Covid 19 -

[CoupeKing]

You reap what you sow.

[CoupeKing]

Ship of fools! It's a ****** Clown Show.

If there is any form of intelligent life-form watching us....

We'd be their comedy channel.

[MITCHAY]

The vaccination rate is up quite a lot over the last few weeks, with more supply expected to come online.

It beggars belief how we don't have a case here yet touch wood. Our CM still on the bench waiting to be tapped in to join the lock down club

[zilo]

From Coupekings video link...a few posts up

China makes compulsory swabs for new arrivals.

[oldel]

Originally Posted by CoupeKing

Ship of fools! It's a ****** Clown Show.

If there is any form of intelligent life-form watching us....

We'd be their comedy channel.

Speaking of comedy, I've seen some good takes online, eg The Chaser:

Govt successfully slows down Delta outbreak by signing it up to the NBN
'I wish I was connected to 5G' says virus

We know you're all waiting for our take on Victoria's lockdown, but we're from NSW so it takes us an extra 3 weeks to respond to any Covid developments

[oldel]

Have you guys heard of the guy telling everyone the NSW case numbers the night before on tiktok? I only heard of it last night at 10pm and he put up 97 NSW cases last night which was right. I was suprised but then again NSW gov leak like a seive and tell journos at their fav rags and radio everything before they go live anyway.

I think they put up 111 cases for tomorrow. No point watching the 9AM briefing, you can get your info the night before. If he's right again now we can both be suprised - no, not really, they set it at 8pm cut off then do nothing until 9am the next day rather than try find up to the minute new info for sydney-siders as that way is too hard, requires work before 9am...

Do you think they'll cancel future state of origin between Qld and NSW? Surely from now on it's going to be between NSW and Vic?

[Charliewool]

Powerful stuff….
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CRVbLyxnLQ1/

[DJR-351]

Originally Posted by Charliewool

Powerful stuff….
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CRVbLyxnLQ1/

You would have to be a heartless **** not to feel for her and those in a similar situation.....

[T3rminator]

Originally Posted by oldel

Have you guys heard of the guy telling everyone the NSW case numbers the night before on tiktok? I only heard of it last night at 10pm and he put up 97 NSW cases last night which was right. I was suprised but then again NSW gov leak like a seive and tell journos at their fav rags and radio everything before they go live anyway.

I think they put up 111 cases for tomorrow. No point watching the 9AM briefing, you can get your info the night before. If he's right again now we can both be suprised - no, not really, they set it at 8pm cut off then do nothing until 9am the next day rather than try find up to the minute new info for sydney-siders as that way is too hard, requires work before 9am...

Do you think they'll cancel future state of origin between Qld and NSW? Surely from now on it's going to be between NSW and Vic?

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/re...65a5b5935ec77a

He has done it 3 days in a row, and has had a call from the NSW Health department asking him to stop But he won't.... Obviously has a contact inside, cos he can't "calculate" Vic's numbers.

State of Origin? Does Vic even have enough players to field a team? Back many years ago, 91,000 came out to the MCG to watch QLD vs NSW. There is the appetite for it.

Originally Posted by Charliewool

Powerful stuff….
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CRVbLyxnLQ1/

They aren't getting support? Why not? Sounds odd. These are the people I want my tax dollars to support, not Gerry Harvey.

It has spread to baccus marsh, barwon heads, and now to ballarat.

[slowsnake]

Originally Posted by CoupeKing

Ship of fools! It's a ****** Clown Show.

If there is any form of intelligent life-form watching us....

We'd be their comedy channel.

No, not comedy channel, it's beyond that now, looks like we are going down and as usual, no divine intervention


Cheers Billy.

[slowsnake]

Originally Posted by zilo

From Coupekings video link...a few posts up

China makes compulsory swabs for new arrivals.

That's to give you the virus not detect it, they already have it, maybe even invented it, or designed it, like a pair of Levi Jeans, the Chinese just love to "share", such generous folk they are

Could be karma!


Cheers Billy.

[LG17]

Got my first shot of AZ yesterday. They finally made it available in town.
Didn't feel a thing but I was pretty crook last night.
High temperature, chills, shakes, nausea so the porcelain got a decent workout, and no sleep.
Feel like crap (bus ran over me type of crap) and have a pretty big headache.

[Yellow_Festiva]

Originally Posted by Charliewool

Powerful stuff….
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CRVbLyxnLQ1/

But... it's not a race.

That gaggle of polies going to 'secure' the Brisbane Olympics should be put at the very end of the waiting list for their return.

Totally unnecessary travel and into a Covid hotspot.

Then, they need to apply to their own government agencies pleading their case for return.

Shame on all of them for rubbing it in our faces.

Absolutely and utterly disgusting.

