Thread: Corona Virus

Originally Posted by 4bee

Can you not BSB bank it to their account?

Our local pharmacy delivers to homes up to 5miles radius, maybe your might as well if they are in the Village.

I know of no way to BSB to theire account without phone or internet banking, and I use neither. (And mobile does not work here)

Nearest chemist is 60km away, and nobody delivers here. Nearest bitumen is 17km from my gate, and the creek crossing frightens most people away (4wd only if it rains, which it is at the moment). The village only has a rural supplies store, and I understand it has shut or almost so.

Originally Posted by sashadidi

We get briefings every day in hospital in New Zealand from various counteries [snip]

Where abouts are you in NZ? Great to have your views, just never realised they were in an NZ context.

Originally Posted by JDNSW

I know of no way to BSB to theire account without phone or internet banking, and I use neither. (And mobile does not work here)

Nearest chemist is 60km away, and nobody delivers here. Nearest bitumen is 17km from my gate, and the creek crossing frightens most people away (4wd only if it rains, which it is at the moment). The village only has a rural supplies store, and I understand it has shut or almost so.

G'morning JD, your place sounds awesome. Sorry to hear the situation has issues with context at the moment. Hope someone local can assist. My brother lives remote NZ and he wrote, on facebook recently something along the lines of "you know you live remote when self-isolate means no change required." or something to that effect.

I used to live in remote bush hunting camps here in NZ and I used to get 'care' packages (bread, real milk, toilet paper, newspapers etc) dropped off by helicopter hunters when they saw camp smoke about, they'd drop in for a brew (cuppa billy tea - two sugars/milk). Are there any flyers local to you who could drop a package off on their way past? Payment still an issue but .... Just looking at how big the square is to think outside it.

With last nights discussion around interpretation of numbers, this is a discussion being held elsewhere too.

Covid 19 coronavirus: Why it's too tempting to believe the Oxford study on coronavirus - NZ Herald

Originally Posted by ChookD2

This is not the way I read it and I don't believe it is the way Inc intended it to be read. I'll break it down.

There is x number infected (total) from that numer there is one of two outcomes, recovery and death. Yes it sounds a bit morbid.

Inc is indicating that from all the RECORDED cases that have had an outcome then 6.56% have died. And on the global figures from the total infected, those that have had an outcome, the death rate is 18%..

I have added the uppercase word to your quote to show how I understand the data.

And because so many have it and have not been recorded as having it (That is likely based on how it spreads and how little of the population has been tested) and because the percentages of those who had an outcome and died were only those who tested as positive, the death rate versus recovery rate is misleading. The only figure that counts is the percentage who died of all of those with the disease. Otherwise the numbers are skewed.

Cheers

Originally Posted by JDNSW

As I am over seventy, I'm supposed to stay at home. However, I can see a problem (not very soon, I'm right until just after Easter). My nearest neighbour is over 4km away, and he has no landline and mobile phones mostly don't work there (has to go up the hill to the shearing shed to make a call).

It is 6km to the village - I've got a nephew there, but he doesn't have a four wheel drive and is supposed to be isolating because of his health. It is 60km into town. I have a friend there who has offered to run errands for me - but he has his father and both his parents in law living with him (plus four kids) and they are all older and sicker than me, so I don't want to get him to run any risks for me.

And, even if I do get someone to do the trip to town for me, how do I pay them (I don't do internet banking). And how do I get my prescriptions in to the chemist? And this is not going to help me get my flu shot if it is available by then.

I live alone, but then I have done so for twenty years, so that doesn't worry me. And the phone and internet work here, although the mobile is a bit dodgy.

It looks like you will have to make the choice of taking the risk in going to get your prescriptions/flue jab yourself or learn how to do internet banking (you obviously have internet connection there) or maybe forgoing some of your medications if possible for a while.

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Originally Posted by JDNSW

I know of no way to BSB to theire account without phone or internet banking, and I use neither. (And mobile does not work here)

Nearest chemist is 60km away, and nobody delivers here. Nearest bitumen is 17km from my gate, and the creek crossing frightens most people away (4wd only if it rains, which it is at the moment). The village only has a rural supplies store, and I understand it has shut or almost so.

How about Tele-health? It starts today for everyone.



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