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David Codey (61)
The number of deaths do not equal the number of new cases.
but as sure as night follows day, new cases means deaths will follow.
but as sure as night follows day, new cases means deaths will follow.
Yes, but how many?The number of deaths do not equal the number of new cases.
but as sure as night follows day, new cases means deaths will follow.
Yes, but how many?
The majority of the Australian population have a more than 99% chance of recovering if infected, and the symptoms for many will be minor.
As of today, there are 1,391 people infected, and only one patient is in a serious condition (i.e. zero percent).
In the closed cases category, 97% are recovered or discharged.
For this minor statistical situation, jobs have been permanently lost, businesses closed, our freedoms stripped from us, suicide is on the increase, education ruined especially for HSC students, and our national debt won't be repaid for 70 years.
The initial over-reaction may be defensible given the horrific stories seen around the world, but now the data is telling us to protect the elderly and open up everything else.
Yes, but how many?
The majority of the Australian population have a more than 99% chance of recovering if infected, and the symptoms for many will be minor.
As of today, there are 1,391 people infected, and only one patient is in a serious condition (i.e. zero percent).
In the closed cases category, 97% are recovered or discharged.
For this minor statistical situation, jobs have been permanently lost, businesses closed, our freedoms stripped from us, suicide is on the increase, education ruined especially for HSC students, and our national debt won't be repaid for 70 years.
The initial over-reaction may be defensible given the horrific stories seen around the world, but now the data is telling us to protect the elderly and open up everything else.
There's an assumption in this that we could re-open everything, and people would just go back to normal. That's not the case.
And how do you protect just the elderly and others who need care? Put all their carers in a bubble as well? Aged-care workers are often poorly paid, live in areas with higher COVID incidence, work across multiple homes, etc.
Even if the govt removed their restrictions, people will still be reticent to gather in large numbers, take public transport, invest in their businesses, etc. Sweden shows this too - few restrictions, but still massive economic disruption.
They have 15 minutes tests now, you would think carers could be tested daily before starting a shift (and paid better to not work at multiple homes)
We could provide support for those with comorbidities to keep them safe, why not subsidise coles/woollies home deliveries for them for example
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It is all about the approach you want from the government, I prefer a world where the individual is given autonomy and is responsible their choices while helping those in need.
I don't want a world where we have police checking you are exercising within your 5km bubble, you are home before a curfew and that you are wearing a mask
Travel bubble off to a great start:
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/trave...ined-in-melbourne/QYVSW6WUZVQ62HIWAP5UYOCVNI/
Gee, who'd have ever thunk someone would do this?
No cases, no deaths in NZ.^ bizzarely they don't seem to have actually done anything wrong by travelling to Melbourne .
^ maybe because the bubble was meant to be between NZ & NSW/ ACT/ NT with no mention of Vic (where it's now being reported 55 kiwis ended up) or WA where 25 arrived despite the State border supposedly being closed.
Border Force dropping the ball again...
Border closed between NSW and QLD so can’t get there (unless you go through the quarantine process).If you'd asked me to list the States kiwis would try to use NSW as a transit stop I'd have had Queensland top of the list but, no, it's Victoria, WA, Tassie & now SA. Or are there currently no flights from NSW to GC or BrisVegas?