Certified Legendary Thread My Sharona! (COVID-19 Information & Discussion Here)

[Deaneus!]

Official Government Information about COVID-19
Contact the National Coronavirus Information Hotline on 1800 020 080 for information about COVID-19.

Stay informed. Download the official government “Coronavirus Australia” app in the Apple App Store or Google Play,
or join our WhatsApp channel on iOS or Android.

If you live in the Adelaide metropolitan area and would like to get checked out, this is how get drive-thru testing at the Repat:




the Official Sources, Do You Have The Symptoms?, Tips and Statistics are below



Official Sources, Do you have Symptoms?, Tips, Statistics
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Spoiler

Environmental Cleaning & Disinfection Principles
https://www.health.gov.au/sites/def...-and-disinfection-principles-for-covid-19.pdf

SA Health:

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) :: SA Health

Australian Federal Govt:

Coronavirus (COVID-19) health alert

Find out how we are monitoring and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, how you can help stop the spread of the virus in Australia and what to do if you have symptoms. We also report the latest case numbers, official medical advice and information on treatment.

www.health.gov.au

World Health Organisation:

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) – World Health Organization

Information on COVID-19, the infectious disease caused by the most recently discovered coronavirus.

www.who.int

Smart Traveller: (thanks Mutineer )

COVID-19

Read our advice on COVID-19, including leaving Australia, trying to get home, arriving in Australia and staying overseas.

www.smartraveller.gov.au

Do you have the symptoms?
(thanks again to Mutineer )



Tips​

Home Isolation Advice:

Home isolation advice for people with suspected or confirmed case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) :: SA Health

What to do if you’re feeling unwell

If you are severely unwell, such as having difficulty breathing, call 000 (Triple Zero).

If you have travelled anywhere overseas in the past 14 days and have COVID-19 symptoms, seek testing at a COVID-19 clinic or contact your GP (advise your GP of your travel history) and isolate yourself.

If you have NOT travelled overseas recently, but are feeling unwell, visit your usual health care provider. Avoid contact with others if you are unwell.

Mental health in the age of coronavirus

COVID-19: Mental health in the age of coronavirus

Since January when the World Health Organization (WHO) determined the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, to be a “public health emergency of international concern”, stress levels everywhere have continued to mount.

news.un.org

Woolworths to introduce a dedicated shopping hour for the elderly and people with disability.

https://www.woolworths.com.au/shop/...ate?icmpid=sm-hp-hero3:eek:ther:eek:ther:wk37

Keeping Yourself And Your Things Germ Free

California Governor Orders All Residents to Stay Home (Published 2020)

The Trump administration asked states to hold off on releasing grim data on unemployment claims, and Italy’s death toll surpassed China’s.

www.nytimes.com

Cleaning Your Phone

How to Clean Your Phone to Help Protect Against Coronavirus (Published 2020)

It’s one thing to stop touching your face. It’s another to stop touching the things that touch your face.

www.nytimes.com

Optus Mobile giving away data due to Covid-19

To play our part in supporting your access needs, we are giving all eligible mobile subscribers a one off 20GB of free extra data which can be activated within My Optus app anytime during the month of April and valid for 30 days from activation. For our eligible prepaid customers, we will also be offering 10GB of free extra data when you top up for more than $40 during the month of April.

We'll have more details about these extra data offers available soon at optus.com.au/COVID19-support.

Statistics​

Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (JHU)

ArcGIS Dashboards

ArcGIS Dashboards

www.arcgis.com

11,844,681 Coronavirus cases in Australia - COVID Live

Live tracking of coronavirus cases, active, tests, deaths, ICU, hospitalisations and vaccinations in Australia

www.covidlive.com.au

Stay safe and look after each other (from a safe distance)
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Dear posters: unsubstantiated advice will be deleted. We understand you want to help, but #fakenews blah blah blah we're not allowing any disinformation. Got some great advice about washing your hands whilst dancing like David Byrne in Once In A Lifetime helps kill the virus? That's fantastic, provide a link to a reputable source.