I'm not allowed to visit my mum, but if my GF lived next door I could go there every day.

[Yellow_Festiva]

Originally Posted by DJR-351

You would have to be a heartless **** not to feel for her and those in a similar situation.....

You want heartless - listen to talkback during the day. Every day people call wanting to see dying parents or extremely sick partners or even their new born babies and are knocked back.

Only to get a quick approval after the department is publicly SHAMED into granting it by the media.

How many go unnoticed because they don't get the help of the media?

[DJR-351]

Originally Posted by Yellow_Festiva

You want heartless - listen to talkback during the day. Every day people call wanting to see dying parents or extremely sick partners or even their new born babies and are knocked back.

Only to get a quick approval after the department is publicly SHAMED into granting it by the media.

How many go unnoticed because they don't get the help of the media?

Well aware of the situation mate, my comment was on this particular issue, I don't have to provide comment on them all!

I have a mother going down hill in WA, I know exactly what's going on.

[slowsnake]

Originally Posted by DJR-351

Well aware of the situation mate, my comment was on this particular issue, I don't have to provide comment on them all!

I have a mother going down hill in WA, I know exactly what's going on.

Sorry about your mother mate, but are you actually in WA or you live elsewhere?
And is that what's stopping you seeing her!


Cheers Billy.

[DJR-351]

Originally Posted by slowsnake

Sorry about your mother mate, but are you actually in WA or you live elsewhere?
And is that what's stopping you seeing her!


Cheers Billy.

I live in Qld.

[slowsnake]

No worries, your location is listed as Australia.


Cheers Billy.

[russellw]

Data valid as at 00:00 GMT July 16th 2021.

Note: As not all Australian States report at the same time, the data below is based on the previous full day reporting.

113 new cases for Australia and no deaths so the CMR is 2.884%.

9 new cases and no deaths for NZ so CMR is 0.928%.

The UK had a higher 51,273 cases yesterday and lower 49 deaths for a CMR of 2.412%.

A higher 38,785 new cases in the USA yesterday and higher 460 deaths sees CMR at 1.789%.

Other notable points:
Global cases pass 190M, the last 1M in 2 days;
The last 4 days have seen global case number back over 500k / day;
Africa sets a new daily high of 48,278 cases;

British Virgin Islands (391);
Senegal (738);
Algeria (1,197) - the previous high on 24/11/20;
Fiji (1,405);
Libya (2,876);
Kazakhstan (5,648); and
Thailand (9,692)

... all recorded new daily highs; those in blue for the second consecutive day and those in red for a third or more consecutive day.

Ireland moves above the 90th percentile for the 10 day period while no countries drop below.

[Charliewool]

What’s it been? ONE covid death this YEAR ( for the entire of Australia)?
It’s friggin nuts!
Hospitals overflowing with cases?
Funeral homes unable to cope?
“Gold standard” “Platinum standard”, whatever feckin standard…. Your all been takin for a ride!
Meanwhile empty planes carting pollies off to Olympics, or to “mucho important” meetings, or ferrying celebrities in…. Whilst Joe Blow can’t go more than 5ks from his home?
Got up for gigs, this whole fiasco…,

[T3rminator]

Chatting to a mate in London, the whole of England get their freedom day on Monday. This means ALL restrictions are lifted...caps, masking, everything. However there is one remaining controversy, they are still required to use QR code to check into venues.

Apparently they still require people to isolate for 14 days if they are positive or a "close contact", even for the fully jabbed. This has prompted a lot of people to delete the NHS app, and electing to manually enter "donald duck" details.

Not sure how this is going to work. Opening up will mean Covid will be everywhere, are they going to isolate the whole country?! Interesting test case coming up on what to do and what not to do once we are ready to open up.

[Itsme]

Originally Posted by T3rminator

Chatting to a mate in London, the whole of England get their freedom day on Monday. This means ALL restrictions are lifted...caps, masking, everything. However there is one remaining controversy, they are still required to use QR code to check into venues.

Apparently they still require people to isolate for 14 days if they are positive or a "close contact", even for the fully jabbed. This has prompted a lot of people to delete the NHS app, and electing to manually enter "donald duck" details.

Not sure how this is going to work. Opening up will mean Covid will be everywhere, are they going to isolate the whole country?! Interesting test case coming up on what to do and what not to do once we are ready to open up.

If most of the population is vaccinated then what more can you do? get on with life is what they doing and most of the population just want to do that.
Same here get the people vaccinated and open up our borders instead of locking us all the time.

[T3rminator]

Originally Posted by Officemanager

If most of the population is vaccinated then what more can you do? get on with life is what they doing and most of the population just want to do that.
Same here get the people vaccinated and open up our borders instead of locking us all the time.

