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15-10-2020, 01:15 PM | #31 | |||
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15-10-2020, 01:51 PM | #32 | ||
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I think you will find more people flew to WA from VIC than walk or drive....so yeah a border exists.
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15-10-2020, 02:31 PM | #33 | ||
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Do you have connections in high places, as I think that's what they'll be doing shortly.
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15-10-2020, 03:16 PM | #34 | ||
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Looks like your lot could be in a bit of trouble Trev with this Covid thing.When the sticky,smelly stuff hits the fan,it seems that no one is responsible.Some one from a known hotspot decides to go for a drive around,infect who knows how many,and gets let off any real penalty.As for public servants,most do 2 hours in their working life!1 hour to bull**** themselves into the job,and another hour filling in the forms for their retirement,everything else in between is just too hard.
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15-10-2020, 03:35 PM | #35 | |||
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In February it was used to house Australians who had been evacuated from Wuhan, and It's been in constant use since then, and as i mentioned in the other COVID thread we have crew from Vic/NSW that have to fly up 2 weeks prior to joining ship and have to do a 14 day quarantine there, it's all sectioned off to keep people/groups isolated so cannot be used to it's designed population size, although it does house more than most other facilities been used and by all accounts in better conditions. The other issue with the place is it's only got basic medical facilities, basically a First Aid station, but anyone that gets sick ends up in Darwin Hospital which is only 20 or 30 minutes away. My (only) point been all these calls to ship them off to the offshore detention centers is not feasible, these places are only designed for illegal immigrants and not designed at all to deal with pandemic type situations, they just do not have the medical infrastructure to deal with one, any of the detainees get seriously sick out at these places end up been medivaced to the mainland. I worked on a vessel that used to transport boat people/asylum seekers out to Christmas Island and the detention center is basic to say the least, it's not designed to hold returning Australians, it's basically a Prison as are Nauru and Manus (the added problem with Nauru/Manus centres is that they are in foreign countries) The whole hotel quarantine shamozle is rubbish, dedicated Quarantine facilities do need to be set up and it does **** me of that it's not happening, but they do need to be done right or we will still have the leaky band aid issues we have now.
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15-10-2020, 03:49 PM | #36 | |||
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15-10-2020, 03:53 PM | #37 | |||
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Mind you I could be chipped (tin hat brigade) as every time I walk past a radio the reception goes haywire. They must be listening.
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15-10-2020, 04:50 PM | #38 | |||
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A bit risky with setting up a highly infection disease quarantine station in NT IMHO. Indigenous community is the most vulnerable and I would really hate to see it break out. I really hope the ring of steel is made of Valyrian. Despite best efforts we have witnessed how it still leaks.
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15-10-2020, 04:55 PM | #39 | |||
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15-10-2020, 05:20 PM | #40 | ||
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Does it what - What Victoria?
WA was another to close their own borders - just sayin' Essential travel and FIFO are allowed - 14 days isolate would be a PITA. |
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15-10-2020, 05:53 PM | #41 | ||
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Interestingly in all this craziness, all (essential) West Australian crew that fly into Darwin to join ship (offshore oil & gas) are exempt from the 14 days isolation when they arrive, yet after a 5 week swing at sea (effectively isolated for 35 days) they fly back to WA and have to self isolate at home for 14 days, and to make sure they are following instructions the Police drop around randomly to make sure they are at home, big fine if not there....
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16-10-2020, 06:01 AM | #42 | |||
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and I have no idea what this rant is all about, truthfully
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16-10-2020, 07:10 AM | #43 | |||
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16-10-2020, 07:35 AM | #44 | ||
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what do suggest, a public flogging in the Mall in Maude St?
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16-10-2020, 10:13 AM | #45 | ||
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Tough one. I do agree there should be harsher penalties if you know you are positive, and you deliberate flout the rules knowing you are positive. Careless action with potential to cause bodily harm?
This wasn't the case though. The truckie was on the road when he was identified as a close contact, but he did break several rules and didn't tell the complete truth about it. $10k is a pretty hefty fine. But I believe if the matter goes to court it could be bumped up a lot higher. |
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16-10-2020, 11:59 AM | #46 | |||
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16-10-2020, 04:06 PM | #47 | ||
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yep, same idiot, he didn't 'fess up to being in Shepparton, I think they tracked him with his phone
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16-10-2020, 04:34 PM | #48 | ||
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Nah they got him with genome sequencing. You can tell who passed it to who with science. They traced it back to the Kilmore outbreak, then asked him again and he fessed up. Police may ask for his phone when they come knocking.
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16-10-2020, 05:31 PM | #49 | ||
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ahh, OK, they must have got that off the 3 people who tested positive. - thanks
The good news, at this stage there has been no more cases reported. I know one lady who was tested when it broke and she came back negative
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