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Tim Horan (67)
Some basic math needed here. NZ is considerably worse than Vic on Covid cases (24 hour) than Victoria per population. Let alone Melbourne.
NSW is in trouble.
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NSW is in trouble.
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Stirling Mortlock (74)
^ Vic 21K cases & 820 deaths NZ 3K & 26.
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John Eales (66)
Think he means currently. No doubt NZ has managed it better than Melbourne over the 2 years.
Victoria is 4x as large as Auckland. We recorded 80 today, Auckland recorded 68.
Regardless, we're both boned me thinks.
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what is extraordinary is NZ recorded 88 thousand vaccinations today. Damn good job. That's 2% of your population.
dru
Tim Horan (67)
Historic data is always interesting. What's happening now is, well what's happening now.
Tell me I'm wrong and where. I have 68 cases last 24 hour in NZ with a population of, what, 5.1 million?
I've got Victoria 80 cases in a population of 6.5 million.
No time for complacency here.
waiopehu oldboy
Stirling Mortlock (74)
Absolutely & you'll find no complacency here.
68/ 5.1 = 13.3/ Mn
80/ 6.5 = 12.3/ Mn
So not a great deal of difference - perception here, though, is that Vic isn't far off being another NSW. Guess it depends on what numbers & timeframe you're looking at.
68/ 5.1 = 13.3/ Mn
80/ 6.5 = 12.3/ Mn
So not a great deal of difference - perception here, though, is that Vic isn't far off being another NSW. Guess it depends on what numbers & timeframe you're looking at.
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John Eales (66)
330k+ for over the last 24 hours for OZ too. Not bad.
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Tim Horan (67)
So perception is that Victoria is in trouble. Not a hard position. But greater input in NZ is simply, I don't no, not a bother?
Victoria is definitely a candidate for NSW #2. Still. Personally I'd rather be in Victoria than NZ.
Edit: Or at least Melbourne over Aukland.
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Bill McLean (32)
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Ken Catchpole (46)
Some good numbers from NSW.
Only 17% of ICU beds are occupied by Covid sufferers.
Small death total yesterday - 2, both had underlying health conditions. One in 60s, one in 90s.
More good news - schools will be re-opened on a staggered timetable. HSC hs been put back but at least the kids now have a date (Nov 9) instead of uncertainty.
I get the feeling that Gladys Bereshocklian is slowly pivoting away from case numbers as the prime criterion and accepting vaccination numbers and seriousness of the positive cases as the drivers of her policies.
Only 17% of ICU beds are occupied by Covid sufferers.
Small death total yesterday - 2, both had underlying health conditions. One in 60s, one in 90s.
More good news - schools will be re-opened on a staggered timetable. HSC hs been put back but at least the kids now have a date (Nov 9) instead of uncertainty.
I get the feeling that Gladys Bereshocklian is slowly pivoting away from case numbers as the prime criterion and accepting vaccination numbers and seriousness of the positive cases as the drivers of her policies.
waiopehu oldboy
Stirling Mortlock (74)
Northlanders will be spewing but everyone South of the Bombays will go to Level 3 (at which point businesses can trade provided it's contactless) from midnight Tuesday. Auckland & Northland likely to remain in lockdown for at least another week & probably two when that decision is announced on Monday based on Jacinda's comments today.
Total cases now 347 of which 70% are Pasifika which is in line with previous outbreaks but this time around there are more cases in the under-30 than over-60 demographic.
Total cases now 347 of which 70% are Pasifika which is in line with previous outbreaks but this time around there are more cases in the under-30 than over-60 demographic.
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George Gregan (70)
The silver lining for you guys will hopefully be that vaccinations will shoot up now that you have a pressing need to vaccinated. You guys are well behind on that front.
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Ken Catchpole (46)
Haven't been following NZ vax process.
Is their low vax rate due to hesitancy, poor roll out process, or complacency (because of low case numbers until now)?
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Jim Lenehan (48)
NZ had things under control when the great vaccine lolly scramble was on which meant A) we could afford to let other countries be guinea pigs for the vaccine (like Israel); and B) we would be out bid by larger countries, particularly those with bungled responses (such as the US and UK). Thus, NZ was at the bottom of the pecking order and really just had to wait our turn.
Supply is now sorted, however, and the vaccination rollout is now in motion with the current weekly vaccination rate of 1.05 doses per 100 people, which is ahead of the UK (0.89) and US (1.01) peaks.
Supply is now sorted, however, and the vaccination rollout is now in motion with the current weekly vaccination rate of 1.05 doses per 100 people, which is ahead of the UK (0.89) and US (1.01) peaks.
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Mark Ella (57)
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Steve Williams (59)
Those “active in the community” cases you see in NSW are just those who they have managed to contact by the time they update the numbers. For example, if NSW had 500 cases in a day and reported 50 were active in the community it could be that the real number was actually 200, they just hadn’t been able to contact them all. They don’t update you the next day with “actually, it was 200 active in the community yesterday.” I’m hoping it’s not the same for Victoria, since with lower numbers it’s easier to contact everyone, but my submission is that it is likely.
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Bill McLean (32)
All I can say is I hope so. This lockdown seems so much worse than last year's long one. From our group of friends you can see that it is starting to crack people who made it through last year in pretty good shape. These are not people who are being financially crushed by this either. Pretty hard to take when we have one active case in the area and could legitimately create a hard border with the rest of Melbourne by closing 18 bridges (not that I counted).
I think it is time for Dan Andrews to admit defeat and open up to something that makes life a bit easier for people, at least in areas with no virus. Some of what NSW is doing my makes sense once you accept that this thing is here to stay.
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Ken Catchpole (46)
A glimmer of light on the horizon.
Denmark is to lift all its remaining Covid-19 restrictions by 10 September after the health ministry declared the virus “no longer a critical threat to society” because of the country’s high level of vaccination. The Guardian
Denmark is to lift all its remaining Covid-19 restrictions by 10 September after the health ministry declared the virus “no longer a critical threat to society” because of the country’s high level of vaccination. The Guardian
All we have to do is convince a few of our fellow Australians to get vaccinated.