Corona Virus

Stranded Australians want to come home. 64 repatriation flights have been organised.

Stranded Australians want to come home

More than 18,000 Australians abroad are trying to return home but limits on international arrivals are posing a significant challenge, a Senate inquiry has been told.
https://1v1d1e1lmiki1lgcvx32p49h8fe-...rusAirport.jpgDozens of repatriation flights home have been organised. Photo: AAPDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade official Fiona Webster says 27,000 Australians have registered overseas, with 18,800 of them wanting to come home.
Most were in India, the Philippines, South Africa and Vietnam, she said on Thursday.
More than 371,000 Australians have returned home since March 13, when the public was urged not to go overseas because of the coronavirus health crisis.
The federal government has organised 64 repatriation flights home, with 13 of those from India.
States requested limits on international arrivals so hotels could cope with the mandatory two-week quarantine program.
Until October 24 the limits are:

• Melbourne: no international passenger arrivals
• Sydney: 350 passenger arrivals per day
• Perth: 525 per week
• Brisbane: 500 per week
• Adelaide: 500 per week
• Canberra and Darwin: limits discussed with jurisdictions on a case-by-case basis
• Hobart: no international flights

-with AAP

Scientists discover a new way to spread COVID.

Their work also raises the possibility that this fourth route of transmission—aerosolized fomites—could potentially matter for human health as well, he says. Especially during a global outbreak of a new respiratory virus. “When you rub your face or brush your shirt or crumple a piece of tissue paper, you’re aerosolizing micron-scale particulates,” says Ristenpart. “And if that surface had been previously contacted by virus-containing mucus, then you’re also aerosolizing virus that other people can inhale.”



A New Study Suggests a Possible Disease Vector: Germy Dust | WIRED

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some people will do anything to avoid buying a ticket...

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When one thinks about it that would only be worthwhile if the Tram is passing the hospital ED. Closely. Do Melbourne trams have an 'Ambulance ONLY' section on board?

There is a thought, something to think about when you don't have any thing else on your mind, Daniel.


If it was a few stops short Arap. would have to walk (assuming he still could of course) & that buggers the whole argument.[bighmmm]

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Originally Posted by 4bee

When one thinks about it that would only be worthwhile if the Tram is passing the hospital ED. Closely. Do Melbourne trams have an 'Ambulance ONLY' section on board?

There is a thought, something to think about when you don't have any thing else on your mind, Dan.


If it was a few stops short Arap. would have to walk & that buggers the whole argument.[bighmmm]

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When they installed a camera above the cage, they noticed that every time the guinea pig moved around, the particle sizer captured one of these poofs. “That suggested what was making the animals sick wasn’t respiratory in origin, but was dander or dust,” says Bouvier.

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Shirley the author meant PUFFS? Or Gay Guinea Pigs.

Weeellll, someone was bound to say it.
[smilebigeye]

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Confused the hell out of the doctors - because the tram hit the same knee that I’d just dislocated ....

Did I mention that I have trouble getting through airport security because of the half kilo or so of metal in my left leg?

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[bigsad] I guess that is a tad better than not being able to set the alarms off.

Something to cheer up you cold locked down Mexians.There is always next year. ,Maybehttps://youtu.be/ajZxKdHhoyM

Why would you want to rub salt into the wounds .
Talk about kicking a man whilst he is down[bigsad]

Who mentioned salt? I did I know, but it was only in connection with sprinkling it on yer SAOs. [bigrolf]

FYI there is a new Queensland Border Restrictions Direction No. 12 from today which does 2 things:

1. Streamlines entering Qld to get medical treatment for people who can produce proof of an appointment at a Qld hospital

2. Extends the postcodes Qld recognises as the border zone inside NSW, mainly benefitting western areas but also now including all of Tweed Shire

Details here:

Border restrictions | Health and wellbeing | Queensland Government

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Originally Posted by DiscoMick

FYI there is a new Queensland Border Restrictions Direction No. 12 from today which does 2 things:

1. Streamlines entering Qld to get medical treatment for people who can produce proof of an appointment at a Qld hospital

2. Extends the postcodes Qld recognises as the border zone inside NSW, mainly benefitting western areas but also now including all of Tweed Shire

Details here:

Border restrictions | Health and wellbeing | Queensland Government

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Seriously, all of NSW is a hot spot??!!
1 new case in Sydney today.

Not impressed. Still playing politics, this has nothing to do with health outcomes.