Australian Reports of the Virus Spread

[jakeseven7]

Feel so sorry for those in NSW with family in WA they are desperate to see.

I wonder if Victoria will slam the border shut and declare greater Sydney a red zone as they did with Perth last week after one case.

I guess we will at least on this occasion be spared the ramblings of Mark McGowan thumbing his nose at NSW.

Oh he’s desperate to get the attention off the WA mess, they will find an angle to smack NSW again.

Let’s all hope this doesn’t blow up.

 

[oznflfan]

Sigh here we go again... hopefully it’s not the super duper transmissible mutant strain

It's technical name is the 'Hyper Infectious UK Ebola COVID Strain'

 

[N860CR]

It's technical name is the 'Hyper Infectious UK Ebola COVID Strain'

And sometimes the African gang strain

 

[HappyFlyerFamily]

Sigh here we go again... hopefully it’s not the super duper transmissible mutant strain

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NSW health alert after returned traveller tests positive for COVID-19 following hotel quarantine​

NSW Health has issued an alert after a Wollongong resident tested positive for the coronavirus two days after leaving hotel quarantine.

The returned overseas traveller, who did not have any symptoms, tested positive on day 16 after two weeks of quarantine.

NSW health alert after returned traveller tests positive for COVID-19 following hotel quarantine

The Wollongong resident visited a number of venues, including a south-eastern Sydney cafe, before returning a positive test result.

www.theage.com.au

Ironically the track record (so far, fingers crossed) of the so-called more transmissible strains is not that good in the community; they have a better record transmitting inside quarantine/to quarantine workers.

 

[Lynda2475]

Nz have had a few test positive in community after completing 14 days HQ and now NSW has this case. If the case was indeed acquired overseas (and not somehow contracted whilst in HQ) then maybe the new strains take longer to develop disease?

An extra long incubation period in a returned traveller may have been the source of Northern Beaches cluster. Ive never understood why they test on HQ day 11 and not on 14.

 

[oz_mark]

And one for Victoria now.

https://www.facebook.com/VicGovDH/posts/3705973939496289

 

[N860CR]

- Dan Murphy's: Sunshine - 5:50pm – 6:30pm

Saturday 6th February 2021
- Off Ya Tree Watergardens: Taylors Lakes - 1:17pm - 1:52pm
- Dan Murphy's: Sunshine - 6:50pm - 7:30pm

Points for enjoying herself

 

[HappyFlyerFamily]

And one for Victoria now.

https://www.facebook.com/VicGovDH/posts/3705973939496289

In light of the above post, so when was Victoria introducing daily (even off shift) tests of quarantine workers?

 

[lovetravellingoz]

And one for Victoria now.

https://www.facebook.com/VicGovDH/posts/3705973939496289

 

[jase05]

Points for enjoying herself

Booze and bongs

 

[N860CR]

Booze and bongs

In all seriousness, there’s an incredible number of highly qualified, skilled and disciplined people out of work at the moment (we have an A330 captain folding sheets at the hospital), why do we less qualified working in these roles when plenty more would do it?

I’m quite sure someone with a career of procedural compliance and discipline would be far better suited to a role that seems to involve following some fairly clear cut rules.

 

[lovetravellingoz]

In all seriousness, there’s an incredible number of highly qualified, skilled and disciplined people out of work at the moment (we have an A330 captain folding sheets at the hospital), why do we have less qualified working in these roles when plenty more would do it?

I’m quite sure someone with a career of procedural compliance and discipline would be far better suited to a role that seems to involve following some fairly clear cut rules.

Well I know nothing about the more recent case, but they indicated that the last HQ worker in Vic who tested positive had followed all protocols. And that was also after viewing extensive CCTV.

We know that virus is easily transmissible, and so the problem might more be the workplace rather than the worker.

However even the best trained worker can have lapses.

Also, and I don't know the answer, are they they employing Bangladeshi students, temporary visa holder in Vic Quarantine?

 

[N860CR]

Also, and I don't know the answer, are they they employing Bangladeshi students, temporary visa holder in Vic Quarantine?

My statement was in regards to the overall position but A. certainly applies in WA and as does B. in Victoria.

Frustratingly, it seems this critical link in the chain (based on Australia’s current approach) has been done on the cheap. Why, is beyond me.

 

[lovetravellingoz]

My statement was in regards to the overall position but A. certainly applies in WA and as does B. in Victoria.

Frustratingly, it seems this critical link in the chain (based on Australia’s current approach) has been done on the cheap. Why, is beyond me.

My main frustration is that with a year up that we still have not moved in the main to dedicated quarantine facilities.

HQ was understandable initially as they had to put something in place, but after a year it is really unacceptable that we have not moved beyond HQ.

