Thread: Corona Virus

Originally Posted by NavyDiver

with bucket loads of "I was wandering about while infectious".

does this actually mean they were wandering about while infectious, or they tested positive, as compared to, "my husband was sick, so i quarantined and then tested positive" ?

Originally Posted by Eevo

does this actually mean they were wandering about while infectious, or they tested positive, as compared to, "my husband was sick, so i quarantined and then tested positive" ?

I don't its "wandering around" as such, just high numbers still going to work whilst infectious (or before getting a positive result), or families still gathering in large groups....

Reports today of a funeral that was held with 50 people against regulations - 45 have tested positive........ Clearly there are some people who put cultural norms above the need to contain the virus.
Sydney Covid:177 new cases in NSW, Pendle Hills funeral cluster grows
Regards
Tote

Very tough for people in the Sydney suburbs with the tightest restrictions, however, they can still move 10kms. Didn't Melbourne have a 2km limit last year? Melbourne also peaked at over 700 cases daily and was locked down for 112 days, so that's much worse than Sydney, bad as it is.

Originally Posted by Eevo

does this actually mean they were wandering about while infectious, or they tested positive, as compared to, "my husband was sick, so i quarantined and then tested positive" ?

It seem weird to me that people who suspect they may be or are want to wander about and some of them are. A nurse who is positive for Covid asked to come to work is in the news for a classic example

If I/we live in a area with active cases I would assume everyone including me is dangerous to everyone else and possibly myself if I did some of the things some people are choosing to do.

Calling names or abuse is not going to help. Rule/guides/common sense are barely an enforcement. They only work with co-operation a lot like driving on the left hand side of the road here in OZ Try that in some places and your more than a bit of a rebel.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Very tough for people in the Sydney suburbs with the tightest restrictions, however, they can still move 10kms. Didn't Melbourne have a 2km limit last year? Melbourne also peaked at over 700 cases daily and was locked down for 112 days, so that's much worse than Sydney, bad as it is.

Was 5km I think and yes Melbourne was far far worse last year. I think NSW has actually done OK when you consider 170 odd cases per day when it should be thousands of new cases. A lot to be done and it could turn bad but is arguably being held in check at the moment.

A little context - NSW is doing about 100,000 covid tests per day and detecting about 170 total cases per day - while it should be 0 cases per day, the results show the infection is not as widespread as many would have up believe but it should still be zero - 170 out of 100,000 is not too bad.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Very tough for people in the Sydney suburbs with the tightest restrictions, however, they can still move 10kms. Didn't Melbourne have a 2km limit last year? Melbourne also peaked at over 700 cases daily and was locked down for 112 days, so that's much worse than Sydney, bad as it is.

Dunno why you want to make comparisons like this, many things are different.

No one was vaccinated in Melbourne last year.

The importance of aerosol transmission was not known then.

No scanning at supermarkets, petrol stations, etc or any other reporting of one's presence at those sorts of venues last year.

Mobility in Melbourne is way higher in Melbourne than Sydney due to the road network and public transport, etc.

DL

Originally Posted by NavyDiver

It seem weird to me that people who suspect they may be or are want to wander about and some of them are. A nurse who is positive for Covid asked to come to work is in the news for a classic example

If I/we live in a area with active cases I would assume everyone including me is dangerous to everyone else and possibly myself if I did some of the things some people are choosing to do.

Calling names or abuse is not going to help. Rule/guides/common sense are barely an enforcement. They only work with co-operation a lot like driving on the left hand side of the road here in OZ Try that in some places and your more than a bit of a rebel.

depends if you can afford to take the day off for the sniffles. i get the sniffles, usually hayfever, but i dont take the day off.