Corona Virus

What should you do if you don't understand a coronavirus joke ? Be patient....:( Sorry

The young ones are also seemingly not as susceptible to this virus. As long as social distancing and hygiene protocols are followed there shouldn’t be any significant risk (unless the child is in a risk group eg Immune system compromised).

I’ve just spent the day speaking with the Government Health teams, working on site protocols and prevention measures. It’s a serious thing - but nothing we can’t beat with some simple behaviours.

And therein lies the problem - convincing people to not be so ****ing selfish for about 2-4 weeks of their lives.

Just turned off the highway to see a local footy club room fully occupied with a bunch of morons all having a beer and a laugh.... selfish bar stewards!

I was talking to the manager of a bottle shop today who reckons the next stage is they will go drive through only.
He said the problem at the moment is that customers pick up bottles, leaving their germs on them, and then put them down for the bext person to pick up and acquire their germs.
So my advice would be not to take the front bottle, but pick the one at the back, which might be germ free.
He also said there is a lot of stockpiling of alcohol going on. While I was there a woman came in and bought 30 bottles of Jack Daniels - 30 bottles!
I was also talkng to a student paramedic who is in his final year here in Tassie who said he has just accepted an offer by Ambulance Victoria of a contract to move over there and work. It includes Ambulance Victoria signing him off for his final year of study, which is.mainly work experience.
So Ambulance Victoria must be preparing for a lot of ambos to go down sick and for a spike in demand.

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Originally Posted by Saitch

Don't forget the strawberry yoghurt! 🤮

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I'll pick the strawberries now, all we need is a cow.

I see hairdressers are still open. I wonder how you cut someone's hair while staying 1.5 metres away. Do hairdressers need Go Gadget robot arms?

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Originally Posted by windsock

For those interested in the NZ Govt covid strategy, a link to the PMs speech to Parliament today when she declared a National State of Emergency and the issuing of An Epidemic Notice. We are collectively pretty thankful apparently with a poll released indicating a very strong support for the measures about to become reality at midnight.

State of Emergency: PM's full speech

We'll see what it all looks like on the other side.

I hope this passes muster with the mod's :rulez:

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OK by me, simply reporting an event, without a political opinion from the poster.

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Originally Posted by gofish

1. Nail salons, hair salons, waxing center and tanning places are closed. It’s about to get ugly out there.

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No mention of knocking shops! :eek2:
I'd have thought they were prime suspects for sharing communicable diseases.

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Originally Posted by DiscoMick

I see hairdressers are still open. I wonder how you cut someone's hair while staying 1.5 metres away. Do hairdressers need Go Gadget robot arms?

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Hairdressers can only have 30 minute appointments, with disinfection between them, something to do with self esteem, and morale. Apparently.

I had the same thought this afternoon, it seems like an obvious omission. (Re the houses of ill repute that is)
Regards,
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Originally Posted by DiscoMick

He said the problem at the moment is that customers pick up bottles, leaving their germs on them, and then put them down for the bext person to pick up and acquire their germs.

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Pales into insignificance to the handling of fruit and veg at fruit shops and supermarkets - people coughing over your tomatoes and testing how firm the avos are - I cannot believe some food goods (particularly those that are eaten raw with skins) are still allowed to be sold without packaging.

Years ago self serve salad bars had to be removed from supermarkets because of the poor hygiene habits of some people.

Garry