Australian Reports of the Virus Spread

[jakeseven7]

Watching Gladys comparing numbers in NSW to Florida and foreshadowing ongoing restrictions even at 80% double vaccinated.

Today might be the day governments lost the public...

Mmm try a couple of weeks ago I think.

 

[lovetravellingoz]

And many times safer than what you do by entering more than one other peoples household to give care, some of whom arent fully vaccinated.

The care of my parents and disabled brother is not a discretionary matter. Though we do manage it to minimise risk.

My parents live on a farm and have no interaction with anyone else during lockdown apart from my sisters and I. The exceptions have been when some hospital visits for medical procedures were required and some medical emergencies where I have had to attend along with paramedics. Our visits to provide care are limited and in lockdown it is mainly the one sister. And in a lockdown they only go out for medical reasons or to obtain food. Food rarely, as we get much of it delivered. And there are tasks that are now beyond them.

With my disabled brother I have regularly assisted him with care. However one designated sister (different that the one who is the primary carer for my parents) was his prime carer, plus his professional carers. Since Feb as he had deteriorated he is now at a facility which I can only visit when they are not in lockdown. The one exception was when it was required that he have a dental appointment, and such medical appointments can now only progress if I or one my sisters is with him at all times as otherwise he will refuse treatment.

 

[jakeseven7]

This happened in Bondi, but with coughtails instead (so Bondi!)... I think all of the businesses concerned had to close for 14 days.

Happened in Brisbane too, around my neighbourhood! It was all over social. They just didn’t get caught.

 

[lovetravellingoz]

If NSW Health were concerned about it, they'd make a rule against it.

They put in the rule about only one person shopping at a time (I saw Woolworths refuse entry to one member of a couple yesterday).

You're free to live your life as you see fit, but you can't enforce your rules on others.

I am pretty sure that Dr Chant is advocating for people to minimise their interactions.

Dr Chant stressed vaccination was “not a silver bullet” and the only way to stop Delta was to “decrease our interactions with others if we are going to stop the spread”.​

 

[justinbrett]

I am pretty sure that Dr Chant is advocating for people minimise their interactions.

Dr Chant stressed vaccination was “not a silver bullet” and the only way to stop Delta was to “decrease our interactions with others if we are going to stop the spread”.​

It's probably best for all forum members not to be pointing fingers at each other especially when they live in different states. Posts have been removed for a lot less.

 

[HappyFlyerFamily]

I am pretty sure that Dr Chant is advocating for people to minimise their interactions.

Dr Chant stressed vaccination was “not a silver bullet” and the only way to stop Delta was to “decrease our interactions with others if we are going to stop the spread”.​

It's probably best for all forum members not to be pointing fingers at each other especially when they live in different states. Posts have been removed for a lot less.

The NSW CHO has asked for people to follow the spirit and intent of the rules.

If someone wants to follow the rules as written that is their prerogative. I think everyone is so over it now.

 

[justinbrett]

The NSW CHO has asked for people to follow the spirit and intent of the rules.

If someone wants to follow the rules as written that is there prerogative. I think everyone is so over it now.

Yep, compliance is between them and the respective state. We don't need AFF members commenting on other members personal lives.

 

[HappyFlyerFamily]

Yep, compliance is between them and the respective state. We don't need AFF members commenting on other members personal lives.

I guess its going both ways - it usually is.

 

[somebol]

As a resident of Canberra, we have been very lucky up until recently. Canberra in winter is not your favourite destination due to the coughpy temperatures, and that played in our favour until recently.

As a result, ACT Government became more and more complacent with enforcing social distancing and gathering sizes and now this has happened. Yes people may have assumed it was just a winter flu. But in the absence of community reminders, many would have just kept working from home.

My daughter's high school was an exposure zone, so now our entire family is housebound (Quarantine) for two weeks. A negative COVID test is meaningless and just means we don't become a primary contact. Meanwhile, I'm the only one who can work from home, with my wife an aged care worker and two adult sons working essential jobs, all stuck at home waiting for the end of 14 days. I even had some essential travel to SA booked that is now hosed.

