Australian Reports of the Virus Spread

[HappyFlyerFamily]

States everywhere will be trying to enact laws now about 'lying to a government official'. Beware of unintended consequences.

Perhaps. Is it a figment of my imagination or was there the counterpoint of being able to talk about criminal activity to contact tracers - the key being the contact? Sort of like I heard you must tell the ATO about prostitution/drug enterprises in terms of income.

 

[Pushka]

I heard SA Police is looking at all conduct, even well prior to getting COVID to see if they can make any offence stick.

There has been talk of lines....

 

[RooFlyer]

It look like Tas adopted WA and Qld trigger points. Any local case.

I'd have to look back but I'm sure that wasn't the professed viewpoint?

You are correct. When Tas opened the borders they said they accepted that there would be outbreaks in other states, but very unlikely that a carrier would be a visitor to Tas if the other state caught it fast enough. So they have blown the first test. Again, IF the belief was a very virulent strain, maybe a justifiable call. But why now keep the quarantine up? They all should have been tested at day 3 of their lock up.

 

[flydoc]

There is now an enquiry and given the Police Commissioner was directly caught up in the lie, well, watch this space. 12 detectives from various major crime areas and an Assistant Police Commissioner in charge.

Make that 20 detectives...

'Every avenue' to be used to charge coronavirus-infected pizza worker who lied to contact tracers

South Australian police form a taskforce to investigate all of the information provided to coronavirus contact tracing teams after an unnecessary lockdown of the entire state.

www.abc.net.au

 

[flydoc]

the NT have absolutely rocked decision making for borders!! Love them to pieces

Although they have had their own mini debarcle there this week:

NT Government should have had 'iron clad' plan to deal with Alice Springs quarantine overflow, minister says

The Territory Families Minister says the Government lacked formal arrangements with hotels to quarantine an influx of arrivals from South Australia as COVID-19 chaos struck Alice Springs earlier in the week.

www.abc.net.au

 

[jakeseven7]

It look like Tas adopted WA and Qld trigger points. Any local case.

Hasn’t NSW had a local (community transmission) case and Tassie didn’t SLAM their borders shut for that?

 

[antycbr]

The SA tourists ordered into quarantine are going to have to stay there and serve out their sentence.

Take-out. If you come to Tasmania, and an outbreak occurs in your home state after you left, be prepared to spent 2 weeks in a hotel room.

Would be interesting to see this challenged in court. At the very least the SA residents must not be charged for their incarceration.

But meanwhile, the collapse of the country formerly known as Australia continues.

 

[Pushka]

Make that 20 detectives...

'Every avenue' to be used to charge coronavirus-infected pizza worker who lied to contact tracers

South Australian police form a taskforce to investigate all of the information provided to coronavirus contact tracing teams after an unnecessary lockdown of the entire state.

www.abc.net.au

It's a bit like how many people does it take to change a lightbulb. I thought police resources were fully stretched with Covid duties.

 

[RooFlyer]

At the very least the SA residents must not be charged for their incarceration.

Yes, they aren’t being charged.

 

[lovetravellingoz]

Down to only one active case now.

And only one hospitalisation.

 

[Pushka]

So now I am curious @drron. Yesterday you sent the link that you'd received stating that SA had a particularly nasty version of the virus and needed fast action as it was a super infectious one and we were in the fourth or fifth generation after just a few days. The liar incident seems to have precipitated that thought. I believe (could be wrong here) Prof Spurrier stated that genomic testing had confirmed similar. Now, yesterday, Prof Spurrier confirmed that we were still thankfully, just at the second generation. And contacts and second contacts all isolated. (As are we still in lockdown until midnight tonight) So, where exactly does this leave us here? Was that information correct or well

A briefing here at 10.30 SA time. I expect there will be more positives, possibly up to 17, in the known cluster group.

 

[jakeseven7]

So now I am curious @drron. Yesterday you sent the link that you'd received stating that SA had a particularly nasty version of the virus and needed fast action as it was a super infectious one and we were in the fourth or fifth generation after just a few days. I believe (could be wrong here) Prof Spurrier stated that genomic testing had confirmed similar. Now, yesterday, Prof Spurrier confirmed that we were still thankfully, just at the second generation. And contacts and second contacts all isolated. (As are we still in lockdown until midnight tonight) So, where exactly does this leave us here? Was that information correct or well

A briefing here at 10.30 SA time. I expect there will be more positives, possibly up to 17, in the known cluster group.

The SA CHO is looking a little bit flimsy now.... but they can always blame the dodgy pizza parlour again for the errors

 

[Pushka]

Just one positive but as the partner of a previous positive they have been in isolation for a few days.
They do expect more in the close contacts.

19,000 tests done in SA yesterday. Results for non urgent ones in around 28 hours. Priority ones in a couple of hours.

The next week will tell if it’s gone into the general population. 5,200 in 14 day isolation. Multiple tests on that group.

The Pizza guy is a 36 year old legally here on a student visa that expires in December. So not a young guy at all. He only told the truth when detectives and not tracers spoke to him.

 

[HappyFlyerFamily]

Hasn’t NSW had a local (community transmission) case and Tassie didn’t SLAM their borders shut for that?

True. NSW keeps bubbling along at 1 mystery case (Turning into a handful of local linked cases) every two weeks or so (NSW is due one now).

May be Tasmania regarded the changed amount (from zero to over 10 on one day) to be significant enough to making SA medium risk. Or perhaps Tas haven’t noted (Or regarded) all new cases these past 2-3 days have already been quarantined/isolated as proof the outbreak is under control.

 

[HappyFlyerFamily]

Just one positive but as the partner of a previous positive they have been in isolation for a few days.
They do expect more in the close contacts.

19,000 tests done in SA yesterday. Results for non urgent ones in around 28 hours. Priority ones in a couple of hours.

The next week will tell if it’s gone into the general population. 5,200 in 14 day isolation. Multiple tests on that group.

The Pizza guy is a 36 year old legally here on a student visa that expires in December. So not a young guy at all. He only told the truth when detectives and not tracers spoke to him.

So the lying worker probably breached student visa? I read a report it was a teenager - seems that was wrong. Oh well, looks like visa cancelled and on to next flight out of Australia.

 

[jase05]

So the lying worker probably breached student visa? I read a report it was a teenager - seems that was wrong. Oh well, looks like visa cancelled and on to next flight out of Australia.

He is on a temporary graduates visa which permits work. Not sure if there is any limits or restrictions attached. I would guess he may be going home early

 

[Pushka]

He is on a temporary graduates visa which permits work. Not sure if there is any limits or restrictions attached. I would guess he may be going home early

Once out of quarantine and testing negative I’d suggest. Hopefully he doesn’t do the appeals thing.

So apparently they are still investigating how it breached the medi hotel and journalists now asking pertinent questions.

 

[RooFlyer]

I trust those here who are always banging on (and on, and on and on ...) about<"biased conservative media"> Vs "<other>" ones are happy about the coverage in those outlets criticising and even excoriating the SA Govt et al about the recent goings-on in that state. Being such fans, they no doubt have read and viewed all this for themselves

 

[RooFlyer]

Or perhaps Tas haven’t noted (Or regarded) all new cases these past 2-3 days have already been quarantined/isolated as proof the outbreak is under control.

They would have noted, but their obsession with maintaining their 100+ day 'perfect record' over-rides everything else - to hell with the consequences.

 

[jakeseven7]