28,000 tests and 28/30 cases have already been directly linked (it would often take days to link cases in Melbourne). Finding linked cases is not necessarily a bad thing and means the Govt is tracing well. That’s a good sign in my view. If it’s not further widespread the next couple days could see a drop off it’s mostly close contacts testing positive.
The thing is, if you haven’t been tested by now, as it’s been days, then how many more will they really find over the next week?
How does the NSW Government expect their residents to obey the rules when the Premier doesn’t even obey the rules herself by not self isolating while waiting for test results? Double standards. Examples need to be set right from the very top.
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Spare a thought for the people who live along the NSW/VIC border who will have to again endure border checks and permits, through no fault of their own.
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Can’t see Anastasia keeping her wall down now. Hopefully subsides within 2-3 weeks.
What’s QLD doing?
They’ve already declared the Northern Beaches LGA a hotspot and reinstated travel permits. Anyone from the LGA will have to quarantine. Beyond that, who knows. I feel a Greater Sydney travel restriction will come into force sometime over the next few days.
Looking at the graphs from the ABC, this cluster is already worse than the small NSW outbreaks associated with the Victorian second wave. A lot of people here and generally projecting “good vibes” don’t know what they’re talking about.
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SA brining back quarantine for those from Greater Sydney area and banning the Northern Beaches not allowed in.
It hasn’t though.
Hasn’t it? If this leak didn’t happen the country would be on zero community transmission.
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Yes locally it has. The only transmission or clusters that have formed recently are from hotel quarantine. (International visitors) this is Australia’s threat at the moment.
Unlike the UK or The US, we have the ability to stamp out and eliminate it fast and quick. Hence the harsh lockdowns (or overreacting) with 20 or 30 cases.
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But it did happen. As did Adelaide. As did Melbourne. Elimination is impossible. It’s a virus .
all states and territories have achieved elimination except NSW. and even they have demonstrated the ability to in the past.
I’m not saying it we should expect a guaranteed permanent state of elimination in every state. but a slip up shouldn’t mean we drop our standards & expectations. We have demonstrated it is an achievable goal.
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Thanks genius but as we keep telling you, Australia’s track record is far better than the US or UK. I’m far happier with our elimination strategy than whatever those two countries are doing.
900 deaths versus 300,000. That’s what matters and that’s where Australia has succeeded.
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Who’s comparing US or UK. Those countries are shit shit shows. We are discussing Australia’s situation.
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Again, locally Australia and NewZealand have proven the virus can be eliminated from the community. This has been evident from Melbourne and Adelaide.
But yes, Internatinal arrivals are a different story. And this is Australia’s threat at the moment.
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Ok, so eliminated - temporarily then, is that what you mean? I can’t foresee a situation where there aren’t outbreaks like this repeated over and over again. Especially in winter. At some point the borders will open. And Carriers will bring it in, over and over again.
Because that’s the benchmark.
Australians seem far more content with cracking down with local transmission and dealing with the inevitable breaches of hotel quarantine than the unchecked community spread which has crippled those countries.
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