Sorry to hear that.

Please let me know if you need anything, I am happy to do a shopping run and drop off to your house.

 

[dajop]

Can't we just start a new thread called "coughing and moaning about government response to the pandemic" to allow people to vent?

And separate that out from "Australian Reports of the Virus Spread"?

 

[justinbrett]

Can't we just start a new thread called "coughing and moaning about government response to the pandemic" to allow people to vent?

And separate that out from "Australian Reports of the Virus Spread"?

This thread will never get to 30K if we do that

 

[HappyFlyerFamily]

Dozens of guests at an engagement party held in breach of Melbourne’s strict lockdown laws have been handed staggering fines.

The 69 people who attended the party in Caulfield, where guests openly mocked restrictions, will be slugged $5500 each.

“That’s over $350,000 worth of fines, so it’s an expensive engagement party,” Police Commissioner Shane Patton told reporters on Monday.

“That’s what we’re going to be doing moving forward.”

Footage of the event, which was allegedly held last week, prompted outrage after it was circulated online.

Staggering cost of illegal engagement party

Dozens of guests at an engagement party held in breach of Melbourne’s strict lockdown laws have been handed staggering fines.

www.news.com.au

 

[lovetravellingoz]

Vic Cases today.

It was initially reported early this morning as 22 cases, but only 17 linked cases. That is 5 mystery cases.

However in better news most of the mystery cases reported earlier today have now been linked.

So there are now just two mystery cases in the period reported on and as they are linked to each other in the one household it is now only one new mystery transmission chain as one person will most likely have infected the other, or both from the mystery source. So effectively now there is just one new mystery case in the 24hrs to midnight last night.

And also the "highest risk" close contacts of these two people have all tested negative. Though they will be in quarantine for 14 days.

ABC News: Breakdown of the 22 new Victorian cases​

• 11 associated with Al Taqwa- College — four students plus seven household members
• One is associated with Caroline Springs Shopping Centre – a household contact
• Two are associated with original Newport cluster
• Two are associated with Glenroy West Primary School — one student, one household member
• One is associated with Dandenong case announced on Sunday
• One is positive case from St Kilda East social gathering (The engagement party)
• Two cases from Lygon Street tower — They are in the same household and are mystery cases
• Two cases from Altona North, who have been linked to Newport cluster.

 

[HappyFlyerFamily]

ABC blog

ACT does not want politicians to come back to Canberra due to outbreak​

The ACT's Chief Minister says it would be "preferable" if politicians stayed away from Canberra due to the COVID-19 crisis.

Parliament is due to sit next week and given the current outbreak, questions have been asked about whether it should go ahead.

The ACT has extended its lockdown until Sept 2, after 19 new coronavirus cases were recorded today.

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr said he spoke to the Prime Minister and Opposition Leader about his position.

"My preference would be that they [politicians] don't [return] unless they absolutely have to," he said.

"If they did, it would need to be a very minimal sitting and absolutely covid safe.

"Now is probably not the time for federal parliament to return."

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese conceded that the current outbreak in Canberra and interstate makes the situation complicated.

"It will be very difficult to get people here in order for Parliament to sit," he told reporters in Canberra.

"I am of the view that Parliament should sit wherever possible, our democratic processes are important but where it's not possible, we've always been cooperative..in terms of rescheduling any parliamentary sittings that are required."

No final decision has been made on what will happen next week.

 

[Must...Fly!]

"Now is probably not the time for federal parliament to return."

I would argue the exact opposite. At least if they developed outcomes to improve the situation in the nation going forward.

 

[drron]

Maybe those in government are not so intelligent?

The problem with political jokes is that they often get elected.
I was told this was said by Winston Churchill but there are several reputed authors.

