News Coronavirus Thread

[Event Horizon]

Yeah, but as I said, this is the person who told us it was all media hysteria whipped up to distract from the failing climate change hoax.

Well, at least all the climate change fanatics should be happy today - skies must be clear with no planes pollution and China's manufacturing ground to a halt.

 

[GarnerSmash]

401 reported cases and counting...

440 reported cases and counting...

 

[krakouers]

BREAKING: The NBL grand final series has been called off, with the league yet to decide on whether Perth or Sydney will be awarded the trophy.

The Wildcats lead the best-of-five series 2-1, with Game 4 scheduled to be played at RAC Arena on Friday.

Remaining NBL Grand Final Series Games Cancelled

The NBL has decided to cancel the remaining games of the Grand Final series between the Sydney Kings and Perth Wildcats.

nbl.com.au

 

[Del191229]

440 reported cases and counting...

Media hysteria.

 

[Pykie]

Good example of why the current critical list is so low.

Hasn’t hit the elderly in NSW yet.

 

[Nate7]

Must be time to bring in the flat-earthers, everyone else has been mentioned!

 

[Pykie]

So 6% of the positive tests in NSW have been over 70.

That there is the reason for such low figures on the critical list.

Hasn't hit the elderly yet.

Out of the 6 people 80+ in NSW to contract the virus, 3 have died.

 

[Del191229]

When you're in same intellectual class as Jared Kushner lol.

 

[Carlos Herrrnandez]

So 6% of the positive tests in NSW have been over 70.

That there is the reason for such low figures on the critical list.

Hasn't hit the elderly yet.

Out of the 6 people 80+ in NSW to contract the virus, 3 have died.

All 3 in the same aged care facility.

 

[Mav]

So 6% of the positive tests in NSW have been over 70.

That there is the reason for such low figures on the critical list.

Hasn't hit the elderly yet.

Out of the 6 people 80+ in NSW to contract the virus, 3 have died.

I had to attend an age care facility today. I was made to check in, asked questions about health and travel and then made to wash my hands.

Hopefully, we are doing enough to keep it away from that demographic.

 

[Groin guru]

The supermarkets join judges, lawyers, police, lawyers, journalists, real estate agents and sociologists on my scumbag list after witnessing the price gouging that is going on at the moment.

They are a disgrace.

The only store I have seen that can hold their's head up high is Aldi.

I do have an issue with this. They are within their right to do it of course but I'd prefer companies show good faith during these times (perhaps an agreement to not price hike until this mess is over).

As you say there are those that are sufferiing. Some clever shifting can allow you to navigate through options (making smarter food choices) but for non-food items and the elderly buying items it can be tough.

There are also Australians that have had their hours cut or removed completely. I think back to my PhD days and you were surviving on a 26k a year scholarship with some teaching. Now with classes cut at universities only unit coordinators will get paid. Even those that signed contracts are stuffed. Research put on hold so research assistants gone. Try to get a job in the mean time...good luck.

If most industries are suffering at this point in time it's because they've screwed over the people. Amazingly that so many lefties in here are sticking up for big corporations...typically showing their true colours when push comes to shove. A crisis will always expose the wolves in sheeps clothing

 

[Pykie]

Probably a miracle at this point that the mortality rate is 0% for those 31 x 60yr+ boomers.

 

[Tas]

So 6% of the positive tests in NSW have been over 70.

That there is the reason for such low figures on the critical list.

Hasn't hit the elderly yet.

Out of the 6 people 80+ in NSW to contract the virus, 3 have died.

The numbers are largely meaningless, for analytical purposes. There are likely tens of thousands who have the virus in Australia already. The very young probably wont show any symptoms at all so will largely be invisible in the system unless tested and we are not doing any broad testing. We mostly see the adult population show because they are showing symptoms and have been tested. Only those with underlying health issues would have complications or have a risk of death unless they are very old. The very old people are likely barricaded in their homes if they are smart, you don't want to be old and get this thing.

 

[Pykie]

I do have an issue with this. They are within their right to do it of course but I'd prefer companies show good faith during these times (perhaps an agreement to not price hike until this mess is over).

