News Coronavirus Thread

[Del191229]

The resident political attention whores appear to be throwing a hissy fit.

Shut up and stick to posting science.

You humiliate yourself and annoy others when you veer from area of expertise.

As I would if I started trying to talk about the science

 

[Del191229]

LOL, how about we give the Trump etc. political opportunism type bullshit a rest and focus on the virus itself?

Y'know, what the actual thread is about?

People discussing the response to the virus - its economic and political and social aspects - is not opportunism.

In fact, the only real political opportunism is coming from new your little mate Groin babbling about Wubomic Plague and the like.

 

[krakouers]

Again with the HIV drugs, interesting.

Coronavirus crisis: Secret trial of AIDS, malaria medications ‘cures’ virus
Sue Dunlevy and Tom MinearNews Corp Australia
Saturday, 21 March 2020 10:37AM

Play Video
Suburbs could shut down in fight against coronavirus
0:46 | Sunrise

The national cabinet with meet to discuss putting some suburbs in lockdown.

A handful of Australian COVID-19 patients — some of the first to be infected with the deadly virus — were successfully medicated with malaria and HIV drugs in a secret trial that will be rolled out within days.
Such was the success that 50 Australian hospitals will be given HIV medication Kaletra and malaria treatment hydroxychloroquine in a trial that promises to “cure” the virus.

The first trial of Remedsivir, a promising treatment for COVID-19, will be reported within weeks and it could be approved for use in China as early as May.
The Federal Government will provide $13 million to fast-track treatments.
The cash injection from the Medical Research Future Fund includes $8 million to develop antiviral therapies for people who contract the virus.
Up to 10 treatments are expected to be tested, with the most promising options pushed rapidly through human clinical trials to regulatory approval and commercialisation.
Another $5 million will be spent on clinical trials to help patients with severe acute respiratory distress, which can be fatal, especially among older people and those with compromised immune systems and chronic illnesses.
Health Minister Greg Hunt said Australian researchers had “outstanding capacity to contribute to global efforts to control the outbreak and save lives”.
He said the funding was part of the government’s $2.4 billion coronavirus national health plan.
“Australia has produced some of the world’s best medical research,” Mr Hunt said.
The World Health Organisation has declared the medication — Remedsivir — to be one of the most promising treatments for COVID-19.
The hunt for a treatment and a vaccine for COVID-19 is proceeding at a spectacular pace with some scientists skipping animal trials as they race to find a way of halting the terrifying death toll.
And scientists and medical journals are freely sharing early results of clinical trials before they are peer reviewed to progress research as quickly as possible.
The use of antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine on its own also has Australian scientists excited.
In France, scientists have reported success beating COVID-19 using this drug with only 25 per cent of patients treated with the drug still showing signs of the virus compared to 90 per cent of patients who did not receive the treatment in a small trial.
About 35 companies and academic institutions are working to create a vaccine, and four are already testing in animals.
The first human trial of a COVID-19 vaccine began in the US this week with four people injected with a low dose of a vaccine developed by US company Moderna even before animal trials had started.
Another US company Inovio Pharmaceuticals is testing its COVID-19 vaccine in animals and plans to begin human trials next month.
Researchers at Queensland University are hoping to begin animal trials of its COVID-19 vaccine next month and Griffith University announced on Thursday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Queensland-based Luina Bio to work on a vaccine.
However, it could be 12-18 months before a vaccine is ready.
Extensive clinical trials are necessary as ferrets, given a vaccine for the 2003 SARS outbreak, suffered a more serious form of the illness following vaccination.
University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research Director Professor David Paterson is heading the Australian clinical trial of a COVID-19 treatment combining HIV medication Kaletra and malaria medication Hydroxychloroquine.
The combination treatment was found to kill off coronavirus in test tubes and completely cleared the virus in a select handful of Australian patients, he said.
“Prior to the clinical trials going ahead, the medications were given to some of the first Australian patients infected with COVID-19, and all have completely recovered without any trace of the virus left in their system,” he said.
“These medications have the potential to be a real cure for all, unlike the random anecdotal experiences of some people.”
The trial will compare the effectiveness of the malaria drug on its own against the HIV drug on its own.
Other patients will be given the medications in combination.
“This will enable us to test the first wave of Australian patients and gain real-world experience with this treatment, especially since we expect ongoing infections to continue for many months,” he said.
“If we can obtain the best possible information now, then we can quickly treat subsequent patients down the track.”
Professor Paterson said the drugs to be used in the clinical trials can be administered orally as tablets.
Australia’s medicines regulator says it is ready to fast track the approval of any vaccines or treatments to beat the coronavirus.
In relation to the multi-million dollar grant to researchers, Mr Hunt added: “This is another example of us contributing to address important health challenges for Australians and for the global population.”
Researchers will be able to apply for the grants — to be managed by the National Health and Medical Research Council — from next week.

