Thread: Corona Virus

Originally Posted by BradC

There's a park on Southgate St with a picnic table. You should stop for a socially distanced chat one day.

I caught up with my cousin for the first time last week. He's 7k's away but there's a park in the middle.

I rode past that! Let me know when you'd like to have a chat.

I had a coronavirus test yesterday afternoon - my dentist wanted it before I came to see him.

Just got the texted result, so the result came within about 20 hours. That's a day quicker than my last one.

Given that there's still 15,000+ being tested each day it suggests that they've improved processing efficiency.

Originally Posted by Arapiles

NSW allowed visitors in from NZ - and 17 of them promptly boarded a domestic flight to Melbourne and disappeared once they arrived.

There's a chance that they're not even New Zealanders, but Australians or others who've taken the chance to sneak back in.

Yes, at least one is a foreign permanent resident who's previously been denied a permit to re-enter Australia:

One Australian permanent resident, who spoke to The Age and Sydney Morning Herald on the condition of anonymity, flew into Melbourne on the 4.50pm Friday Jetstar flight after travelling from Auckland earlier in the day.
He said he was "relieved" to return to his home in Melbourne, after repeatedly trying to fly back to Australia from New Zealand but being denied a permit.
The man told multiple ground staff at Sydney airport he was planning on travelling through to Melbourne, but he was not stopped or detained after passing temperature testing.
"There was nothing saying you couldn’t enter Melbourne once you’re in the country, only that you had to fly to New South Wales," he said.

"If you’re open to one, you’re open to all because people from New Zealand are deemed no risk for COVID and Victoria’s borders are open. I think the system needs clarifying.
"There’s no clear information. On the day before I flew out, I was still dealing with Air New Zealand and Home Affairs, no one could give me a straight answer on whether I could get home. Everyone I talked to was in the same boat.

"I might have taken advantage of it, but it was the only way to get home."


Coronavirus Victoria: Daniel Andrews looking for 17 travellers from NZ

She'll be right, we are all clean here in NZ, we won't infect you dirty Vics!

Originally Posted by Arapiles

And, ironically, only possible because Victoria hasn't imposed inward border controls even though I can't go to my favourite supermarket because it's just outside my 5km zone.

Just shows the lockdown rules in Victoria have gone too far and for too long.

Just as there is no reason to not allow people into Victoria from other states, or NZ for that matter, there is no reason why we should be limited to our 5km bubbles.

Let us hope some common sense prevails tomorrow.

Originally Posted by Gordie

She'll be right, we are all clean here in NZ, we won't infect you dirty Vics!

You may take home more than you bargained for.

Originally Posted by bob10

You may take home more than you bargained for.

Coming to Victoria would actually be like welcome to Hotel California. You can arrive but you can never leave.

Originally Posted by DiscoDB

Coming to Victoria would actually be like welcome to Hotel California. You can arrive but you can never leave.

Here is to truly hoping, not for much longer. Believe me, the rest of Australia feels for our Victorian brothers and sisters . [ just keep that kick and giggle game to yourselves ]