Thread: Corona Virus

Originally Posted by NavyDiver;[URL="tel:3097583"

3097583[/URL]]Never had a tweeter account. It all seemed too much for me. Getting it all out in a few characters seemed just a little superficial.

Did you see the French Covid health pass? Suspect once the vaccines are available to everyone we might have a similar system.

A new Covid health pass has come into effect in France amid a surge of new infections.



From Wednesday, people need proof of vaccination, a negative test or recent recovery from Covid to enter most museums and cinemas.



Later lawmakers will debate whether to extend its use in August for entry to cafes, restaurants and shopping malls.


It comes the day after Health Minister Olivier Véran announced 18,000 new infections in just 24 hours.


This was compared to fewer than 7,000 cases a day last week, a surge of 150%, as the highly contagious Delta variant spreads throughout the country

Not nice re the significant escalation in France either. It is a numbers game sadly. The more people that have it the more dead people is a clearly established issue we hopefully can avoid here.

Covid vaccine passports are inevitable in Australia and worldwide.

Originally Posted by SpudHeadTed

Covid vaccine passports are inevitable in Australia and worldwide.

its registed in mygov, but not useful as yet.

Originally Posted by SpudHeadTed

The thing is that many Land Rover owners use their vehicles to drive around the country (continent) as citizens for work, not just recreation. The restriction of which is supposedly an inalienable right for citizens. Being denied that right has nothing to do with having citizenship revoked.

Understandably in the current circumstances (covid travel restrictions) the majority view their rights being curtailed as an inconvenience, however there are many whose entire careers and livelihoods require regular interstate (and international) travel. The restriction of which has not really been factored into any support programs - especially if you happen to live outside a red zone ie: ineligible for covid payments even if your interstate income has evaporated.

The National and International travel restrictions are affecting citizens rights and livelihoods in many ways that remain unrecognised. Restrictions on domestic road travel for work (not just freight drivers) in Australia is a huge overlooked factor in the current Covid19 context. Those of us who use our vehicles as work tools enabling interstate careers are severely affected, not only within the lock down period but also in the long term planning of projects.

Both interstate and overseas travel can be done with the right permits - even now. Whether or not you'd get that approval would depend on quite a few things. If you're Dad's just been killed in a car accident and you need to attend the funeral and you're fully vaccinated and test negative - no, you won't get a permit, but if you're a removalist with covid - yep, no problem...

Lots of people can't work at the moment and have lost their jobs - not just those requiring interstate and OS so what's the difference? Why open up things any more - it's a cluster **** anyway with things 'locked down' - we'll never get through this if every other person has an exemption.

Originally Posted by NavyDiver

Never had a tweeter account. It all seemed too much for me. Getting it all out in a few characters seemed just a little superficial.

Did you see the French Covid health pass? Suspect once the vaccines are available to everyone we might have a similar system.

A new Covid health pass has come into effect in France amid a surge of new infections.



From Wednesday, people need proof of vaccination, a negative test or recent recovery from Covid to enter most museums and cinemas.



Later lawmakers will debate whether to extend its use in August for entry to cafes, restaurants and shopping malls.


It comes the day after Health Minister Olivier Véran announced 18,000 new infections in just 24 hours.


This was compared to fewer than 7,000 cases a day last week, a surge of 150%, as the highly contagious Delta variant spreads throughout the country

Not nice re the significant escalation in France either. It is a numbers game sadly. The more people that have it the more dead people is a clearly established issue we hopefully can avoid here.

Our own Govn't is already talking about such a pass, although they're calling it a passport. They'll have to get their fingers out re vaccination before they can do that though.

Originally Posted by cuppabillytea

Our own Govn't is already talking about such a pass, although they're calling it a passport. They'll have to get their fingers out re vaccination before they can do that though.

Yes they will, otherwise it will only be politicians and celebrities in shopping malls. Oh..... wait...... they don't go to shopping malls. Unless there in an impending election.

I reckon when whatsherface gets back to Qld from Tokyo, put her on Mud Island for her 14 days of quarantine.

What would really make me laugh would be at 6pm when all those unmasked people at the super spreader event in South Bank and other places, get the announcement that ............

.......... "The winner is Germany".

Originally Posted by Eevo

its registed in mygov, but not useful as yet.

Nothing in MyGov is useful.

Two Qld companies , Ellume , and Anteotech, have developed covid home testing kits , with Ellume securing a $300 Million deal with the US defence dept., and Anteotech has entered European and SE Asian markets with their Eugeni rapid test kit. There is talk of the home test kits being approved in Australia, and the Eugeni kits are expected to be widely distributed once approval has been gained.

COVID testing kit a hit overseas but banned at home (inqld.com.au)