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Quote Originally Posted by bob10 View Post
This may come as a surprise, but reports that the Qld economy is going backwards are not really true.
Its miles off where it was pre Covid.
And when job Keeper,Seeker,and Maker all dissapear,together with stimulus payments/tax incentives, things are going to get interesting.
Only the future can tell. Everything else is just politics , and speculation.Quote:
Originally Posted by scarry
Main issue here seems to be the loss of international visitors because national borders are closed.
Tradies are busy. Local businesses seem to be doing well. We recently ordered a new caravan and the waiting list is out till April. Parks and hotels have plenty of guests. I'm currently at our Mazda service centre which is busy.
This is an interesting approach by Slovakia to mass test it's entire population and give those negative a certificate, to avoid a lock down. Be interesting to see how it goes over time.
As coronavirus rages around Europe, Slovakia launches a daring mission to test every adult
As coronavirus rages around Europe, Slovakia launches a daring mission to test every adult - ABC News
I think those that are currently running businesses may have an idea. [emoji6]Quote:
Originally Posted by bob10
No new cases in Vic _ Woo Hoo- If my Disco is back from a touch up from the Crew at Ritters this week, I am off to Port Fairy for the weekend. Last person discharged from Sunshine Hospital Covid19 ward here as well[thumbsupbig] I am getting my Pathology Nurse back as soon as she has had a holiday[bigsmile]
America on the other hand[tonguewink] Roll on Vaccines is required for the rest of the world I think. ( we want it too of course)
U.S. hospitalizations surge to record high
The United States reached another dismal milestone in the pandemic: Covid-19 hospitalizations hit an all-time high of 61,964 today.
The country has seen two previous spikes in hospitalizations following surges in the spring and summer, according to the Covid Tracking Project. The record was 59,940, recorded on April 15, and a similar peak of 59,718 on July 23.
But unlike the last two spikes, when the number of hospitalizations declined following a drop in infection rates, this time cases are soaring with no end in sight. The U.S. recorded more than 130,000 new cases yesterday, its second highest ever, and more than 800,000 cases in the last week — around three times as many as have been recorded in Canada since the pandemic began.
As hospitals fill up, they are facing critical shortages of staff, which are limiting their ability to add more beds to care for virus patients. The problem is particularly acute in Western states that have historically struggled to attract doctors and other medical workers, and it’s causing some states to take previously unthinkable measures.
In North Dakota, which has the worst infection and death rates per capita in the country, the governor announced that asymptomatic health care workers who have tested positive for the virus could continue to work, with restrictions, including treating Covid-19 patients.
To fight a wave of cases in El Paso, Texas, the Department of Defense deployed three military medical teams and the state sent more than 1,400 health care workers. The county is more than doubling its supply of mobile morgues, from four to 10, to handle the spike in deaths.
But there is a limit to the amount of help available.
And unlikely to get much help from Washington until 20th January!
Remember one prominent person in the administration promised it would disappear after the election?
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Originally Posted by JDNSW
That was probably the same spokesperson who said it would be all over by Easter. Fair enough, he didn't specify which year though.
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Originally Posted by JDNSW
Maybe not after then either, as Mike Pompeo said that they were preparing for the incoming second Trump administration:
Pompeo makes baseless claims about ‘smooth transition to second Trump administration’ | US news | The Guardian
Given that it's vanishingly unlikely that the results would be overturned - because there is no evidence of widespread fraud that affected the election - then he was basically proposing a coup.
He did later say that there might be a Biden presidency but he was suggesting that there was still some doubt about that. Which there isn't, except in the minds of the Republicans.
And not even in the minds of most of the ones in the administration.Quote:
Originally Posted by Arapiles
On the other hand, the President has just fired his Defence Secretary - he has allegedly been on poor terms with him since he told the President that using the army against BLM protests was not a good idea. But that was quite a while ago - I wonder what he told the President was a bad idea this time? Perhaps using the army to recount the votes, or something like that?