Corona Virus

**bob10** · 11th July 2021, 08:04 PM

The NRL is moving to QLD, a huge logistical exercise, made by the only sports administration in the World that managed to keep going all through the Pandemic, except for a short period.

NRL teams relocate to QLD amid COVID crisis (msn.com)

**Arapiles** · 11th July 2021, 08:14 PM

Originally Posted by bob10

The word that sends a chill through scientists. DELTA. More transmissible, probably causes more severe disease. and current vaccines don't work as well against it. The W.H.O. - " There has never been a time when accelerating the vaccine roll out across the World has been as urgent as it has now." Strong surveillance, isolation and clinical care remain key. As well as continuous mask use, physical distancing, and keeping indoor areas well ventilated. There has never been a better time for the population to take this pandemic seriously.
From Inqld.

Delta strain explained: How it spreads so quickly; why it's such a concern (inqld.com.au)

Just noting that Melbourne is the only place in the world that has suppressed Delta ....

Victoria is the only place in the world where a Delta strain of COVID has been suppressed.

https://www.theage.com.au/national/mission-misfire-why-the-uniform-approach-to-the-pandemic-is-wrong-20210709-p588b0.html

**Arapiles** · 11th July 2021, 08:18 PM

Originally Posted by Vern

Thats crazy, Victoria is closer to sydney than i am in NSW.

But people who are infected may be in your neighbourhood ....

**Tote** · 11th July 2021, 08:26 PM

Originally Posted by Arapiles

But people who are infected may be in your neighbourhood ....

Pretty unlikely, no sewerage positives in regional NSW, camera tracking on all vehicles leaving Sydney and interception if suspicious and everyone in Sydney locked to 10 KM from home. Yes, it's still possible for it to escape but it's unlikely that it is circulating currently. As Eevo said earlier 50 of the 70 cases today were household members of existing cases.

Regards,
Tote

**ChookD2** · 11th July 2021, 10:28 PM

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**ozscott** · 12th July 2021, 05:29 AM

Vaccines highly effective against hospitalisation from Delta variant - GOV.UK

**JDNSW** · 12th July 2021, 06:07 AM

The basic problem we have at the moment is that the Australia is short on supplies of preferred vaccines and find ourselves faced with a new variant that is much more infectious (as could have been, and was, forecast to happen with evolution by natural selection in a world with the pandemic running virtually uncontrolled in some countries). While, despite the press, the hotel quarantine system has has very few infection escapes*, especially with the delta variant, it only needs one escape. For example, the current outbreak in NSW is spreading from a single driver, and in Victoria, genomic testing has now shown their major outbreak came from a single escape.

*The delta variant has an R0 of around six. This simply means that on average, each infection case infects six others. A minute or so with a calculator will show how rapidly this can grow without social distancing, restrictions on movement, testing and tracing.

**Eevo** · 12th July 2021, 06:33 AM

Originally Posted by JDNSW

*The delta variant has an R0 of around six. This simply means that on average, each infection case infects six others. A minute or so with a calculator will show how rapidly this can grow without social distancing, restrictions on movement, testing and tracing.

the data does not support

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**vnx205** · 12th July 2021, 07:09 AM

Originally Posted by JDNSW

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*The delta variant has an R0 of around six. This simply means that on average, each infection case infects six others. A minute or so with a calculator will show how rapidly this can grow without social distancing, restrictions on movement, testing and tracing.

Originally Posted by Eevo

the data does not support

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This article, dated 12th July 2021 says six for the Delta variant.

Vaccinations, borders, and the Delta variant | Crawford School of Public Policy