Coronavirus 4 - Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

[Jezza]

Daniel Andrews fined $400 for not wearing a mask outdoors

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-08/ ... /100523614

[stui magpie]

And make sure you have a current passport

https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-a ... 1c5d14c043

Shit, you nearly gave me heart failure. Mine is valid til mid 2023 ( I just frantically checked) so we should be free before then.

[stui magpie]

Daniel Andrews fined $400 for not wearing a mask outdoors

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-08/ ... /100523614

First time he's been held accountable, I'm surprised he didn't try "I can't recall" when asked why he wasn't wearing a mask.

Still, hopefully the fence is narrowing on Teflon Dan. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-07/ ... /100521078

[Dark Beanie]

And make sure you have a current passport

https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-a ... 1c5d14c043

Shit, you nearly gave me heart failure. Mine is valid til mid 2023 ( I just frantically checked) so we should be free before then.

Sorry .
My passport had expired but got it renewed last month.
Easy process, went online entered details and printed off renewal. Went to AustPost for photos and lodgement. Passport received in the mail 5 days later.

[Pies4shaw]

In Victoria:

Reported yesterday: 1,965 new local cases and 0 cases acquired overseas.
- 41,177 vaccines administered
- 73,443 test results received
- Sadly, 5 people with COVID-19 have died

[stui magpie]

No new community cases in QLD.

In NSW,

NSW has reported 11 deaths due to COVID-19 in the latest reporting period, as well as 580 new local cases.

The deaths were in three women and eight men, with one person in their 50s, one in their 60s, four in their 70s, two in their 80s and three in their 90s.

Four of the people were not vaccinated, three were fully vaccinated and four had received one dose.

Five people were from south-western Sydney, three were from western Sydney and three were from south-eastern Sydney.

Two of the deaths were at aged care facilities.

[Pies4shaw]

From NSW Health twitter:

One new case was acquired overseas in the same period, bringing the total number of cases in NSW since the beginning of the pandemic to 68,057.

....

There have been 425 COVID-19 related deaths in NSW since 16 June 2021 and 481 in total since the start of the pandemic.

There have been 62,384 locally acquired cases reported since 16 June 2021, when the first case in this outbreak was reported.

There are currently 812 COVID-19 cases admitted to hospital, with 163 people in intensive care, 75 of whom require ventilation.

And from the ABC blog:

The NSW cases by location
130 are from South Western Sydney Local Health District (LHD)

98 are from Hunter New England LHD

74 are from Western Sydney LHD

54 are from Illawarra Shoalhaven LHD

42 are from Sydney LHD

42 are from South Eastern Sydney LHD

41 are from Nepean Blue Mountains LHD

31 are from Central Coast LHD

20 are from Southern NSW LHD

17 are from Western NSW LHD

Nine are from Northern Sydney LHD

Seven are from Northern NSW LHD

Six are from Far West LHD

Four are in correctional settings

Five are yet to be assigned to an LHD

[What'sinaname]

I think everyone's getting bored with daily case numbers.

[stui magpie]

Case numbers are depressing. Here's some positive numbers, things to look forward to. Vaccination rates of over 16's.

Domain 1st dose % 2nd dose % Next Milestone
Vic 80+ 66 70% fully vaxxed in 12 days
NSW 90+ 70+ 80% fully vaxxed in 9 days
Aus 81.9 61.2 70% fully vaxxed in 12 days

Apart from anything else, you'd expect that everyone who's had 1 dose would go back for the second, so that pretty damn good numbers. It's just a matter of time now as long as people keep lining up to get their 5G upgrade.

[think positive]

Thank god for that!

So how will they police the unvaccinated? I can see it being pass the popcorn times,

[stui magpie]

^

To be honest, I've lost interest in what happens to the unvaccinated. Everyone with medical conditions that make Covid more deadly to them have had ample time to get vaccinated, the number of people who legitimately can't be vaccinated is minuscule, the rest make their choices and take their chances.

In the last 2 weeks I've seen some true heroes. People willing to spend time in PPE 24/7 for 14 days with young people in residential care. 1 was with some boys who were close contacts, thankfully all tested negative. The other is in day 5 with a young bloke who tested positive. Other people coming in and out, all knowing what they're in for, but 2 people volunteering to be the anchors. I could not be more impressed by both of them

[eddiesmith]

In case the recent explosion of cases wasn't proof enough, but Victoria has finally uploaded the data to Next Strain which shows that this outbreak is in fact seperate to the removalists so the outbreak was in fact growing at a far faster rate than the NSW one did.

[think positive]

^

To be honest, I've lost interest in what happens to the unvaccinated. Everyone with medical conditions that make Covid more deadly to them have had ample time to get vaccinated, the number of people who legitimately can't be vaccinated is minuscule, the rest make their choices and take their chances.

In the last 2 weeks I've seen some true heroes. People willing to spend time in PPE 24/7 for 14 days with young people in residential care. 1 was with some boys who were close contacts, thankfully all tested negative. The other is in day 5 with a young bloke who tested positive. Other people coming in and out, all knowing what they're in for, but 2 people volunteering to be the anchors. I could not be more impressed by both of them

Good read, and yeah I don’t care either, stupidity or selfishness, unless there us genuine reason, as with juniors friend who can’t until her lung damage us resolved, **** em!

[Pies4shaw]

In Victoria:

Reported yesterday: 1,890 new local cases and 0 cases acquired overseas.
- 39,861 vaccines administered
- 74,105 test results received
- Sadly, 5 people with COVID-19 have died

[Pies4shaw]

From NSW Health twitter:

NSW recorded 477 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.

One new case was acquired overseas and one was acquired interstate in the same period, bringing the total number of cases in NSW since the beginning of the pandemic to 68,523.

Sadly, NSW Health is reporting the deaths of six men who had COVID-19. Two were in their 50s, one in their 60s, and three in their 70s.

....

There have been 431 COVID-19 related deaths in NSW since 16 June 2021 and 487 in total since the start of the pandemic.

There have been 62,847 locally acquired cases reported since 16 June 2021, when the first case in this outbreak was reported.

There are currently 794 COVID-19 cases admitted to hospital, with 159 people in intensive care, 76 of whom require ventilation.