As you say there are those that are sufferiing. Some clever shifting can allow you to navigate through options (making smarter food choices) but for non-food items and the elderly buying items it can be tough.

There are also Australians that have had their hours cut or removed completely. I think back to my PhD days and you were surviving on a 26k a year scholarship with some teaching. Now with classes cut at universities only unit coordinators will get paid. Even those that signed contracts are stuffed. Research put on hold so research assistants gone. Try to get a job in the mean time...good luck.

If most industries are suffering at this point in time it's because they've screwed over the people. Amazingly that so many lefties in here are sticking up for big corporations...typically showing their true colours when push comes to shove. A crisis will always expose the wolves in sheeps clothing

I've said multiple times in here that the unpaid wage crisis is as big as the health crisis.

However, "if most industries are suffering at this point in time it's because they've screwed over the people" - I'm not sure this even makes sense in the current economic climate.

By that logic, Woolworth's who is one of the few companies holding fast at this point (because of a massive surge in sales), hasn't screwed over the people...

 

[Carlos Herrrnandez]

The numbers are largely meaningless, for analytical purposes. There are likely tens of thousands who have the virus in Australia already. The very young probably wont show any symptoms at all so will largely be invisible in the system unless tested and we are not doing any broad testing. We mostly see the adult population show because they are showing symptoms and have been tested. Only those with underlying health issues would have complications or have a risk of death unless they are very old. The very old people are likely barricaded in their homes if they are smart, you don't want to be old and get this thing.

Good to see not all the posters in this thread are chicken littles!

"hasn't hit the elderly yet" - pretty confident the elderly know what's up and are self isolating off their own accord.

 

[krakouers]

HAWKS NEW HOME ON HOLD

The Hawks have informed their members their new base at Dingley will be delayed because of the current COVID-19 climate.

The project, named the Kennedy Community Centre, has been put on hold because of the "unprecedented times".

All donations to the project will be protected until development recommences.

"During this time, there is also a need for us to make decisions to ensure the long-term viability and future of Hawthorn Football Club," an email sent to members said.

"As custodians of the club, it is our role to ensure there is a Hawthorn, today, tomorrow and always.

"With that in mind, the decision has been made to place the Kennedy Community Centre (KCC) project on-hold until further notice."

TUESDAY RECAP: Local leagues, Auskick postponed, R1 call on hold

The latest on Erin Phillips, Eddie on the state of play, why Jeff says 'play'

www.afl.com.au

 

[Pykie]

Good to see not all the posters in this thread are chicken littles!

"hasn't hit the elderly yet" - pretty confident the elderly know what's up and are self isolating off their own accord.

I meant, purely from a statistical perspective.

If you go by Tas' post and that there's currently thousands of carriers that are untested kids, it makes the current ratio of elderly even more remarkable.

 

[7577969923]

Probably a miracle at this point that the mortality rate is 0% for those 31 x 60yr+ boomers.

Most of the cases in Australia are fairly new. It gets worse over time for the 20% who don't have the mild version.

 

[SpiderBurton22]

Coronavirus has hit my cricket.

The league presentation night on Wednesday has been cancelled. Award winners will be notified and have to show up for media interviews and photos and Cricket Aus has strongly recommended that all cricket this week be cancelled.

Just so happens we are in the Grand Final this weekend. No word from the league about a cancellation yet, but neighbouring leagues have cancelled theirs. Luckily for us we've only lost 1 game for the year and will be crowned premiers off it gets called off. Not ideal, but the opposition are a pack of campaigners so I don't care.

 

[krakouers]

 

[Billy Not Really]

At this point its safe to say the deluge of panic that has occurred and built over the past couple of weeks, culminating in the last 7-14 days, will now subside, I think the facts at this point are out there, the right advice is being given and now society will have to adapt for a while.

Meaning, the emphasis on the Do's and Don'ts shouldn't subside, it should continually be enforced, but now we're all riding this one out collectively now that the situation has been taken into stock.

The big question is, how long can we last economically, a lot of plans from governments and companies are planning as far as only a few months. If things stretch out at this same level of heightened endangerment and quarantine, the economy will collapse at some point.

