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Coronavirus
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Better than 363 but still not great. It would be good to see a lower number again tomorrow which may just show some minor evidence that the lock down measures are starting to work.
if test results are still taking up to a week, wouldnt that mean that we might not see the lock down have full effect for another week?
i think also numbers steadying, which they arent quite yet, would show the lock down is having already having a positive effect. without the lock down it would reasonable to assume the numbers would keep growing exponentially.
Not sure. Delayed results might be the exception rather than the rule, with maybe a slowdown on Sundays.
Sutton said the numbers should go down this week, so it will be a major concern if they bump up above 400 again.
VIC
New Cases: 246, plus 29 being reclassified (275)
Total Cases: 5942
Active Cases: 2913 (up 76).
1 death (39 Total).
26,588 tests (1,331,774 Total)
NSW
New Cases: 20
Total Cases: 3588
Active Cases: 86 (up 14).
0 deaths (51 Total). Note: NSW Government website says 51 deaths, other sites say 49.
21,167 tests (1,202,252 Total)
Note: Reclassifications can occur for a number of reasons, but usually they are due to false-positives or duplicate notifications.
New Cases: 246, plus 29 being reclassified (275)
Total Cases: 5942
Active Cases: 2913 (up 76).
1 death (39 Total).
26,588 tests (1,331,774 Total)
NSW
New Cases: 20
Total Cases: 3588
Active Cases: 86 (up 14).
0 deaths (51 Total). Note: NSW Government website says 51 deaths, other sites say 49.
21,167 tests (1,202,252 Total)
Note: Reclassifications can occur for a number of reasons, but usually they are due to false-positives or duplicate notifications.
This chart illustrates how the other states have essentially had the virus pegged since the end of April. NSW of course is a concern of late.
University dropout says wearing masks is not backed up by the science.
Seriously Bolt is a divisive *smile*.
Seriously Bolt is a divisive *smile*.
To that I'll just post the Mask & *smile* analogy again for Bolt and anyone resisting the urge to wear masks when outside of the home. Dumbs it right down for everyone and makes plenty of sense.
Other than the sense of de-personalisation and in turn its vague allusion to communism, I don't really understand the reluctance to wear masks while we get through this.
It's become political. The US turned it into a political/ideological thing. The brainless Australian MAGA cheer squad are trying to bring that same sentiment in to Vic, because Dan's a communist, socialist fascist.
Hopefully the bulk of the population tell them to *smile* off
I know Trump resisted but I didn't hear that reasoning spelt out. Just that it's a greater cultural imposition in the west than, say, Asia.
Have a chat to any Americans you know. I've chatted to a few, through work and personal connections, some even who voted Trump last time around. They've all said the mask thing in the US is political. Democrats pushing for them, MAGA Republicans resisting. Following their leaders lead.
Are you kidding? It's now a badge of being a MAGA Republican. It's seen as infringing the Constitution. Trump fed this and the GOP is so scared of him they fell into line. It's only now that cases and deaths continue to grow that some in the GOP are jumping off the bandwagon. Meanwhile it's up to state governors and even smaller municipalities to try to promote and enforce this, all the while being undermined by mixed messages from Trump and his cronies.
As Baloo says the pattern is now being followed here, albeit with much less traction. Denigrating science and making vague allusions to "Communism" or "cultural Marxism" is a standard conservative trope now.
This will be Darwinism at it's finest.
Choose to not wear a mask because you are a *smile* and Caucasian, cop a fine and live with an increased chance of catching Covid and transmitting it to others.
Or, wear a mask and maintain high levels of personal hygiene and reduce your risk of getting the Corona virus.
A mask looks to be a pretty reasonable request.
Choose to not wear a mask because you are a *smile* and Caucasian, cop a fine and live with an increased chance of catching Covid and transmitting it to others.
Or, wear a mask and maintain high levels of personal hygiene and reduce your risk of getting the Corona virus.
A mask looks to be a pretty reasonable request.
Just to share a personal story here.
My thoughts about how restrictions have been handled in this state are well documented, so I won't go into that again.
Last week my school reopened to senior students. As I said at the time, it seems to me to be the most backwards decision possible given the circumstances. VCE students are completely capable of learning in an online environment. For the majority of them, at this stage in their high school lives, they are pretty much as knowledgeable, well educated and skilled as they will end up. The only reason to bring them back is because the state and universities don't won't to deal with the complexities of perceived lack of inequality in university entrance requirements.