Dont think there is any new information in that

 

[D23D]

Silly but serious question:
What should (and how long) I wipe the skin of a banana peel with so as not to transfer the potential virus from the skin to the flesh when peeling?

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Coronavirus crisis: Secret trial of AIDS, malaria medications ‘cures’ virus
Sue Dunlevy and Tom MinearNews Corp Australia
Saturday, 21 March 2020 10:37AM

Play Video
Suburbs could shut down in fight against coronavirus
0:46 | Sunrise

The national cabinet with meet to discuss putting some suburbs in lockdown.

A handful of Australian COVID-19 patients — some of the first to be infected with the deadly virus — were successfully medicated with malaria and HIV drugs in a secret trial that will be rolled out within days.
Such was the success that 50 Australian hospitals will be given HIV medication Kaletra and malaria treatment hydroxychloroquine in a trial that promises to “cure” the virus.

The first trial of Remedsivir, a promising treatment for COVID-19, will be reported within weeks and it could be approved for use in China as early as May.
The Federal Government will provide $13 million to fast-track treatments.
The cash injection from the Medical Research Future Fund includes $8 million to develop antiviral therapies for people who contract the virus.
Up to 10 treatments are expected to be tested, with the most promising options pushed rapidly through human clinical trials to regulatory approval and commercialisation.
Another $5 million will be spent on clinical trials to help patients with severe acute respiratory distress, which can be fatal, especially among older people and those with compromised immune systems and chronic illnesses.
Health Minister Greg Hunt said Australian researchers had “outstanding capacity to contribute to global efforts to control the outbreak and save lives”.
He said the funding was part of the government’s $2.4 billion coronavirus national health plan.
“Australia has produced some of the world’s best medical research,” Mr Hunt said.
The World Health Organisation has declared the medication — Remedsivir — to be one of the most promising treatments for COVID-19.
The hunt for a treatment and a vaccine for COVID-19 is proceeding at a spectacular pace with some scientists skipping animal trials as they race to find a way of halting the terrifying death toll.
And scientists and medical journals are freely sharing early results of clinical trials before they are peer reviewed to progress research as quickly as possible.
The use of antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine on its own also has Australian scientists excited.
In France, scientists have reported success beating COVID-19 using this drug with only 25 per cent of patients treated with the drug still showing signs of the virus compared to 90 per cent of patients who did not receive the treatment in a small trial.
About 35 companies and academic institutions are working to create a vaccine, and four are already testing in animals.
The first human trial of a COVID-19 vaccine began in the US this week with four people injected with a low dose of a vaccine developed by US company Moderna even before animal trials had started.
Another US company Inovio Pharmaceuticals is testing its COVID-19 vaccine in animals and plans to begin human trials next month.
Researchers at Queensland University are hoping to begin animal trials of its COVID-19 vaccine next month and Griffith University announced on Thursday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Queensland-based Luina Bio to work on a vaccine.
However, it could be 12-18 months before a vaccine is ready.
Extensive clinical trials are necessary as ferrets, given a vaccine for the 2003 SARS outbreak, suffered a more serious form of the illness following vaccination.
University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research Director Professor David Paterson is heading the Australian clinical trial of a COVID-19 treatment combining HIV medication Kaletra and malaria medication Hydroxychloroquine.
The combination treatment was found to kill off coronavirus in test tubes and completely cleared the virus in a select handful of Australian patients, he said.
“Prior to the clinical trials going ahead, the medications were given to some of the first Australian patients infected with COVID-19, and all have completely recovered without any trace of the virus left in their system,” he said.
“These medications have the potential to be a real cure for all, unlike the random anecdotal experiences of some people.”
The trial will compare the effectiveness of the malaria drug on its own against the HIV drug on its own.
Other patients will be given the medications in combination.
“This will enable us to test the first wave of Australian patients and gain real-world experience with this treatment, especially since we expect ongoing infections to continue for many months,” he said.
“If we can obtain the best possible information now, then we can quickly treat subsequent patients down the track.”
Professor Paterson said the drugs to be used in the clinical trials can be administered orally as tablets.
Australia’s medicines regulator says it is ready to fast track the approval of any vaccines or treatments to beat the coronavirus.
In relation to the multi-million dollar grant to researchers, Mr Hunt added: “This is another example of us contributing to address important health challenges for Australians and for the global population.”
Researchers will be able to apply for the grants — to be managed by the National Health and Medical Research Council — from next week.

