Coronavirus update

[davidc4430]

Coronavirus update: Formula One Grand Prix called off, Trump announces travel ban, Tom Hanks tests positive

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-12/coronavirus-live-updates-mclaren-lewis-hamilton-travel-ban/12...

[rogespeed]

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@davewil1964 wrote:

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@rogespeed wrote:

Victoria's "hotel" quaratine program : approx cost  $195,000,000

Dept of Jobs , Precincts & Regions  $130,000,000

Dept of Health ,& Human Services  $52,288,000

Dept of Justice & Community Safety  $10,900,000

cost per person quaratined ?

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Cost per job saved? Health services not required? Lives saved?

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So much money spent and for what exactly ?  

[davewil1964]

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@rogespeed wrote:

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@davewil1964 wrote:

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@rogespeed wrote:

Victoria's "hotel" quaratine program : approx cost  $195,000,000

Dept of Jobs , Precincts & Regions  $130,000,000

Dept of Health ,& Human Services  $52,288,000

Dept of Justice & Community Safety  $10,900,000

cost per person quaratined ?

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Cost per job saved? Health services not required? Lives saved?

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So much money spent and for what exactly ?  

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Jobs saved. Health services not overburdened. LIVES SAVED.

Not to mention that most of that money would have been spent on wages, thus putting less of a burden on the welfare system.

It's Economics 101.

[chameleon54]

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@rogespeed wrote:

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@davewil1964 wrote:

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@rogespeed wrote:

Victoria's "hotel" quaratine program : approx cost  $195,000,000

Dept of Jobs , Precincts & Regions  $130,000,000

Dept of Health ,& Human Services  $52,288,000

Dept of Justice & Community Safety  $10,900,000

cost per person quaratined ?

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Cost per job saved? Health services not required? Lives saved?

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So much money spent and for what exactly ?  

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To try to put the genie back in the bottle after Dan Andrews hotel quarantine stuff up !

[davidc4430]

Victoria records tenth straight day of no new coronavirus cases or deaths

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-09/victoria-records-no-new-coronavirus-cases/12862406

[imastawka]

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/victoria-covid-hotspots-list-of-melbourne-and-regional-case...

[rogespeed]

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@davewil1964 wrote:

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@rogespeed wrote:

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@davewil1964 wrote:

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@rogespeed wrote:

Victoria's "hotel" quaratine program : approx cost  $195,000,000

Dept of Jobs , Precincts & Regions  $130,000,000

Dept of Health ,& Human Services  $52,288,000

Dept of Justice & Community Safety  $10,900,000

cost per person quaratined ?

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Cost per job saved? Health services not required? Lives saved?

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So much money spent and for what exactly ?  

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Jobs saved. Health services not overburdened. LIVES SAVED.

Not to mention that most of that money would have been spent on wages, thus putting less of a burden on the welfare system.

It's Economics 101.

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was only quaratine - 14 days in a hotel for individuals returning from overseas - what extra wages to consume almost 200 million ?

I suppose all is explained in the report 

[davidc4430]

Victoria records no new coronavirus cases or deaths, Melbourne locations on watch list

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-11/victoria-melbourne-record-coronavirus-zero-cases-deaths-again...

[rogespeed]

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@davidc4430 wrote:

Victoria records no new coronavirus cases or deaths, Melbourne locations on watch list

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-11/victoria-melbourne-record-coronavirus-zero-cases-deaths-again...

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To validate results the VIC Govt is now arranging effectively double blind testing of those within certain suburbs and encouraging also those with no symptoms to test   

[debra9275]

we've gone from over 20,000 active cases to 4...

from what I've seen of this virus.  it's frightening how quickly it can spread...  but very hard to get the numbers down once there's been a big outbreak. we had been in lockdown for over a month before there was even any change in the figures, which was a bit depressing

https://covidlive.com.au/vic

[rogespeed]

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@debra9275 wrote:

we've gone from over 20,000 active cases to 4...

from what I've seen of this virus.  it's frightening how quickly it can spread...  but very hard to get the numbers down once there's been a big outbreak. we had been in lockdown for over a month before there was even any change in the figures, which was a bit depressing

https://covidlive.com.au/vic

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All the more not to let the guard down to quickly