 

[dogs105]

Around 3500 doctors have written an open letter to the government, authored by intensive care specialist Greg Kelly:


Doctors warn against Italy-level disaster

According to the letter, Australia's health system and spread of age demographics are similar to Italy's, rather than China's.

"On current growth rates, the 300 cases in Australia today will be … 10,000 by the 4th of April" the letter reads.

They argue that under current preparations, Australia will be "in a worse position than Italy is currently in".

Doctors warn Australia is heading for Italy-level disaster

Doctors sign an open letter demanding state and federal governments enforce stricter measures to slow the spread of coronavirus, warning Australia is on track to be "in a worse position than Italy".

mobile.abc.net.au

 

[dogs105]

I was wondering when you'd poke your head out again....Little Graham the anti-vaxxer.

And still posting crapola.

Don't quote his bullshit. Just makes more work for the mods to clean up all the rubbish

 

[GreyCrow]

Are you surprised, coming from Trump?

No because he wants to politicise China as bad agents

I get the feeling he would prefer deaths to demonise China more

 

[NikkiNoo]

Okay the WHO have declared Covid-19 a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, which means that they opened up their Emergency Use Listing (EUL). https://www.who.int/diagnostics_laboratory/EUL/en/

What does this mean - it means that testing via this method is fast tracked and by-passes country regulations as it is run by the WHO. (They are the ones you should be all be looking at for the best information. If you want to see what research is currently ongoing around the world they have a list here - https://www.who.int/emergencies/dis...lobal-research-on-novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov

It's a big list!

 

[Thetrader15]

Around 3500 doctors have written an open letter to the government, authored by intensive care specialist Greg Kelly:


Doctors warn against Italy-level disaster

According to the letter, Australia's health system and spread of age demographics are similar to Italy's, rather than China's.

"On current growth rates, the 300 cases in Australia today will be … 10,000 by the 4th of April" the letter reads.

They argue that under current preparations, Australia will be "in a worse position than Italy is currently in".

Doctors warn Australia is heading for Italy-level disaster

Doctors sign an open letter demanding state and federal governments enforce stricter measures to slow the spread of coronavirus, warning Australia is on track to be "in a worse position than Italy".

mobile.abc.net.au

Feel like the 'if you arrive after today, you need to go into quarantine" should be changed to 'if you have arrived anytime from 3-March you must go into isolation for 14d and any future arrivals will also need to go into quarantine"

 

[Thetrader15]

Okay the WHO have declared Covid-19 a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, which means that they opened up their Emergency Use Listing (EUL). https://www.who.int/diagnostics_laboratory/EUL/en/

What does this mean - it means that testing via this method is fast tracked and by-passes country regulations as it is run by the WHO. (They are the ones you should be all be looking at for the best information. If you want to see what research is currently ongoing around the world they have a list here - https://www.who.int/emergencies/dis...lobal-research-on-novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov

It's a big list!

Don't tell the antivaxers

 

[dogs105]

Feel like the 'if you arrive after today, you need to go into quarantine" should be changed to 'if you have arrived anytime from 3-March you must go into isolation for 14d and any future arrivals will also need to go into quarantine"

And lock us down now. Re-purpose old hospitals, source or manufacture necessary equipment, use the time to prepare.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

 

[Deaneus!]

This just reminded me of this, which shows how old I am

Clinton Calls For National Week Off To Get National Shit Together

WASHINGTON, DC—Citing years of distracting, time-consuming obligations that have caused other matters to go unattended, President Clinton called for a National Week Off Monday for the purpose of getting the nation's s**t together.

politics.theonion.com

 

[ams4crows]

still did our after school tennis lesson today, I called the boss Sunday and asked if we were going ahead, anf he said yes we are a low risk activity.

i arrive today and he gives me some plastic gloves to wear and I gave him 'a look' a look a woman gives a man in the 'you can't be serious' zone
numbers were down as to be expected but a mum comes along and says 'the gloves are a bit extreme you look stupid, that ain't gonna do jack..' I just shrugged my shoulders and said its good PR it shows we're at least attempting to be safe. This woman then proceeds to open a packet of Jatz and the entire 20 kids there all stick their hand in the box and grab themsleves some Jatz..... I honestly couldn't believe what I saw.

we are all screwed, we all gonna get it because the general population have no idea how serious this is as they all think it ain't gonna happen to them.

