The family I mentioned last week who were moving to Los Angeles left Sydney a few days ago and appear to have settled in. There is obviously no quarantine in LA for arriving overseas passengers are they are mixing with their new work colleagues.
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I think itâs done to protect jobs in the sector.
What an absolute mess, surely there is a challenge to Borisâ leadership on the horizon? hopefully they have finally got the message that they need to do one proper, harsh lockdown and finish the job instead of these half-arsed attempts that go on all year.
This is going to have huge ramifications to the UKs reputation long term. How is it that poorer, less resourceful, dysfunctional eastern European nations with history of corruption, political unrest and civil disobedience can muster up a response so much better than the UK. Ie. a nation that has a reputation of being the intelligent, powerful and wealthy with a world class health system.
So many island nations are at an advantage and are the best performers on their respective continents; Iceland, Cuba, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, Japan, Mauritius, Madagascar, Malaysia, Fiji, NZ, Australia.
The UK could have been a star performer, they really do not have any excuse, they only have themselves to blame.
At least the US can clam they have mitigated some of the damage to their economy by letting so many die and not taking serious action. UK must surely be considered the worst performer across both the health and economic crisis.
on a brighter note, some of the south eastern European countries that were in a bad way in December seem to have have very successful lock downs since;
Sure. What about protecting lives first and foremost? Itâs hardly âdonât leave homeâ if youâre adding âunless you are making a movieâ to the end of it.
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The US is so riddled with it that quarantining overseas passengers would make absolutely no difference whatsoever to their situation.
I donât think you could pay me to relocate to the US at the moment.
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There are reports this afternoon that hotel quarantine staff should be vaccinated asap. And not the potential March date set out by the federal government.
Thoughts?
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I agree, we wonât need to do a mass rollout for months if hotel quarantine is more secure. Weâd only need a few thousand doses as a country.
In Australia, hotel workers should be the #1 priority, above the old, sick and frontline workers.
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That would be great. However, is there any proof that people wonât transmit the virus even though they are vaccinated? That could be an issue.
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Along with those working on the border, ABF and Biosecurity.
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What do you all think of thisâŚ
I mean is the advice given extreme or suitable given the current conditions?
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Looks like office workers may need to work from home for a bit longer.
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I have heard from a reliable source that even if this doesnât change. business is still wanting their employees to wfh .budgeting it will be cheaper to half or half or just full wfh . and I know of one business whos doing half and half. their new employees are required to come in full time until theyâre confident enough in doing what there doing and then doing either part work and home or work from home altogether
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doubt anyone was keen to see anything other. With anything less that 100%, whats the point? traffic is worse than ever with only 25% back in the office, and youâd just get there for everything to be still done on zoom because the other 75% are still at home.
Victorian government clarifies rules for driving through NSW from QLD
Earlier today there were suggestions Victorians stuck in Queensland would need to do a cannonball drive through NSW, with limited stops allowed under the border exemption permits.
The Andrews government has since clarified the rules: travellers will be allowed to take as many stops as necessary and stop for as long as they like, but drivers are being advised to stop âonly when necessaryâ and keep a record.
People are not allowed to treat the drive from the Queensland border to Victoria as a leisurely holiday, and are being told to take the most direct route back.On its website, the Department of Health and Human Services states people are allowed to stop in NSW for toilet breaks, food and drink, or petrol. âHowever, you should not go to the shops or visit others on the way home,â the website states.
âYou should wear a face mask in all public places ⌠Minimise your interaction with other people as much as possible and keep at least 1.5 metres distance from others at all times.â
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The company I work for closed our Perth office about three months ago in favour of permanent WFH for the 30-40 people based over there.
Apparently they are looking at the economics of keeping our Brisbane and Auckland offices as well which are a similar size.
Meanwhile, Commonwealth government departments based in Victoria are gearing up to return next week. Including supplying office based staff with face masks to meet state government requirements.
This differs wildly from business to business - Iâve read reports from Sydney people who wanted to remain work from home but were pushed back to the office the moment that the directions didnât require that businesses allow people to work from home if practicable.
Some businesses just have the mindset that everyone working from home will slack off - so will want everyone back in the office the moment it is allowed.
On the flip side, thereâs a large number of people who report that working from home has made them essentially âon callâ working huge amounts of extra unpaid hours because they couldnât fully get away from their work - so there would be some who would be looking forward to the clear boundary that office based work can provide.
I do mean here in victoria
My younger brother works at a Commonwealth government department and returns to the office on January 18, however he will still work from home for a couple of days each week.