 

[jb747]

Based on her comments today it's still not over even with a vaccine.

Will that really be a choice that she, or any other premier actually has? If they aren't going to take their knees off the collective throat at that magic 70-80%, then it might be a reasonable assumption that they never are. Their power only exists whilst the public allow them to have it, and that would seem to be such a major breech of public trust that they might find the public suddenly ungovernable.

 

[antycbr]

Will that really be a choice that she, or any other premier actually has? If they aren't going to take their knees off the collective throat at that magic 70-80%, then it might be a reasonable assumption that they never are. Their power only exists whilst the public allow them to have it, and that would seem to be such a major breech of public trust that they might find the public suddenly ungovernable.

People thought that the protests were big in Sydney a few weeks ago. They have no idea what is coming if they don't honour the bargain.

 

[lovetravellingoz]

Cases in Dubbo continue to mount:

Western NSW is facing an “incredibly scary and concerning situation” with nearly 100 active cases of COVID-19 across the local health district, and numbers expected to rise.​

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Scott McLachlan, chief executive of the Western NSW LHD, said on Monday the region’s health resources are stretched with two patients hospitalised as the outbreak, mostly affecting the Indigenous community, grows.​

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Mr McLachlan said the majority of 98 active cases in the western NSW local health district are Aboriginal, and about 40 per cent are children aged between 10 and 19.​

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Dubbo remains the epicentre of the outbreak, with 95 of the region’s active cases (and 32 out of Monday’s 35 new cases), and 49 of the region’s 57 venues of concern located in the town. But in recent days there have been positive cases in Mudgee and Orange; and the first case has now appeared in Bourke.​

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Dubbo MP Dugald Saunders said there are major concerns about potential spread of the virus at an athletics carnival on Friday with “many students and staff involved”, where a positive case has been confirmed.​

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“We are going to see this situation continue to grow,” he said. “It is incredibly scary and concerning. We desperately need to stop the virus spreading in the next three, four, five days.”​

‘Sobering and concerning day’ as Dubbo hurtles towards 100 cases

Western NSW is facing an “incredibly scary and concerning situation” with nearly 100 active cases of COVID-19 across the local health district, and numbers expected to rise.

www.smh.com.au

 

[Princess Fiona]

Cases in Dubbo continue to mount:

Western NSW is facing an “incredibly scary and concerning situation” with nearly 100 active cases of COVID-19 across the local health district, and numbers expected to rise.​

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Scott McLachlan, chief executive of the Western NSW LHD, said on Monday the region’s health resources are stretched with two patients hospitalised as the outbreak, mostly affecting the Indigenous community, grows.​

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Mr McLachlan said the majority of 98 active cases in the western NSW local health district are Aboriginal, and about 40 per cent are children aged between 10 and 19.​

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Dubbo remains the epicentre of the outbreak, with 95 of the region’s active cases (and 32 out of Monday’s 35 new cases), and 49 of the region’s 57 venues of concern located in the town. But in recent days there have been positive cases in Mudgee and Orange; and the first case has now appeared in Bourke.​

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Dubbo MP Dugald Saunders said there are major concerns about potential spread of the virus at an athletics carnival on Friday with “many students and staff involved”, where a positive case has been confirmed.​

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“We are going to see this situation continue to grow,” he said. “It is incredibly scary and concerning. We desperately need to stop the virus spreading in the next three, four, five days.”​

‘Sobering and concerning day’ as Dubbo hurtles towards 100 cases

Western NSW is facing an “incredibly scary and concerning situation” with nearly 100 active cases of COVID-19 across the local health district, and numbers expected to rise.

www.smh.com.au

And IIRC this outbreak was started by Corrective Services/ Justice Health releasing a prisoner to make his own way home into a vulnerable community with a Covid Swab result pending ?

Has anyone at the pressers asked any questions about this ?
Because a harsher lockdown / ring of steel/ permits/ curfews and what not would have had no effect here.