Australia & New Zealand - COVID-19 Coronavirus

[they'll get you]

818 new cases & Scott Morrison says Australia ditch lockdowns and open up after it hits 70 per cent of the population fully vaccinated.

'We will live with this virus': PM sets wheels in motion to open up

 

[PingTheRouter]

Daily, I watch the numbers, hoping Victoria does not go down the track of NSW.

i fear covid 0 is now a distant dream

i hope i am wrong because last summer was beautiful

 

[ZoriahNZ]

Covid 19 coronavirus Delta outbreak: NZ's lockdown to continue until at least midnight Friday; Auckland's for longer - NZ Herald

 

[MrX]

i fear covid 0 is now a distant dream

i hope i am wrong because last summer was beautiful

You learn to live with it. Once life gets back to normal, the numbers fade into the background.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

NSW Premier flags new freedoms for vaccinated residents

Fully-vaccinated New South Wales residents are set to enjoy new freedoms in September, Premier Gladys Berejiklian has flagged.

It comes after the state has hit a milestone of six million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered.

The Premier will make a formal announcement on Thursday or Friday.

 

[they'll get you]

Westmead one of Sydney’s largest hospitals has called a “yellow emergency” as it struggles under the weight of growing COVID-19 cases in the city’s west.


NSW Health data shows almost 4000 COVID-19 cases have been uncovered in the past four weeks in the Western Sydney LHD.

There are currently more than 600 people with COVID-19 in hospital in NSW and 107 in intensive care.
Major Sydney hospital declares ‘yellow emergency’ amid influx of COVID cases

 

[TootsieFootsie]

I just heard on the radio, about some problem with Westmead hospital. Just caught the end of it.

Thanks for posting this.

Westmead one of Sydney’s largest hospitals has called a “yellow emergency” as it struggles under the weight of growing COVID-19 cases in the city’s west.

 

[they'll get you]

I just heard on the radio, about some problem with Westmead hospital. Just caught the end of it.

Thanks for posting this.

This?


The health union is urging people to stay home and get vaccinated as Westmead Hospital has been forced into “emergency operations”.

The hospital has reduced the number of COVID-19 cases arriving by ambulance for 24 hours.

Ray Hadley yesterday revealed the hospital has been overwhelmed with COVID patients, leaving cardiac patients without a bed.

The hospital is now working to open 100 beds at Westmead Private Hospital for its use.

There are 608 COVID-19 cases currently admitted to hospitals in NSW, including 107 people in intensive care.
COVID CRISIS | Health union warns more hospitals will be overwhelmed - 2GB

 

[they'll get you]

I just heard on the radio, about some problem with Westmead hospital. Just caught the end of it.

Thanks for posting this.

Bloody cold up your way Toots?
Covid loves the cold weather, bring on summer then you can sell that snowman.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Hi They'll

I'm not feeling cold right now, with the heating on plus a heated throw.

But yes, we've had a cold change, started a day or so ago. We had been into the 20s, til yesterday when it was max of 6 degrees and today a max of 8. Looking at current weather, it's almost 11am and only 6 degrees.

Temperature of the room I'm in right now is 23 degrees and starting to feel a bit too warm.
Unlike the past week, the sun has now come out and is dazzlingly bright. It's like a novelty as it's been so overcast for so long.

Oh and it has snowed, mostly at Oberon I think. Rarely get snow where I am , centre of town.
I noticed that it's been colder in a lot of NSW places too.

Starting tomorrow we're supposed to go back into double figures yay! And by early next week they'll be back up to double figures

Bloody cold up your way Toots?

 

[they'll get you]

Attached is an excellent explaination of the symptoms of Covid.

The key COVID-19 symptoms to watch out for - and when to call an ambulance

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Upon reading this again, I see it didn't make sense lol.

What I should have said is that tomorrow it's supposed to be into low double figures like 10 or 11. Early next week it's said to be 18 degrees at the beginning of the week. Hopefully back into the 20s after that

Starting tomorrow we're supposed to go back into double figures yay! And by early next week they'll be back up to double figures

 

[they'll get you]

"You can be infectious within 48 hours, and I think the shortest documented period was 30 hours," she said.
The problem is that people are asymptomatic for a couple of days before they know they're infectious, Professor Bennett said.

So by the time they find out they are COVID positive, the people they've infected are already infectious.

That makes the task of contact tracing enormously difficult.
Why aren't the case numbers dropping in NSW? Here's what the experts say

 

[they'll get you]

So in China if a member of your family is an anti-vaxxer it’s YOU who can loose govt allowances.


And in Qinghai province, a residential community issued a notice this week, warning residents their pensions, medical insurance and social allowances would be suspended if a member of their immediate family failed to get vaccinated. An official said the notice was meant to "scare" people into getting inoculated, because the community had not met its vaccination target, state-run news reported.


China has administered 2 billion COVID-19 vaccine shots

 

[they'll get you]

I’m glad to see the AZ is widely recognised for travel.

https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2021/07/20/which-covid-19-vaccine-is-the-most-widely-accepted-for-international-travel

 

[Estelle]

While 143 countries accept the AZ vaccine (manufactured in Europe not India but I guess the Australian one is included), the United States does not. It only accepts Pfizer, Moderna and one other.

Find Out Whether Your Destination Country Accepts Your Covid Vaccine as Valid for Travel

My son lives in New York and my daughter in Dublin. They have both had Pfizer. However, I am in the over 60s age group and currently can only have AZ so I will not be able to to to the US. I usually travel around the world for three months from June to August every year so I have been hoping to have the Pfizer. I have until next June before I would ever travel again overseas so I have been delaying being vaccinated for this very reason as I will probably only travel to USA and Europe. I actually would prefer Moderna but that is not as well accepted internationally. But it is accepted in Europe and USA. Our Prime Minister said access to Moderna will be available about October this year so I am waiting until then. I also learnt today that in the US, they will need booster vaccines after eight months so the longer I leave it the better not only because of availability. But, in the meantime, I may not be able to get my hair coloured or cut, go to restaurants or the theatre. Currently I can get AZ at my local chemist with a waiting period of 7 days so not sure what to do. If I could get Pfizer, I would have it this week if I could. The other idea is to have AZ now and then Pfizer eight months later but there is no talk of boosters here yet as we are short of supply but that will change. I don't think a mixed dose would be a good idea. What to do?

 

[they'll get you]

NSW reports 1290 new cases,
Victoria records 73 new transmissions,
ACT further 12 cases;
NZ outbreak reaches 562 cases

COVID-19 live blog: Follow live breaking news throughout the day

 

[they'll get you]

43 cases in Parklea Prison.

(John Laws radio 2SM)

 

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FORTY teens are rushed to hospital every day for self-harm amid 10-week lockdown

The NSW Suicide Monitoring System found 8,489 people under 18 were rushed to hospital for self-harm and suicidal thoughts this year, to July 29.

The shocking figure, equating to 40 children a day, was a rise of 31 per cent over the same period last year, and 47 per cent from 2019.

FORTY Sydney teens are rushed to hospital every day for self-harm, Covid-19 NSW | Daily Mail Online

For 24/7 confidential support, call Lifeline on 13 11 14.

 

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COVID variant discovered in South Africa feared to be ‘more infectious and evade vaccines’

“Also note that C12 is already detected in England, Switzerland, Portugal, Mauritius, China, and New Zealand.”

‘Pandemic far from over’: Scientists race to investigate new COVID mutation with ‘higher transmissibility’