For example, if this dragged on until like, September, right into winter where we can be hit the hardest, I fear we're in for a world of shit, businesses will not stem the tide forever. So it only makes a solution to this all the more urgent, obvious health risks and death tolls aside.

 

[Groin guru]

Audio doing the rounds from today's Covid19 Government meeting say we are going into lockdown this Thursday.

Better believe governments around the world will be taking notes during this period.

- how did they comply?
- which areas caused the most resistance?
- did the infrastructure hold up?

The 1984 noose is tightening.

 

[Passmore]

I had to attend an age care facility today. I was made to check in, asked questions about health and travel and then made to wash my hands.

Hopefully, we are doing enough to keep it away from that demographic.

My mother in law‘s facility has been in lockdown since the start of the week. To be honest neither my wife nor Inare ever that keen to visit as she eats away at your soul, but it is good to see that measures are being taken.

 

[krakouers]

‘It was mayhem’: Seniors run riot during ‘elderly hour’

Hundreds of elderly people have pushed and shoved and even stolen products from trolleys during the first, chaotic day of extended trading hours exclusively for our most vulnerable.

thewest.com.au

Hundreds of elderly people pushing and shoving each other, senior citizens stealing products from trolleys and a frail 92-year-old cowering in the corner amid a stampede of shoppers.

These were just some of the horrifying scenes that played out at the Woolworths at Dog Swamp Shopping centre during the supermarket’s first day of extended trading hours exclusively available for the elderly and people with disabilities.

Several hundred senior citizens armed with reusable bags and shopping lists lined up outside the Tuart Hill store this morning, storming the shop with trolleys in tow as soon as the doors opened at 7am.

The “madness” that followed was terrifying for 92-year-old Barbara Palmer, whose daughter Yvonne, 54, was so scared for her mother’s safety she had to find her a “nice quiet corner near the baked goods”.

“It was just mayhem. I couldn’t believe it,” Yvonne Palmer said.

“You couldn’t turn your back on your trolley, people were pushing and shoving, they were running over people’s toes and into people with their shopping carts.

“They were just feral. And my poor mum, she would have to have been the oldest person in the shop. She was very stressed.

“That’s why I found her a nice corner near the baked goods and stood her there and told her to ignore everyone.

“Except people would come up to her and say ‘you’ve got two packets of pasta’ and try and take one.”

Many of those that woke up early for the special trading hour, introduced by Woolworths nationwide yesterday, were left disappointed by a shortage of products on shelves.

The West Australian was told items such as rice, pasta, frozen vegetables and toilet paper were in short supply before doors even opened, while products like hand sanitizer and baked beans were nowhere in sight.

“I told mum I’m never doing that again. You couldn’t get out, you couldn’t move,” Yvonne said.They were just feral. And my poor mum, she would have to have been the oldest person in the shop. She was very stressed.

“There was nothing left. No paper towels, no toilet paper, no Dettol. There was also almost no meat,” Ms Liacopoulos said.

The 70-year-old said while the staff and manager were “amazing and deserved a medal”, Woolworths needed to restock shelves and produce ahead of the “elderly hour, rather than at 8am”.

“Otherwise what’s the point,” Ms Liacopoulos said.

She and her 73-year-old sister went for their 98-year-old mother, who is in desperate need for some Kleenex wipes.

“I was standing behind this frail old lady when she was told she couldn’t have more than one packet of pasta per person,” Ms Liacopoulos said.

“And I just felt so sorry for her. These frail people can’t come to the shops every two days. They should be allowed to get more than one.”

Frederich von Puttkammer, 72, said he had “never seen that sort of madness” in his life, saying the entire experience was “horribly wrong”.

“There was a literal stampede. All the elderly people were scrambling to get what they needed, pushing and shoving, not a mask in sight and only 5cm apart,” he said.

“It was pure mania: elderly people crowded into one place not protected whatsoever, stocking up for what they seem to think is the end of the world.

“These people are utterly panic-stricken and it needs to stop. Calm down!”

All Mr von Puttkammer needed was one packet of macaroni, a small pack of rice and some chicken wings.

He managed to get the last packet of pasta on the shelf — a box of organic macaroni.

 

[tazaa]

Australians have been greedy and selfish for a while

Why is this any different?