Coronavirus - how's everyone doing?
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Re: Coronavirus - how's everyone doing?
6 new cases in NSW on the back of 3500 tests on Sunday. Lower numbers of Sunday testing as per usual.
Victoria 1 new case on the back of 7000 Saturday and Sunday tests.
Victoria considering coming into line with the rest of the state's and allowing golf. Maybe Victorian schools might reconsider their hard line stance on full term 2 closures. Sydney has opened the southern eastern suburbs beaches, Maroubra to Clovelly, for a run and dip only. Northern Eastern Subs beach closed - Bronte to Bondi. Will take a peek later today to see if this is creating cafe and promenade overcrowding.
Victoria 1 new case on the back of 7000 Saturday and Sunday tests.
Victoria considering coming into line with the rest of the state's and allowing golf. Maybe Victorian schools might reconsider their hard line stance on full term 2 closures. Sydney has opened the southern eastern suburbs beaches, Maroubra to Clovelly, for a run and dip only. Northern Eastern Subs beach closed - Bronte to Bondi. Will take a peek later today to see if this is creating cafe and promenade overcrowding.
Last edited by Beoz; Apr 19th 2020 at 10:39 pm.
#602
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Re: Coronavirus - how's everyone doing?
Zero cases in Queensland yesterday for the first time since the crisis began.
So that's seven cases across Qld, Vic and NSW.
WA reports its numbers much later, usually not until dinner time in the Eastern States.
So that's seven cases across Qld, Vic and NSW.
WA reports its numbers much later, usually not until dinner time in the Eastern States.
#603
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I'm off to Royal Perth hospital this morning, my mum and my son are both in there (neither with the coronavirus). Due to their infection protocols I'm not allowed to visit Mum, who's having a mastectomy this morning, but am allowed to visit my son for one hour as I'm his next of kin. I took him to their emergency dept. yesterday as he suddenly lost the use of his right leg and right arm. They think he has multiple sclerosis, he's 38.
The staff looking after both Mum and my son are brilliant and have put a lot of things in place to make sure patients and visitors are as safe as possible.
The staff looking after both Mum and my son are brilliant and have put a lot of things in place to make sure patients and visitors are as safe as possible.
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Weekend results should be taken with a grain of salt though.
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For all those who are not connected via FB, I got back to Australia yesterday all okay, after nearly 3 months stuck in central China on what was supposed to be a 3 and a half week holiday of a lifetime.
Now slumming it at the Sheraton Grand in Sydney for the next 14 days.
Now slumming it at the Sheraton Grand in Sydney for the next 14 days.
#606
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All the aisles in my Bunnings have a four person limit. I was trying to get to the tills from a back aisle, looking for one with only two people in. Finally walked down one with three, got half way down and a couple entered. As we went to pass I mentioned (politely) the four person limit and was called a ****ing Hitler. Ok then!
Yes, some people are just plain ignorant and rude for no reason other than it's their nature.
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I'm off to Royal Perth hospital this morning, my mum and my son are both in there (neither with the coronavirus). Due to their infection protocols I'm not allowed to visit Mum, who's having a mastectomy this morning, but am allowed to visit my son for one hour as I'm his next of kin. I took him to their emergency dept. yesterday as he suddenly lost the use of his right leg and right arm. They think he has multiple sclerosis, he's 38.
The staff looking after both Mum and my son are brilliant and have put a lot of things in place to make sure patients and visitors are as safe as possible.
The staff looking after both Mum and my son are brilliant and have put a lot of things in place to make sure patients and visitors are as safe as possible.
Do update us on your son's situation when you have time. Advances in medicine and technology have shown that, MS doesn't have to be the situation it was 30 years ago.
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So 14 nationally.
You are right about caution and hundreds just arrived today on mercy flights from India.
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sometimes you just have to call a twat a twat and damn the consequences. It looks like my stay in WA might be extended by another 6 months on top of my June finish time. If travel restrictions aren't lifted that'll be 9 months in total without seeing home. Probably going to get pretty tough for us but we'll get through it. I'm going to get a cleaning lady to my room once a day to tell me I'm wrong, just to make it feel like home.
#610
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Pardon if I sound skeptical about the figures in Australia being released as I wonder out of those hundreds from India, how many will actually be tested?
I arrived back in the country yesterday from China and was supposed be examined and tested as per Federal Government directive......out of 57 passengers only 5 or 6 were taken for further examination, before being placed on buses for the hotel. As a returning citizen I met the criteria for testing.The initial Q and A was verbally how do you feel? Do you have any coughs, fever, sore throat etc. PPE gear on the medics was minimal to say the least.