Dont think there is any new information in that

The funding stuff is new, but that’s about it.

 

[Snake_Baker]

It's not a "cure"

 

[Snake_Baker]

Silly but serious question:
What should (and how long) I wipe the skin of a banana peel with so as not to transfer the potential virus from the skin to the flesh when peeling?

Just peel the thing and eat the fruit without touching the fruit.

 

[Passmore]

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Sent from my SM-A908B using Tapatalk

 

[Scallop Industry Thug]

Vic gov to start with these supply drops. Anyone got the details?

 

[Snake_Baker]

Tas

Mildura has reported it's first case of infection.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

It's not a "cure"

It’s a ‘handbrake’.

 

[ferball]

I'm with you Horace.

The funny thing is that I work in agricultural supply chain/procurement and our industry is going off chops since the rains a few weeks back. I'm busier now that I've probably ever been and am working ridiculous hours. Stress is dialled up to 11 just with work.

My partner and I broke out my old Xbox 360 that I haven't touched in years. Funny how shooting aliens in the head is a stress reliever!

Keep your chin up and your exposure down mate. Looking forward to a few beers and a few jokes about Boomers kicking again next season.

 

[Snake_Baker]

It’s a ‘handbrake’.

Correctamundo Andy.

 

[arden station]

The funding stuff is new, but that’s about it.

That's right, there was that article on news.com.au maybe 5 days ago with a headline claiming that a QLD lab had made the 'discovery' that the antimalarial and AIDS meds were working.

However, the UK had banned the export of those drugs a week prior to that story appearing and the article itself went on to quote the QLD lab as saying that the treatment was initially trialled and anecdotally thought to be effective in China. The QLD lab's role was to validate the stories coming out of China through testing as has apparently been the case in France. Let's absolutely hope it works but I hope our government doesn't try taking more credit than is due or even any credit at this time.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

It’s fair to say, those with savings and continuing employment, are going to make a killing out the other side of this.

 

[krakouers]

Mass closure of hospitality venues and job losses predicted on ‘Bloody Monday’ as WA economy braces for impact of COVID-19 related ‘social distancing’
Peter de KruijffThe West Australian
Sunday, 22 March 2020 2:00AM

Many hospitality businesses are struggling in the wake of the COVID-19 emergency including The Royal Hotel in Perth City who have put up a banner encouraging patrons to visit the venue. Credit: Justin Benson-Cooper/The Sunday Times

Monday is shaping up as a crunch point for restaurants and cafes to decide if they can stay open amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tens of thousands of jobs in tourism and hospitality are already gone or at risk as social distance rules cripple venues.
Tourism Council of WA chief executive Evan Hall said he would not be surprised if tourism operations, restaurants and bars started to close on mass following new 4sqm per person restrictions.