Yep, its an odd policy, I can see everyone getting pinged to isolate in the first 2 weeks.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...SHORTAGES.html

Regarding the tiktok lady, she is not getting much sympathy given her comments as recent as June.

https://twitter.com/lilzzzza/status/...845290499?s=20

[b0son]

Originally Posted by T3rminator

Regarding the tiktok lady, she is not getting much sympathy given her comments as recent as June.

Nor should she.

I dont feel too sorry for restaurants. They've had ample time to get their delivery business sorted, no excuses now.

And as for construction workers crying poor... cry me a river. Friends who were doing reno projects over the last few months have complained they cant get anyone to show up unless you're paying way over the going rate and paying cash. Tax cheats are the last people I want to be supporting.

[Yellow_Festiva]

Not looking good.

Rolling truck blockade right outside Aldi Bankstown all horns blazing...

Police pulled over one.

My brother is in the construction game, told me all work sites closed next 2 weeks?

Haven't been looking at the covid updates today.

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[T3rminator]

Not looking good for Vic either. New exposure site listed - Lygon st pub during the EURO 2020 final.

18 of the 19 today have been out in the community.



Tuesday easing of restrictions ain't looking good. I reckon they'll ask for another week.

Interesting that the Syd removalists that started the Vic outbreak spent 5 hours with a family in SA, apparently not wearing masks either, but did not infect anyone. Tin foil hat time.

[Itsme]

Originally Posted by T3rminator

Not looking good for Vic either. New exposure site listed - Lygon st pub during the EURO 2020 final.

18 of the 19 today have been out in the community.



Tuesday easing of restrictions ain't looking good. I reckon they'll ask for another week.

Interesting that the Syd removalists that started the Vic outbreak spent 5 hours with a family in SA, apparently not wearing masks either, but did not infect anyone. Tin foil hat time.

Easing of restrictions for next Tuesday was always going to be doubtful from the start and you being a Victorian should should know better how it works here in Melbourne. I will predict it will take about the same time or more than what we endured last time for restrictions to ease.
The rural regions may see some restriction lifted early but not before next Tuesday, our government masters often offer false hopes.

[T3rminator]

Originally Posted by Officemanager

Easing of restrictions for next Tuesday was always going to be doubtful from the start and you being a Victorian should should know better how it works here in Melbourne. I will predict it will take about the same time or more than what we endured last time for restrictions to ease.
The rural regions may see some restriction lifted early but not before next Tuesday.

Ya...I'm forever hopeful. 2 weeks with no one moving around should be enough to weed out the infected and ring fence the close contacts. Hopefully.

Just can't see how we are going to avoid having further lock downs going forward. Its either let it rip or just more of this. And with close to 10% hospitalisation rate in NSW, its getting quite depressing. Keep calm and carry on.

[Citroënbender]

Originally Posted by Yellow_Festiva

…My brother is in the construction game, told me all work sites closed next 2 weeks?

Yes, in theory. They’ve given grossly insufficient time for this part of their decree, if people suffer losses in consequence I think they will have good grounds for a claim against the government.

The clowns next to me (re)dug strip footings all morning, some of their (re)work is in the neighbour’s “zone of influence” so he could go them for future cracking if it’s not poured ASAP. And, open roofs on major renovations - you’re not going to put a blue poly tarp on it and then expect to resume in a fortnight. Even if you have access to builders’ tarps it may be that they can’t supply soon enough to comply with the requirements.

[Yellow_Festiva]

Originally Posted by Citroënbender

Yes, in theory. They’ve given grossly insufficient time for this part of their decree, if people suffer losses in consequence I think they will have good grounds for a claim against the government.

The clowns next to me (re)dug strip footings all morning, some of their (re)work is in the neighbour’s “zone of influence” so he could go them for future cracking if it’s not poured ASAP. And, open roofs on major renovations - you’re not going to put a blue poly tarp on it and then expect to resume in a fortnight. Even if you have access to builders’ tarps it may be that they can’t supply soon enough to comply with the requirements.

What a bloody disaster......

Roof would probably be able to be finished to the most basic of standards under the 'emergency work' provision?

Looking at the fine print. I'm also not allowed to go to work now?

I live in the Canterbury - Bankstown LGA and work a few days casual teaching and a few nights in the city at the front desk of an apartment complex.

Schools closed, both probably deemed non essential.

Emailing my boss now for clarification.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-...ined/100301642

What a poorly worded article.... no wonder people are confused. Flicking back and forth with the rules.

Until now, authorities had encouraged everyone in Greater Sydney and its surrounds to work from home if they could, but the definition of who was an essential worker was left up to employees and businesses to decide.

That's changing. From 11:59pm on Saturday, people in the LGAs of Fairfield, Liverpool and Canterbury-Bankstown are able to leave those areas for work.