Proposals like the one by Wagners is what we should have already moved to. That we still only have Howard Springs is a very poor effort.

 

[lovetravellingoz]

Implied in the statement - NSW Health thinks it’s overseas acquired and not quarantine acquired.

If you don’t read twitter, here’s the text

Public health alert - New venues​

07 February 2021
NSW Health is carrying out precautionary public health follow-up in relation to a returned overseas traveller who tested positive to COVID-19 on day 16 after being released from hotel quarantine on day 14.
The person from the Wollongong area returned two negative tests during their quarantine period.
The person did not have any symptoms but underwent testing as part of the recently enhanced day-16 follow-up. As an additional precautionary measure, NSW Health has introduced symptom checking and day-16 COVID-19 tests for overseas travellers who have been released from hotel quarantine.
Test results indicate that the person has a low level of infection and their household contacts have returned negative results to date.
Investigations to date suggest the infection was likely acquired overseas and there is no indication at this stage that there was transmission in the hotel quarantine setting.
Close contacts of the case not associated with venues have been identified and are already in self isolation.
The person visited a number of venues in Wollongong and surrounding areas, as well as a café in Brighton Le Sands in south-eastern Sydney, before they were notified of the positive result from their day-16 test.

News - Public health alert - New venues

NSW Health is carrying out precautionary public health follow-up in relation to a returned overseas traveller who tested positive to COVID-19 on day 16 after being released from hotel quarantine on day 14.

www.health.nsw.gov.au

Hopefully is viral shedding.

Low viral load can be viral shedding or a new infection still building. So hopefully not that latter.

I assume that the will be running blood tests and also if it is a live virus genomic testing to see who it matches to (ie persona quarantining) or not..(ie caught before flight).

Low load hopefully means not capable of infecting others.

 

[Must...Fly!]

And one for Victoria now.

https://www.facebook.com/VicGovDH/posts/3705973939496289

Ah well that's WA off the table for quite a while for anyone in Victoria as well then

 

[jakeseven7]

In light of the above post, so when was Victoria introducing daily (even off shift) tests of quarantine workers?

They already test everyday they work hence, the workers last test was only 2 days ago, then developed symptoms and tested positive so thankfully they have again caught it very quickly.

I don’t know when they are moving to daily regardless of whether the person works or not.

do we have less qualified

Because only Australians and Australian citizens could stop themselves being infected by a virulent bug in the middle of a global pandemic....? actually sounds a little bit more like something else than provocative.....

We don’t know how the latest workers became infected.

In WA they didn’t have proper PPE, weren’t supplied it and the protocols were woefully lacking.

In VIC it appears the GH worker did everything right and it just happened.

In all the recent NSW breaches there was also no suggestion any of the known cases from quarantine workers did anything wrong.

Ah well that's WA off the table for quite a while for anyone in Victoria as well then

Can’t wait for the screechy WA press conference attacking NSW and VIC for.... taking all of these returned travellers?

 

[jakeseven7]

Ah well that's WA off the table for quite a while for anyone in Victoria as well then

Surely WA will be getting close to learning this is the new normal by now and both VIC and NSW have demonstrated several times their ability to manage outbreaks....

 

[jakeseven7]

NSW and Victoria health alerts after new positive COVID-19 cases​

NSW and Victoria have been put on alert overnight after officials confirmed two new positive cases, with residents urged to check exposure sites.

Victoria posted an initial alert just before midnight, after a hotel quarantine worker at the Holiday Inn at Melbourne Airport tested positive to COVID-19 a day after returning to work and developing symptoms.

A “full public health response” is underway, with Holiday Inn Airport workers and others who are considered primary close contacts being contacted by Victoria’s Department of Health.

Earlier, NSW Health issued an alert for several venues after a returned traveller tested positive to COVID-19 two days after they were released from hotel quarantine.

There are new warnings for a number of venues in and around Wollongong and southern Sydney.

Residents in both states are urged to check for exposure sites.

Coronavirus live updates: NSW, Victoria health alerts after new positive COVID-19 cases

<p>NSW and Victoria have been put on alert overnight after officials confirmed new positive cases, with residents urged to check exposure sites. </p>

www.news.com.au

 

[andye]

Well I know nothing about the more recent case, but they indicated that the last HQ worker in Vic who tested positive had followed all protocols. And that was also after viewing extensive CCTV.

We know that virus is easily transmissible, and so the problem might more be the workplace rather than the worker.

However even the best trained worker can have lapses.

Also, and I don't know the answer, are they they employing Bangladeshi students, temporary visa holder in Vic Quarantine?

People have to eat and put a roof over their heads. I'm guessing HQ is not a job people are queueing up to do. As long as someone the language skills to be trained I don't see a problem