COVID-19: Discussion of Impact 😷

[JohnsonTV]

@HoneyFlix

As if I thought this Sydney situation couldn’t get any worse, huge crowds at multiple Krispy Kreme stores, no social distancing.

Krispy Kreme has dropped the campaign.

Krispy Kreme postpones free doughnut giveaway following police scrutiny

[Radiohead]

@TV-ACT

To be thorough (to be confident of actually eliminating the virus) such an approach probably needs large scale testing of the general population to ensure there aren’t hidden pockets of the virus out there.

And which is too big a job to do in such a short space of time.

You’d need to test everyone almost all at once, otherwise the virus could move between people in between tests.

[dxnerd]

@TV-ACT

To be thorough (to be confident of actually eliminating the virus) such an approach probably needs large scale testing of the general population to ensure there aren’t hidden pockets of the virus out there.

How about a free box of Krispy Kremes with every COVID-19 test?

[JBar]

Better than free COVID-19 with a box of box of Krispy Kremes.

[Radiohead]

I have to say the vast majority of the population has been very good with volunteering to be tested.

Those who wait hours to get tested certainly deserve a box of Krispy Kremes.

[dxnerd]

@Radiohead

I have to say the vast majority of the population has been very good with volunteering to be tested.

Yes, but the demography of Krispy Kreme consumers closely matches that of the COVID-19 deniers.

[Frankie]

@JohnsonTV

Krispy Kreme has dropped the campaign.

Wasn’t it a one day only thing? The traffic at Bulleen was horrendous.

[BigVic]

Positive news is coming on Oxford Covid-19 vaccine, writes Robert Peston |...

We may have a vaccine

[stilesykenny]

And free diabetes thrown in.

[MrJ]

@BigVic

We may have a vaccine

don’t get too excited, sounds like the same headline and news that we’ve seen seeing for months, and will continue to see for at least a year to come.
There has been that kind of news every other day for a HIV vaccine for the last 40 years.

[ElCapitanCranky]

@stilesykenny

And free diabetes thrown in.

(I have diabetes, I can make this fucking joke )

[TFTV]

10 new cases in NSW today. Appears NSW Health have got the Crossroads Hotel cluster somewhat under control.

[ElCapitanCranky]

We hope…

[MelbTV]

There are reports that today’s number of cases in Victoria will be over 300.

[MelbTV]

DHHS has confirmed 317 new cases in Victoria for the past 24 hours. There are now 2128 active cases.

• 28 linked to known outbreaks
• 289 under investigation

The State has recorded two more deaths. 109 are in hospital with 29 in ICU. 28,607 tests were conducted yesterday.

[turdall]

That is an awful figure.

[JohnsonTV]

The Victorian Government announced that elective surgeries would be reduced in order to reallocate resources to combat the high number of cases of COVID-19.

Jodi Lee (jodilee_7)

The Nestle factory at Campbellfield in Melbourne’s north had been closed temporarily for deep cleaning after a worker tested positive to coronavirus. One wonders how could it happen given it has taken all the stringent sanitary measures available including a 2 metre social distancing rule?

[littlegezzybear]

@JohnsonTV

2 metre social distancing rule

It’s 1.5 metres, isn’t it?

[Radiohead]

@JohnsonTV

One wonders how could it happen given it has taken all the stringent sanitary measures available including a 2 metre social distancing rule?

The worker most likely contracted it elsewhere.

The real issue will be whether this starts another cluster.

[turdall]

Seems the Victorian Government isn’t worried about that number. Suggesting they are pleased with the amount of tests and the current restrictions. They are expecting the number to go down in the next 7 days.