 

[Deaneus!]

For those of you who don't know, this is a parody, designed to give you a laugh during these trying times

https://www.theonion.com/top-u-s-health-experts-hold-on-to-your-*******-seats-1842297607

How U.S. Organizations Are Responding To The Coronavirus Outbreak

As the coronavirus spreads through the United States, organizations from local businesses to multinational firms are figuring out how to cope with the effects of Covid-19’s spread on employees, consumers, and business partners. The Onion takes a look at how different organizations are responding...

www.theonion.com

 

[skam85]

Myself and a mate are literally recording our first AFL podcast tonight

 

[Deaneus!]

Myself and a mate are literally recording our first AFL podcast tonight

What great timing, a captive audience! Link please

 

[skam85]

What great timing, a captive audience! Link please

Log into Facebook

Log into Facebook to start sharing and connecting with your friends, family, and people you know.

www.facebook.com

will send the link to the pod once uploaded

 

[Mego Red]

What happens when Universities are shut down? That testing comes to a halt or is severely restricted.

You can't fast track to market or import from other countries without being okay'd by the TGA - https://www.tga.gov.au/prescription-medicines-biologicals-new-registrations. There is an option to prioritise a drug to market, but they will still abide by the regulations - as they state on the website it "involves faster TGA evaluation of vital and life-saving medicines for which a complete data dossier is available." That last part is the most important. They need the data and you can't fast track human trials.

How many humans are going to be available to be tested is another major problem for researchers and their teams.

You talk about this like it's typical. Like it's someone bringing a new opiate pain killer to market, or a hair loss treatment.

What we're approaching isn't a debt based recession like 2009. It is a massive productivity based depression that will potentially destroy entire economies, if the strategy remains "let's all stay at home and keep our distance from any risk of the virus."

I'm sure the Chinese government will end up offering thousands of people for testing. They have a far higher tolerance for human rights abuses, and that's during GOOD times. We will turn a blind eye to it, because unemployment will be approaching 20%, and mortgage stress will be destroying families and potentially our entire banking and superannuation system. You cannot overestimate how much of a house of cards our overleveraged financial system is.

Well either turn a blind eye to the testing, or to the 1% mortality rate. Something is going to give.

 

[Mutineer]

With the benefit of age...

Language warning.

 

[Scorpus]

You talk about this like it's typical. Like it's someone bringing a new opiate pain killer to market, or a hair loss treatment.

What we're approaching isn't a debt based recession like 2009. It is a massive productivity based depression that will potentially destroy entire economies, if the strategy remains "let's all stay at home and keep our distance from any risk of the virus."

I'm sure the Chinese government will end up offering thousands of people for testing. They have a far higher tolerance for human rights abuses, and that's during GOOD times. We will turn a blind eye to it, because unemployment will be approaching 20%, and mortgage stress will be destroying families and potentially our entire banking and superannuation system. You cannot overestimate how much of a house of cards our overleveraged financial system is.

Well either turn a blind eye to the testing, or to the 1% mortality rate. Something is going to give.

Unless the vaccine is ready immediately it'll make little difference to the issues you're suggesting.

It's highly likely most people will get it before a vaccine is ready even if one is ready this year. It's too late for that.

 

[Mutineer]

Unless the vaccine is ready immediately it'll make little difference to the issues you're suggesting.

It's highly likely most people will get it before a vaccine is ready even if one is ready this year. It's too late for that.

Seems a vaccine might only be one answer to beating this insidious bloody virus.

