This flu is Armageddon on our doorstep!

[Tom68]

NSW, SA, WA and QLD have all managed localised lockdowns.

As for getting the cops on board, given their eagerness to arrest pregnant mothers and the like, I doubt that would be an issue.

There's no way to spin this, Dan seem more interested in his personal power trips and grandstanding than actually doing his job.

and Vics done it, been through the last Ring of steel many times, daily infact, it's a bullshit ring easily avoided and I'm sure that's true for other States to, don't get me wrong the Moron and his cronies are fkng Victoria hard, not to mention raiding the federal coffers at a disgusting rate.

[Tom68]

The bullshit rhetoric about the Holiday Inn UK strain is about how fast it travels, not forgetting it has no means of self propulsion.

It's so fkng fast we're up to 14 cases, seems pretty fkng slow to me.

[Tom68]

Not sure if she said Jan or maybe she could see the future and it's Dan, works best on loop play.

[tmac450]

I'm going to assume that the larger number of cases of the more virulent strain being detected is the motivation behind the shut down of the whole state.

Andrew's admitted that the pace that the UK strain moves at would be too much for the contact tracing to keep up with. That and the inability to enforce lockdown's in some areas and not others.

Whether this is acceptable or not good enough, I can't say as I don't pretend to know what the governments capabilities are in this area. However, I think he is being as transparent as possible in this instance. He's leaving himself open to criticism, by acknowledging what he thinks is possible and not possible for the sake of the public good.

I have said all along I would prefer our leaders to over react than under react, and I stand by this.

A 5 day lock down will be chump change compared to the cost of a prolonged wide spread lockdown if it gets out of control and infection spreads to the other states.

To believe he's being transparent and his 'admission' that the UK strain moves faster, would mean you'd have to ignore the fact that NSW & QLD have already been trough and successfully contained UK and South African variants with local/regional lockdowns.

Sorry, there's no polishing this one.

Short local lockdown and better quarantine management yes. Locking down areas like Mildura, hell no.

[poper]

I think Vic Dan is getting ready for winter, he may have the miles under his belt by then, maybe thats what he is hoping , where's the others will caught out with their knickers around their ankles . The next 8 months[here] could be the worst ever in this pandemic .

[Tom68]

I think Vic Dan is getting ready for winter, he may have the miles under his belt by then, maybe thats what he is hoping , where's the others will caught out with their knickers around their ankles . The next 8 months[here] could be the worst ever in this pandemic .

He's monumentally fkd everything else up so he might as well lock us down for Winter starting now.

[newlite]

He's monumentally fkd everything else up so he might as well lock us down for Winter starting now.

SO just a question , what would you do if you were in his position with all his responsibilities

[Tom68]

SO just a question , what would you do if you were in his position with all his responsibilities

We wouldn't be here if I'd been in his position.

P.S. I have zero that's ZERO interest in having his job.

[Jimmy]

those poor folk who have small business and pressure, **** it must be hard on them.

Sadly our gov has chosen big business and BLM and anti Oz day over ANZACs, small business owners and regular people,...it dont matter if you are lab or lib...this is wrong and i dont think it aligns to traditional values of either party...its just wrong.

[normanator27]

SO just a question , what would you do if you were in his position with all his responsibilities

Excellent question. I know the question wasn't directed at me, but I'd be erring on the side of caution. Each and every time.

[Tom68]

Good question Bec.

If they try and lump the whole incident on the Nebuliser this'll keep happening, takes nothing more than a room with a high Viral load in a modern Hotel to infect more people.

[pk]

Mutant Strain May Not Be As Infectious As First Thought:

Expert Microbiologist Professor Peter Collignon says the mutant COVID strain appears to spread faster but it’s still not clear if the virus has changed or if was people’s behaviour a month ago

Apparently we have few people in Hospital throughout Australia and even fewer in ICU - mostly of the vulnerable demographic as seen earlier . .

[Tom68]

Mutant Strain May Not Be As Infectious As First Thought:

Expert Microbiologist Professor Peter Collignon says the mutant COVID strain appears to spread faster but it’s still not clear if the virus has changed or if was people’s behaviour a month ago

Apparently we have few people in Hospital throughout Australia and even fewer in ICU - mostly of the vulnerable demographic as seen earlier . .

May turn out to be less virulent as well, people that get it get less symptoms so have more contact with other people without even knowing they have it.

[Tom68]

I've said before the test results being positive or negative are subjective but people are happy to claim I'm wrong.

Well here we go again, they couldn't decide if she was positive or negative, chose to go with negative WTF, yet claim they know what strain it is based on genomics, fkng Morons.

Dan stayed at home and let his Muppets bury themselves.

[pk]

- from The Australian :

A three-year-old child among new cases detected in Melbourne, but overwhelming majority of close contacts test negative, health authorities say.

20k + tests

- so perhaps this is not the UK (or any 'super') strain OR these so called extremely contagious variants are not so contagious after all the hype . .

*still no extra hospitalizations either