Thread: Corona Virus

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

I'm told by my veterinarian BIL, who is an expert in Hendra virus, that there are more than a million coronaviruses with the potential to jump to humans, so this is far from over. Be afraid - be very very afraid.

He trains other vets in how to cope with all this Doomesday stuff.

Diseases like this will wipe out humanity as the climate change and deforestation humans have caused results in diseases exploding and humans being forced into ever closer contact with Nature, which will extinguish the human plague.

So there's a cheery scenario to finish the day.

Coronavirus has been around, in one form or another, for hundreds of years. So what? Plague, pestilence and the like are part of life and death on this planet.

Also, horses aren't native to Australia so, get rid of them and the Hendra virus threat would be significantly reduced and your BIL won't have to work so hard.

Originally Posted by Saitch

Coronavirus has been around, in one form or another, for hundreds of years. So what? Plague, pestilence and the like are part of life and death on this planet.

Also, horses aren't native to Australia so, get rid of them and the Hendra virus threat would be significantly reduced and your BIL won't have to work so hard.

They could have rounded it off to $66,720.

Apparanlty they can detect if gate is not locked and have cameras, buggered if I could spot cameras.

I suspect that may the whole idea. Consider the Diam of a Reversing Camera, 8mm or even less..

Originally Posted by W&KO

Did my QLD/NSW/QLD border crossing today through an unmanned locked gate.

Note, should read instructions prior to arriving....one needs to wake up the lock so that ones phone can connect.

I nearly had to leave the gate unlocked....but persistence I manage to get the electronic lock to lock and it took three attempts to unlock the gate on the return trip, this would annoy the locals but I guess having some access is better than no access.

Apparanlty they can detect if gate is not locked and have cameras, buggered if I could spot cameras.

Apparently small fines have been handed out for not using the locked gate....I’d hate to cough up the max. fine.

Should be a minimum $66,725 or 2 years jail
Federal court has agreed the best way to stop the spread of corona virus is to close the borders

Federal Court says hard border best at stopping coronavirus from entering WA in Clive Palmer case - ABC News

Gav

Originally Posted by bob10

Getting the coronavirus twice, from the New Yorker. Not so bad the second time, apparently.

Getting the coronavirus again

The man experienced mild symptoms the first time he had Covid-19 but had none the second time — an encouraging sign, and very likely an indication that his immune system had been trained by the initial infection.

First Documented Coronavirus Reinfection Reported in Hong Kong - The New York Times

So .... the second time around he was presumably infectious but had absolutely no symptoms: how can you track or stop the virus if you can have completely asymptomatic carriers?

Originally Posted by Arapiles

So .... the second time around he was presumably infectious but had absolutely no symptoms: how can you track or stop the virus if you can have completely asymptomatic carriers?

Then it becomes more like the flu season which kills 300K-600K per year.

how can you track or stop the virus if you can have completely asymptomatic carriers?

Once a vaccine becomes available there won't be any need for tracking just as long as the vast majority of Australians get vaccinated that is.

Up to 40% have no symptoms.

Originally Posted by trout1105

Once a vaccine becomes available there won't be any need for tracking just as long as the vast majority of Australians get vaccinated that is.

whats the chance of that happening?
given the low uptake of the covid app, i would say buckleys.