into Victoria for their own residents problem that they themselves created.

How long has it been? Wonder where most would have ‘camped’ waiting for their exemption? Perhaps 14 days in a green zone would be enough.

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From The Age



0.068%

HUGE

Wasn’t there a more alarming figure of around 8 or so out of 2000 in the past 2 weeks?

 

[jakeseven7]

Until 28 days no new cases, which was the rule previously?

Apart from they selectively ignore that rule depending on the news cycle so it’s unreliable

 

[DC3]

From The Age



0.068%

HUGE

Eleven international aircrew with no chance to party. Every effort counts.

 

[HappyFlyerFamily]

Apart from they selectively ignore that rule depending on the news cycle so it’s unreliable

Not sure that is correct.

They were late by one day (so I think 29 days) for SA, which was the most recent resolved outbreak

 

[astrosly]

My guess is that as no more cases have occurred from the Berala Cluster camper or elsewhere in Regional NSW that Vic will soon announce a reopening to at least green zone NSW.

There haven't been any cases in Regional NSW that have occurred from this person. The border is closed to a large area of NSW that hasn't had a case since April.

I am hoping for an announcement soon to reinstate the NSW green zone.

 

[Must...Fly!]

Wasn’t there a more alarming figure of around 8 or so out of 2000 in the past 2 weeks?

I believe so, yes. Maybe a coincidence. But it wouldn't be the first time numbers have been mistaken by the press. Or creatively adjusted by the politicians.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Is anyone else sick of the Australian epidemiologist 'experts' (how many are there now?)...

I continue to be surprised by how many 'professors' there are! Bad luck if you're a 'regular' doctor and trying to make a buck out of the speaking circuit!

 

[oz_mark]

Until 28 days no new cases, which was the rule previously?

28 days is the measure for moving to Very Low Risk

As it stands, the definitions are:

Very Low Risk: No community cases in at least 28 days
Low Risk: Less than 5 community cases per day on a 14-day rolling average
Medium Risk: Above that

The question really is just why are Victoria and Brisbane declared Medium.
If they were Low Risk, then WA residents could return home and isolate. As it stands they are basically begging to return to their own state.

 

[HappyFlyerFamily]

I continue to be surprised by how many 'professors' there are! Bad luck if you're a 'regular' doctor and trying to make a buck out of the speaking circuit!

Dr Kerry Chant should get a good gig after this is all over. But my impression is the NSW CHO doesn’t seem the type to seek that.