“If you are applying that rule it’s really going to limit your number of customers, it’s as simple as that,” he said
“There’s a lot of businesses moving to job sharing and reduced hours and there’s already quite a few permanent lay-offs.
“People are in a quandary as to what to do right now.”
The new restrictions mean in a 100sqm space only 25 people, including staff, can be present.
Australian Hotels Association WA chief executive Bradley Woods said a the social distancing rules would substantially change how the hospitality sector operated.
“This is an unprecedented time for Australia and our industry, we understand there will be many business which will be closed as a result of these changes,” he said.

This is an unprecedented time for Australia and our industry, we understand there will be many business which will be closed as a result of these changes — Bradley Woods

There are about 50,000 jobs in WA’s hotels and hospitality sector with about 70 per cent of them casual staff according to Mr Woods.
He said all of those 35,000 jobs were under threat or on the edge.
“That’s a large number of people whose jobs are very much on an edge,” Mr Woods said.
“We need a simple transition over to Commonwealth support in terms of Centrelink.”
The loss of major entertainment and sporting events is also impacting the thousands of casual staff who are employed at Perth’s stadiums.
Optus Stadium has previously employed more than 3000 casual staff at a single time but its management are now reaching out to other organisations seeing if there are jobs for its workforce.
“Optus Stadium casual staff have already been sent information about job opportunities at a major supermarket chain with the hope that some will secure roles,” a spokesperson said.
An RAC Arena spokesperson said it was in contact with promoters to discuss rescheduling events with the hopes of a busy end to the year and start of 2021.

AQWA will make huge staff cuts. Credit: Supplied
The Aquarium of Western Australia is preparing to lay off scores of staff as restrictions on indoor gatherings to combat the spread of COVID-19 render the continued operation of the popular Hillary’s Boat Harbour attraction unviable.
Workers have already been informed of plans to reduce staffing to only those required to ensure the continued welfare of the aquarium’s marine life and a handful of administrative employees.
That means a likely cut in workers from around 80 to less than 10.
Mark McGowan said sadly there would be a significant impact on many businesses in WA.
“I'm very, very sorry that this is occurring,” he said.
“We're asking people to use common sense here. Be practical, and let’s work together to make this work going forward.
“I’ve spoken to a range of small businesses over the last day from cinema operators to cafe operators. Their trade is already significantly down.
“All the premises have to do is adhere to the rule. If you adhere to the rule, go and buy a coffee, go and buy your movie tickets, go and buy a meal. As long as the rules are adhered to, there’s nothing to stop you from doing that.”

Mass closures, job losses predicted on ‘Bloody Monday’

Monday is shaping up as a crunch point for restaurants and cafes to decide if they can stay open amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

thewest.com.au

Thinking of you out there in those industries

 

[Passmore]

It’s a ‘handbrake’.

So this shall now be referred to as "Mrs Passmore"

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[Val Keating]

A lot of murmurs that SA will close its boarder today

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

A lot of murmurs that SA will close its boarder today

Imagine being locked ‘in’ SA....

 

[Snake_Baker]

This is an act of treason

 

[Snake_Baker]

 

[Snake_Baker]

 

[Del191229]

That's right, there was that article on news.com.au maybe 5 days ago with a headline claiming that a QLD lab had made the 'discovery' that the antimalarial and AIDS meds were working.

However, the UK had banned the export of those drugs a week prior to that story appearing and the article itself went on to quote the QLD lab as saying that the treatment was initially trialled and anecdotally thought to be effective in China. The QLD lab's role was to validate the stories coming out of China through testing as has apparently been the case in France. Let's absolutely hope it works but I hope our government doesn't try taking more credit than is due or even any credit at this time.

Don't read anything from there, you'll get no help, apart from perhaps a heads up on government messaging.

 

[Del191229]

PM and Treasurer speaking now.

 

[Del191229]

Oh God shut up with "Build A Bridge".

Three word slogans is all they know.

Crosby Textor writing lines in a time of national crisis ffs.