For all the analysis that Victoria closing the border to NSW was because of a lack of confidence in contact tracing here, what does slashing the amount allowed through the nationās border show about the lack of confidence in the management of hotel quarantine?
We need to get Australians who want to come home, home. Itās more important now thereās this more dangerous variant - do we need to have Australians dying of COVID overseas while waiting for flights home before we take this more seriously?
This surely also means not running the AO? How could we allow a thousand tennis players to Quarantine in Victoria when weāve just halved intakes of Australians?
Made it up, I donāt think theyāve announced the exact number of players. But apparently in 2019 the number of total players was 769 - not sure if that excludes or includes qualifying.
Plus, thereās the implied that the players can bring coaches/managers. So any offset by a lower total player count, and those who are Australians, could be filled with non-playing people who will travel for the event.
So yeah, I donāt think thatās a wildly outsized estimate, if you have a source that disproves me, go for it. It doesnāt take away the point though.
Itās only the players involved in the āfinalsā. Qualifying is in Qatar. I know that there will be 32 women in the warmup tournaments, 8 wheelchair competitors, and presumably 32 men. With support (physio and coach), that makes 216. So there might be 250-300 people coming in.
Agree 100%. It is quite disturbing how little the government is doing to its overseas citizens. Yet they are happy to give a diplomat a plane to travel across the globe. This could all be solved by mandated negative tests before travelling which will reduce the amount of cases in HQ on return.
As cruel as it sounds, I suspect the feds have tested the issue with focus groups and found that the masses donāt care enough to put any effort into trying to bring back those that are stranded overseas.
People donāt care and itās disgusting. You just have to look at the attitude most have about the fact VIC has closed its border and not even allow Victorian residents to return to understand the attitude of the general public and it is disgusting.
When Victoria moved to āCOVID Normalā, they were able to be taken off during the appointment. However, I am not sure since the NYE announcement on masks, as they were made mandatory indoors. I have an appointment on Wednesday so I guess Iāll soon see.
Airflow blamed for super spreader event at restaurant
By Aisha Dow
The Black Rock restaurant āsuper-spreadingā event at the centre of Victoriaās latest coronavirus outbreak was likely fuelled by the venueās airflow and seating arrangements, despite the restaurant abiding by density rules.
Significantly, the group was not all on the same table, nor even in the same area of the restaurant.
The identity of the person or people who were infectious with coronavirus that night is still yet to be discovered.
It appears the Smile Buffalo Thai does not have any opening windows to the street, just a single door providing entry off Beach Road. There is no suggestion the venue did anything wrong, rather the Health Department confirmed that they had been respecting density rules, which require venues with more than 25 patrons to limit customers to one person for every two square metres.
That is confusing. I thought we had been told it was from someone who travelled from Sydney. How can they not know the person who was infectious that night? They would have tested everyone.
That is even more concerning. I just donāt understand how they couldnāt figure out who was the person infectious at the venue. I can see why Victoria are doing hard borders there are clearly still issues with their contact tracers.
Do I need to wear a face mask while receiving a beauty and personal service?
You must wear a face mask while you receive a beauty or personal service.
However, you can remove your face mask if you are receiving a service or treatment that requires a face mask to be removed so it can be performed. This includes facials, certain face tattoos, lip waxing, or certain face piercings.
The person providing the service must wear a face mask.
Wouldnāt surprise me if the Black Rock cluster and MCG are somehow linked to each other. Yes - they are linked to NSW but to who though, both links havenāt been found.
Contact tracers can only be as good as what people tell them. Just look at the Shepparton track driver for example.
Exactly which is why the government here in Victoria really needs to ramp up the QR codeās. They are not being used effectively enough here in Victoria. South Australia is miles ahead with this. It would make contact tracing so much easier.