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www.heraldsun.com.au

“This information will allow us to evaluate any vaccine candidates. In an ideal world the vaccine should mimic our boodies.”
The work could also boost efforts to develop an antibody therapy to beat coronavirus.
Rather than a vaccine, some scientists are pushing to develop drugs that mimic the weapons used by the immune system to kill the virus, which would be enhanced by the discovery of the antibodies.
While the study should provide some reassurance for the 80 per cent of people who can easily fight off COVID-19, it may have far greater benefits for those at most risk.
By testing a person’s blood for the build up of coronavirus-fighting antibodies as they become ill, Prof Kedzierska said doctors may be able to identify those who cannot fight off the virus on their own and need hospitalisation and interventions.

 

[SaltPeter]

Researchers in QLD are ready to start trialling a drug. They are planning to start a preliminary test on 2400 patients.

The drugs are an old anti malariaL (chloroquine) and an old drug used to treat HIV

They are already both approved for use.

 

[Deaneus!]

Optus Mobile giving away data due to Covid-19

To play our part in supporting your access needs, we are giving all eligible mobile subscribers a one off 20GB of free extra data which can be activated within My Optus app anytime during the month of April and valid for 30 days from activation. For our eligible prepaid customers, we will also be offering 10GB of free extra data when you top up for more than $40 during the month of April.

We'll have more details about these extra data offers available soon at optus.com.au/COVID19-support.

 

[Geoffa32]

Australian society was praised during the Bush fire crisis.

For most of us it was easy to make a (tax deductible) donation and sit back on a lazy Sunday arvo and watch a concert on TV.

All the while pat ourselves on the back and talk up how community minded we are.


But now it is every man for himself. Dog eat dog as those able to, pick clean the shops with little care for ensuring there is enough for all.

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, moi, moi, moi......










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[FR0GGY]

 

[ABAB]

Necessity is the mother of invention.

If you genuinely think we're all going to be shut up in 18 months time while the economy collapses around our ears, then I think you're being naive.

The Chinese will jump straight to human testing the moment they have something to test.

Every nation on earth is turning their attention to solving this. There are multiple treatments and vaccines that are approaching testing stage. These will be fast tracked beyond what is legally typical.

I think they should only give the vaccine to the elderly and those with pre-existing medical condition, as most just catch it and get better without any treatment within days like a bad cold. The entire population need to build an immune resistance to this to cope with the next Coronavirus outbreak.

 

[Mr_Moogle]

Australian society was praised during the Bush fire crisis.

For most of us it was easy to make a (tax deductible) donation and sit back on a lazy Sunday arvo and watch a concert on TV.

All the while pat ourselves on the back and talk up how community minded we are.


But now it is every man for himself. Dog eat dog as those able to, pick clean the shops with little care for ensuring there is enough for all.










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It's a sobering reminder that society is just a veneer. We're just monkeys at the end of the day.

Optus Mobile giving away data due to Covid-19

To play our part in supporting your access needs, we are giving all eligible mobile subscribers a one off 20GB of free extra data which can be activated within My Optus app anytime during the month of April and valid for 30 days from activation. For our eligible prepaid customers, we will also be offering 10GB of free extra data when you top up for more than $40 during the month of April.

We'll have more details about these extra data offers available soon at optus.com.au/COVID19-support.

They think this makes them look good but all it does is show everybody just how arbitrary these data caps are in the first place.

 

[Mutineer]

Australian society was praised during the Bush fire crisis.

For most of us it was easy to make a (tax deductible) donation and sit back on a lazy Sunday arvo and watch a concert on TV.

All the while pat ourselves on the back and talk up how community minded we are.


But now it is every man for himself. Dog eat dog as those able to, pick clean the shops with little care for ensuring there is enough for all.

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, moi, moi, moi......










Sent from my SM-G965F using Tapatalk

Article in our local rag the Pyrenees Advocate today about people from Melbourne hitting our local supermarkets in Beaufort, Avoca, Ararat, Skipton etc and stripping the shelves, wouldn't have believed until I went up to the Beaufort IGA today and saw it for myself, no pasta, rice, no baked beans, no tinned soups hardly and no packet soups, no bread, toilet paper, nappies, very limited soap and disinfectant etc....so much so that most items are now on a limit of 2 per shopper. It's total ******* madness. The local lady that served me said they've seen people they've never seen before buying up by the cart full hence the limits they've put in place.