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...

[davidc4430]

South Australia coronavirus cluster grows again as pizza bar link confirmed

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-26/new-cases-parafield-coronavirus-cluster-as-pizza-link-confirm...

[davidc4430]

Victoria hits 28 days with no new coronavirus cases or deaths

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-27/victoria-coronavirus-zero-cases-28-days-elimination/12925674

how the tables turn

now everyone wants to be in victoria

[countessalmirena]

The relief is almost tangible, rather like having a very tight corset untied.

I think we're "doing all right".

[rogevibe]

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@lalbo-81 wrote:

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@rogevibe wrote:

looks like a vaccine is going to be released soon - but has not one step in the safelty process been missed - namely testing on vaccine company employees ? Particularly senior management , supervision and majority share holders 

But of course waiting for official approval.... 

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Why would you expect the employees to be used for testing purposes? Or the shareholders? 

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  Something to do with endorsement  - as evidenced by the enthusiatic mass uptake by flushed with success company employees 

[lalbo-81]

That's a very strange way of thinking, since most drug companies employ people for testing, and anyone affiliated with the company would get the vaccine through a doctor, just like the rest of the world does. Working for any company doesn't automatically mean endorsing their product, why would you expect that? 

  When i was young, I worked in a cereal factory. I didn't eat or endorse their product, and it wasn't a requirement for the job. My children didn't eat it either, sugary cereal has never been allowed in my home as a meal. 

[davidc4430]

Sweden's coronavirus plan failed to stop the virus, and a vaccine may not be enough to 'rescue' them, experts warn

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-28/sweden-paid-too-high-a-price-with-its-rogue-coronavirus-polic...

[davidc4430]

South Australians urged to get tested after coronavirus-positive patient breaks quarantine

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-29/sa-issues-list-of-coronavirus-hotspots-infected-man-visited/1...

another moron in our midst

[countessalmirena]

I'm sorry that a South Australian has behaved badly. We certainly had some bad virus behaviour in Melbourne; that frustrated the rest of the Melbournians who stuck with the health advice even when it affected us personally.

Our Victorian victory over the COVID-19 wave is a triumph well-deserved for most Victorians and an undeserved blessing to those who flouted the rules.

           

I hope that the quarantine-flouter doesn't precipitate further cases.

[davewil1964]

Always gonna have people who believe the rules don't apply to them. Otherwise we wouldn't have gaols.

[countessalmirena]

That's depressingly true, and I shake my head like one of those wobble-head dolls when I consider that it's part of what goes into the sort of modelling that was used. It's anticipated that a certain percentage of people will not comply with the health advice.

I would have them flogged with nasopharyngeal swabs and forced to listen to endless repeats of "You're no good".