Thread: Corona Virus

Originally Posted by windsock

SNIP

How many travelers are disembarking (not just transiting) in Aust each day? How is the traveler being managed? I am hoping this wasn't a very expensive lesson.

In April 17000 returning Australians and 2200 Visitors. 3401.0 - Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia, Apr 2020

Your figures look comparable to Aus, we seem to be getting a few cases a week (mostly in Sydney) from people in Quarantine. If you factor in that most people won't be travelling anyway (travel is down by ~99%) and those that are travelling probably believe that they are healthy now that the repatriation flights have finished.


All returning travellers are going into compulsory quarantine for two weeks, although there do appear to be a few exceptions such as the case in Adelaide recently. On the whole the exceptions seem to have been risk managed pretty well with those testing positive having been isolated from others when not in Quarantine.


Given that the case in question was in May we would have heard by now if they had infected anyone on their journey. SA'''s latest coronavirus case was granted travel exemption to visit dying relative, authorities reveal - ABC News

Regards,
Tote

Originally Posted by NavyDiver

On a less serious note "Coronavirus: Petition calls on UK to declare war on New Zealand 'then immediately surrender' "

UK ploy to get New Zealand'''s Jacinda Ardern to lead the UK

Yep, laughed at that yesterday. I say we accept Scotland and scuttle the rest...

Originally Posted by Saitch

At the moment, why is there any international toing or froing necessary? Surely, wanting to visit a sick or dying rellie, is not justification for taking the chance of creating a plane load of sick and/or dying persons.

I missed my much loved grandfather's funeral, due to circumstances beyond my control and the world kept turning.

I just can't think of a 100% legitimate reason for anyone to travel internationally, especially from Oz to places worse off.

Sorry to hear about you missing your grand-dad's funeral. Sad circumstances. World continues to turn albeit a bit wobbly thereafter for a while.

In answer to your question. Yep, no doubt about it. The repatriation of our respective nationals for sure should be allowed no matter what. Arrival needs to be managed to create a buffer between where they came from and home. If we cannot allow kiwis and aussies to return to their respective homes from lands inhospitable now due to the pandemic, we are a pretty messed up society. We need to be able to handle that. Peoples of both countries are well traveled. Let them return but on the understanding that they return under strict terms and conditions. We lived under such conditions longer than they are being asked to put up with.

Originally Posted by NavyDiver

On a less serious note "Coronavirus: Petition calls on UK to declare war on New Zealand 'then immediately surrender' "

UK ploy to get New Zealand'''s Jacinda Ardern to lead the UK

It's been done before ................... anyone else remember the 1959 Peter Sellars movie 'The Mouse That Roared' ?


Deano

21 new cases in Vic.
Coronavirus cases in Victoria rise by 21, including 15 returned travellers

A NZ Military leader will now become involved in the managed isolation system. The Assistant Chief of Defence - Air Comm. Digby Webb, will be overseeing all quarantine and managed isolation facilities. This is to include the exit of people.

This will give the managed isolation processes access to the knowledge of handling big groups of people in difficult circumstances. He will be auditing the whole process and facilities.

Give them all a taste of cold hard lock down!

Kind of reassuring to see the response to this.

Originally Posted by windsock

A NZ Military leader will now become involved in the managed isolation system. The Assistant Chief of Defence - Air Comm. Digby Webb, will be overseeing all quarantine and managed isolation facilities. This is to include the exit of people.

This will give the managed isolation processes access to the knowledge of handling big groups of people in difficult circumstances. He will be auditing the whole process and facilities.

Give them all a taste of cold hard lock down!

Kind of reassuring to see the response to this.

NO means ****ing NO, right?



That'll learn'em. With Fixed Bayonets mounted I hope, 'cos they don't like it up 'em...


Yep Jacinda for UK PM. Gets my vote, instead of that untidy tousled headed workshy blubbering incoherent idjit.

Originally Posted by trout1105

21 new cases in Vic.
Coronavirus cases in Victoria rise by 21, including 15 returned travellers

I take that as really only 8, as most all international returnees are coming back through Sydney or Melbourne and going straight into quarantine, which artificially inflates the figures.

The community transmission figure is the one to really be concerned about.