Wow, well done, but I suppose with no cases since 21 May they can do this. I hope their testing has been comprehensive.
Hopefully we can get to that point too, then we can go to the footy and unfurl the flag
DS
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Wow, well done, but I suppose with no cases since 21 May they can do this. I hope their testing has been comprehensive.
Hopefully we can get to that point too, then we can go to the footy and unfurl the flag
DS
Amen!Wow, well done, but I suppose with no cases since 21 May they can do this. I hope their testing has been comprehensive.
Hopefully we can get to that point too, then we can go to the footy and unfurl the flag
DS
Sweden admit failings in their approach
www.ft.com
Swedish expert admits country should have had tighter coronavirus controls
Shift comes as Stockholm promises a commission to investigate approach to pandemic
Sweden admit failings in their approach
Swedish expert admits country should have had tighter coronavirus controls
Shift comes as Stockholm promises a commission to investigate approach to pandemic
A gambling system that keeps losing money can only fight reality for so long. They have indeed been haughty but I get no pleasure from this mea culpa. The fact they are something of a European pariah for not sending aid to Italy supports the belief that their policy was in part dictated by lack of resources.
Where did you hear/read that, ToO...? I live in the UK and haven’t heard anything along those lines.
At what stage did either the NZ or AUST govt talk about eliminating the virus as the strategy when they imposed restrictions? It’s been a fantastic result/by product from the main strategy of saving lives.
I’ve had as much say in the strategy as others on here.
You’re still getting paid and telling the unemployed to suck it up?
Do you know how many people with addictions have fallen off the wagon in this time? Do you give a *smile* about them?
This is a difficult one as Belgium are saying they count more people as having died of COVID19 than other countries do, apparently they count deaths which look like COVID19 but are not confirmed by a test. There was an article in The Age Saturday I think.
I suspect the numbers from most countries are under-estimates. The numbers from the Spanish Flu 100 years ago are estimates, our numbers now are probably a lot better but far from accurate.
DS
It's a factor but I've got Victoria providing 66% of cases since May 1 (328/500). We're passing the torch around.
Just found this thread, thought I'd provide a quick update from Florida. Interesting times here. In our neck of the woods, you'd swear we had it beaten. Bars, restaurants open with some token restrictions. Shops open. Very few masks in sight (though in grocery stores and some other places they're mandatory). I was in LA just over a week ago (yep, I flew, plane was full... had no choice but it was bad), much more strict there, because they're still copping a hammering. I can only imagine how the riots might spark up even more cases. In summary, it appears that as a nation we're ok with 1000 deaths a day, but I notice the case diagnosis is flat and maybe trending a little up again.
I try not to be the Expat who bags the US but it's pretty *smile* up here right now. Coronavirus, protests, cops killing and injuring people daily. Oh, and there's a hurricane forming in the Gulf. I'd come home, but I'd rightly be thrown in quarantine for a couple of weeks - doesn't sound like a good holiday.
I try not to be the Expat who bags the US but it's pretty *smile* up here right now. Coronavirus, protests, cops killing and injuring people daily. Oh, and there's a hurricane forming in the Gulf. I'd come home, but I'd rightly be thrown in quarantine for a couple of weeks - doesn't sound like a good holiday.
A report on the WHO today in The Age which shows an organisation short on information and resources and fraught with internal politics. This is pretty much what I had heard. The wild theories of collusion between China and the WHO and them running the lab in Wuhan are just that, wild theories.
How to deal with China is the conundrum. The hammer won't work but it's definitely not easy, they are already denying this report
www.theage.com.au
How to deal with China is the conundrum. The hammer won't work but it's definitely not easy, they are already denying this report
WHO chief 'went too far' praising Beijing, as new report reveals coronavirus delays
Australia is backing the regional offices of the World Health Organisation while criticising Geneva amid new revelations about its mishandling of the coronavirus.
yes but Belgium has been really badly hit. I saw a new report recently of the PM driving somewhere with people turning their backs on him in the street.
Numbers by country can be misleading but the interesting thing for me is the US. They have the 9th highest death rate per capita in the world of countries over 1 million people but there are large parts of the US with really low death rates. When you look at the states it tells a story
New York 1550 deaths per million
New Jersey 1339
Connecticut 1119
Massachusetts 1038
The North east has been really bad. Would be interesting to compare it with Lombardy region of Italy as an example. New York state has a slightly lower population than Australia, their death rate is the equivalent of nearly 39,000 people dying here.
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Case count (10:30am)
6,567,058 cases
387,900 deaths (5.91%)
54,201 severe (1%)
3,166,553 mild (48%)
2,958,404 recovered (45%)
6,567,058 cases
387,900 deaths (5.91%)
54,201 severe (1%)
3,166,553 mild (48%)
2,958,404 recovered (45%)
Still out of control in Brazil. Over 27,000 new cases and 1200 deaths in the latest 24 hour period. The death toll will be the 3rd highest globally in a few days. It's end up as the 2nd highest country in both total cases and deaths behind USA.
Meanwhile 30,000 people have registered interest in attending a protest rally outside state parliament on the weekend. Surely not
This has the potential to undo everything we have achieved in containing this virus up until now. This has the potential to cause an explosion in the virus and that would be disastrous.
I really hope that's not the case but have grave concerns. The virus is still out there. No way you can achieve physical distancing in a crowd of 30,000 people.
Meanwhile 30,000 people have registered interest in attending a protest rally outside state parliament on the weekend. Surely not
This has the potential to undo everything we have achieved in containing this virus up until now. This has the potential to cause an explosion in the virus and that would be disastrous.I really hope that's not the case but have grave concerns. The virus is still out there. No way you can achieve physical distancing in a crowd of 30,000 people.
Meanwhile 30,000 people have registered interest in attending a protest rally outside state parliament on the weekend. Surely not
It's like giving up smoking for two months, proclaiming you're on the road to good health and embarking on a diet of junk food.
It was good to hear Andrews telling anyone thinking of going not to.Still out of control in Brazil. Over 27,000 new cases and 1200 deaths in the latest 24 hour period. The death toll will be the 3rd highest globally in a few days. It's end up as the 2nd highest country in both total cases and deaths behind USA.
Meanwhile 30,000 people have registered interest in attending a protest rally outside state parliament on the weekend. Surely not
I really hope that's not the case but have grave concerns. The virus is still out there. No way you can achieve physical distancing in a crowd of 30,000 people.
What sort of leadership is that if you're not going to enforce rules that apply to everyone else? My word for it is negligent.
May as well allow people to attend the footy next week.
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