Thread: Corona Virus

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Can WA just put Clive in quarantine please - preferably forever!

if i test positive for corona, i'll say ive had lots of close contact with clive, just so he gets quarantined. haha

i'll say ive had lots of close contact with clive,

Would you care to elaborate on that statement?


The chances are that there could be more at stake than Run of the Mill Corona.

Originally Posted by trout1105

Personally I don't think that there is any political advantage by closing the borders and even IF there is it is a bloody great move because the States with the closed borders are faring Much better with this pandemic than NSW and VIC with their open borders.
Personally I think that the borders should stay closed until the other States get theit infection and death rates down to Zero.

Well, maybe in the case of Victoria it's because they've tested 160,000 people in the last couple of weeks and want to do 310,000 by the end of May - just because a State isn't reporting new cases doesn't necessarily mean that it's not there, just that it's not being picked up: that's the mistake that they made in the US.

Originally Posted by rick130

Funnily enough Vic and NSW are testing much more than Qld, so are going to pick up more positives.
And undocumented community transmission is happening in Qld, re Rockhampton.

One nurse tested positive, since then after all residents and staff were tested, no positive results. Still trying to find where she was infected.

Originally Posted by Arapiles

Well, maybe in the case of Victoria it's because they've tested 160,000 people in the last couple of weeks and want to do 310,000 by the end of May - just because a State isn't reporting new cases doesn't necessarily mean that it's not there, just that it's not being picked up: that's the mistake that they made in the US.

Regardless of that VIC still has new cases pretty much every day and the risk of interstate travellers from VIC and NSW spreading this virus by travelling interstate is unacceptable to the states that have locked their borders.
FFS just stay at home until this virus is "Sorted" the other states don't want visitors at this stage .

Originally Posted by Ferret

Anyway, looks like there will be a court challenge about the whole business now.

What, from Pauline Hanson the ultimate political opportunist? Good luck with that.

the High Court has accepted that a state law may impede the entry into the state of persons, animals or goods that are likely to injure its citizens. These include risks of the transmission of animal and plant diseases and the entry of noxious drugs.

Current proposals to restrict the movement of people across state borders are clearly for the legitimate purpose of protecting public health. No one could argue that the reason is “protectionist” or simply an objection to residents from other states entering the state.

But in any case, the High Court would take into account the evidence that the state was relying on and its efforts to calibrate the restrictions appropriately in the circumstances. More extreme risks may justify more extreme measures in limiting interstate intercourse.

Originally Posted by trout1105

Regardless of that VIC still has new cases pretty much every day and the risk of interstate travellers from VIC and NSW spreading this virus by travelling interstate is unacceptable to the states that have locked their borders.
FFS just stay at home until this virus is "Sorted" the other states don't want visitors at this stage .

If you saw what the great unwashed thinks this recent 'relaxation' of distancing means in Vic on weekends when the Melbites now flood regional towns and cities you certainly wouldn't want any borders open.

DL

Originally Posted by 350RRC

If you saw what the great unwashed thinks this recent 'relaxation' of distancing means in Vic on weekends when the Melbites now flood regional towns and cities you certainly wouldn't want any borders open.

DL

That is Precisely why the boarders need to remain closed at this point in time