Covid 19 -

[Polyal]

Originally Posted by T3rminator

This is what a lot of outer staters don't get. Victoria is 3 times more densely populated than say NSW, who is the most populated state in the country. And the way people travel and socialise here need to be factored in. Weren't there cases already in regional areas, with one quite close to the NSW border? We didn't go into lock down when the Northern Beaches leaked into Vic because the chap got tested early.

The localised shut down in the Northern Beaches worked because there were what, 2 or 3 bridges going in and out lol. Try localise a shut down here, different ball game. You'd have to set up the ring of steel again. Vic Pol isn't resourced to do it.

Can't lose? You mean can't win. Shut down, they get slagged to high hell as they are now, and massive hit to the economy. No shut down, it spreads, "oh they are murderers". I don't think they are coming out smelling like roses out of this one. Votes are going out the door.

Also, we keep praising ourselves for how well we have handled the pandemic in comparison with other countries, yet we keep criticising the way we respond when there is a leak.

Would like to see some stats on that but I CBF fact checking myself either, but, sure greater Melbourne is dense but so its outer sydney and they had localized lockdowns and didnt stop the whole state.

This situation will not going away from a long long time, so is this how we will react for a handful of cases?

The ONLY reason Australia is not like the rest of the world is because of that ocean around us. I would guarantee if we were closer to the rest we would be screwed...we are not special or better we are just luckier due to location.

I DGAF about any state, or have no allegiance to a party, but good old NSW isnt as sharp as they think either..why?

I caught the last plane out of Melb Friday morning 0630, all *3* of us on the QANTAS flight (thanks QANTAS, that must of cost you a shedload)...

All I did was my online border permit and guess what...free to wander where ever the hell I like. The only "check" from anyone was a CV officer in Sydney who checked my phone so briefly that it could have been a pornhub membership acceptance green tick...or anything else..they barely checked it.

Since then I, off my own bat;

Got a CV test once I got back to Tamworth
Self Isolated
Got negative test yesterday
Will get another test done tomorrow

NOT ONCE did NSW heath contact me about what I should be doing..I checked online and just followed that.

So how is it that I travel from a "hot zone" and the only check I get is a BS online form that I could have fudged anyway.

No temp checks, no checks or follow ups to see what I was planning etc

Now I have another 12 days at home (potentially infecting my family and my inlaws who are here for 2 weeks..LOL) and again no one is checking. We will monitor everyone but they are all out and about free as a bird and I confirmed this with NSW health hotline, they dont have to test or isolate unless symptoms present .

So I am thankful NSW has some flexibility...but this whole thing is as loose as goose and its only sheer luck it has not got a decent hold in the community.

But to stop a person mowing someone's lawn, who is by them selves and no contact with anyone due to a couple of cases in a CBD is reckless and will ruin people...it has to stop.

Also need to ease up on the political BS here, they are all a bunch of retards and I dont know what to do with that but to sit and see them take the easy route and not have a bit of a think about how else we can manage it is appalling, they get paid to much to do otherwise...a bunch of work experience kids could do the same right now.