It makes me furious that university entrance is dictating public health at the moment. There are so many ways around this, from interviews, to entrance exams, to folio work, to simply letting all kids do the course they want to do (which may be necessary with the lack of international students anyway). But instead, we are prioritising a largely irrelevant, and already biased ranking, over peoples lives.
I chose last week to get a COVID test on Sunday, knowing that waiting the 3-5 days for the result would mean that I could teach remotely for a slightly more extended period. I did this, feeling fairly confident that the state would soon change it's decision and allow VCE students to learn remotely. While this was happening, I wrote a number of letters to our school leadership, outlining my concerns and suggesting our own course of action.
Our school elected to, acting within the operating documents that were provided to us, reduce some of the face to face requirements that VCE students might have in a week, by holding some classes remotely. The department then came over the top and said that was not allowed. Fine. We acquiesced.
While I was teaching from home, I was toying with the decision to refuse to come back at all. However, I realised how unfair this was on my colleagues at the school, because even though I was running the classes from a computer, it is required that a teacher be in the room while the students are at school.
This meant that my friends and workmates at the school were picking up 'extras' to cover my class, exposing themselves more frequently, and eating into their own time.
So I had an ethical debate with myself. I don't believe it's safe to be at school, but by electing not to go, I increase the risk to a colleague of mine.
I decided that this was not an appropriate solution, so, as my result came back negative last Wednesday, I chose to go in on Thursday and teach my class.
Last night, I get an email at midnight. A student at our school is confirmed positive. They were at the school last week.
This leads me to think a number of things. Were they in my class? (confidentiality means we're not allowed to know). Was I in close contact? (won't find out until the department does contact tracing - there are delays currently). Have I protected myself by avoiding Monday through Wednesday? Has doing that put a friend of mine at risk? Has going in on Thursday meant that I've exposed myself and my infant daughter?
Is this worth a *smile* ATAR?
My thoughts about how restrictions have been handled in this state are well documented, so I won't go into that again.
Last week my school reopened to senior students. As I said at the time, it seems to me to be the most backwards decision possible given the circumstances. VCE students are completely capable of learning in an online environment. For the majority of them, at this stage in their high school lives, they are pretty much as knowledgeable, well educated and skilled as they will end up. The only reason to bring them back is because the state and universities don't won't to deal with the complexities of perceived lack of inequality in university entrance requirements.
It makes me furious that university entrance is dictating public health at the moment. There are so many ways around this, from interviews, to entrance exams, to folio work, to simply letting all kids do the course they want to do (which may be necessary with the lack of international students anyway). But instead, we are prioritising a largely irrelevant, and already biased ranking, over peoples lives.
I chose last week to get a COVID test on Sunday, knowing that waiting the 3-5 days for the result would mean that I could teach remotely for a slightly more extended period. I did this, feeling fairly confident that the state would soon change it's decision and allow VCE students to learn remotely. While this was happening, I wrote a number of letters to our school leadership, outlining my concerns and suggesting our own course of action.
Our school elected to, acting within the operating documents that were provided to us, reduce some of the face to face requirements that VCE students might have in a week, by holding some classes remotely. The department then came over the top and said that was not allowed. Fine. We acquiesced.
While I was teaching from home, I was toying with the decision to refuse to come back at all. However, I realised how unfair this was on my colleagues at the school, because even though I was running the classes from a computer, it is required that a teacher be in the room while the students are at school.
This meant that my friends and workmates at the school were picking up 'extras' to cover my class, exposing themselves more frequently, and eating into their own time.
So I had an ethical debate with myself. I don't believe it's safe to be at school, but by electing not to go, I increase the risk to a colleague of mine.
I decided that this was not an appropriate solution, so, as my result came back negative last Wednesday, I chose to go in on Thursday and teach my class.
Last night, I get an email at midnight. A student at our school is confirmed positive. They were at the school last week.
This leads me to think a number of things. Were they in my class? (confidentiality means we're not allowed to know). Was I in close contact? (won't find out until the department does contact tracing - there are delays currently). Have I protected myself by avoiding Monday through Wednesday? Has doing that put a friend of mine at risk? Has going in on Thursday meant that I've exposed myself and my infant daughter?
Is this worth a *smile* ATAR?
really tough predicament CT.
ive said it before, I didnt have a strong enough constitution for teaching, even in the old normal.
I salute teachers.