It was particularly humid inside the terminal, so after walking a fair distance, I was sweating a bit.....about the same amount as when the Zhongxiang Police called an ambulance with crew in hazmat gear just in case because of anomalous thermometer readings between the digital and old-style thermometer while I was waiting at a checkpoint because of a foul up with paperwork when I visited a friend after our cities were unsealed.
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An interesting article on the journey of the Magnifica. Your Premier also gets a plug.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-52350262
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Re: Coronavirus - how's everyone doing?
Pardon if I sound skeptical about the figures in Australia being released as I wonder out of those hundreds from India, how many will actually be tested?
I arrived back in the country yesterday from China and was supposed be examined and tested as per Federal Government directive......out of 57 passengers only 5 or 6 were taken for further examination, before being placed on buses for the hotel. As a returning citizen I met the criteria for testing.The initial Q and A was verbally how do you feel? Do you have any coughs, fever, sore throat etc. PPE gear on the medics was minimal to say the least.
It was particularly humid inside the terminal, so after walking a fair distance, I was sweating a bit.....about the same amount as when the Zhongxiang Police called an ambulance with crew in hazmat gear just in case because of anomalous thermometer readings between the digital and old-style thermometer while I was waiting at a checkpoint because of a foul up with paperwork when I visited a friend after our cities were unsealed.
I arrived back in the country yesterday from China and was supposed be examined and tested as per Federal Government directive......out of 57 passengers only 5 or 6 were taken for further examination, before being placed on buses for the hotel. As a returning citizen I met the criteria for testing.The initial Q and A was verbally how do you feel? Do you have any coughs, fever, sore throat etc. PPE gear on the medics was minimal to say the least.
It was particularly humid inside the terminal, so after walking a fair distance, I was sweating a bit.....about the same amount as when the Zhongxiang Police called an ambulance with crew in hazmat gear just in case because of anomalous thermometer readings between the digital and old-style thermometer while I was waiting at a checkpoint because of a foul up with paperwork when I visited a friend after our cities were unsealed.
One thing of note. In WA, at least, the restrictions on quantity of alcohol able to be purchased has been lifted.
Last edited by the troubadour; Apr 20th 2020 at 10:10 am.
#613
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Good luck with that. The hospitals have the situation well in hand so I imagine everything will be fine. Best wishes for a good result from the mastectomy.
Do update us on your son's situation when you have time. Advances in medicine and technology have shown that, MS doesn't have to be the situation it was 30 years ago.
Do update us on your son's situation when you have time. Advances in medicine and technology have shown that, MS doesn't have to be the situation it was 30 years ago.
#614
Re: Coronavirus - how's everyone doing?
Pardon if I sound skeptical about the figures in Australia being released as I wonder out of those hundreds from India, how many will actually be tested?
I arrived back in the country yesterday from China and was supposed be examined and tested as per Federal Government directive......out of 57 passengers only 5 or 6 were taken for further examination, before being placed on buses for the hotel. As a returning citizen I met the criteria for testing.The initial Q and A was verbally how do you feel? Do you have any coughs, fever, sore throat etc. PPE gear on the medics was minimal to say the least.
It was particularly humid inside the terminal, so after walking a fair distance, I was sweating a bit.....about the same amount as when the Zhongxiang Police called an ambulance with crew in hazmat gear just in case because of anomalous thermometer readings between the digital and old-style thermometer while I was waiting at a checkpoint because of a foul up with paperwork when I visited a friend after our cities were unsealed.
I arrived back in the country yesterday from China and was supposed be examined and tested as per Federal Government directive......out of 57 passengers only 5 or 6 were taken for further examination, before being placed on buses for the hotel. As a returning citizen I met the criteria for testing.The initial Q and A was verbally how do you feel? Do you have any coughs, fever, sore throat etc. PPE gear on the medics was minimal to say the least.
It was particularly humid inside the terminal, so after walking a fair distance, I was sweating a bit.....about the same amount as when the Zhongxiang Police called an ambulance with crew in hazmat gear just in case because of anomalous thermometer readings between the digital and old-style thermometer while I was waiting at a checkpoint because of a foul up with paperwork when I visited a friend after our cities were unsealed.
Welcome home
#615
Re: Coronavirus - how's everyone doing?
For all those who are not connected via FB, I got back to Australia yesterday all okay, after nearly 3 months stuck in central China on what was supposed to be a 3 and a half week holiday of a lifetime.
Now slumming it at the Sheraton Grand in Sydney for the next 14 days.
Now slumming it at the Sheraton Grand in Sydney for the next 14 days.