Australia & New Zealand - COVID-19 Coronavirus

[astheworldfallsdown]

Australia orders all arrivals to self-isolate

Australia will impose 14-day self-isolation on international travellers arriving from midnight tonight and ban cruise ships from foreign ports for 30 days.

The moves mirror restrictions in nearby New Zealand, which are aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the new measures after a meeting with a newly formed national cabinet, dubbed the coronavirus 'war cabinet'.

 

[Really?]

Are people in countries other than Australia having actual physical fights over toilet paper? It’s disgusting.

This is why most of us who read through this thread since the Diamond Princess debacle are stocked. I have prepped for 3 weeks ..........I wanted to avoid the crowds and the nuts in the crowds.....

 

[Henry2326]

AUSTRALIA

Schools & Unis not to be closed in Australia due to #COVID19 #SARSCoV2
Gatherings of more >500 static ppl should not occur.
Also 14d self-isolation of all international arrivals.
Banning cruise ships for 30 days.
#FlattenTheCurve
"Slowing the spread, you free up the bed"
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STAY HOME, SAVE LIVES

 

[gregjrichards]

Australia

Woolworths has become the first supermarket giant to announce it will open early with a dedicated shopping hour for the elderly and disabled to stock up without being caught up in the panic-buying process.

Woolworths opens early for elderly and disabled people to shop during coronavirus frenzy | Daily Mail Online

This is great all supermarkets everywhere should be doing this. I am disabled I walk with crutches and my Dad walks with a walking stick. Going shopping has been a nightmare recently even though we have gone first thing in the morning.

 

[tmar]

Australians returning from overseas are told to self-isolate for 14 days - or face being fined up to $50,000 or jailed for a year

Eliza Mcphee
29 mins ago
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has warned of the heavy financial penalty that awaits any person who arrives from overseas and does not self-isolate.

From midnight all people coming to Australia will have to self-isolate for 14 days, while cruise ships will be banned from arriving at Australian ports for an initial 30 days.

Ms Palaszczuk said on Sunday that laws were in place to deal with those who fail to follow a direction to self-isolate.

'In relation to legislation around that ... it's under our Public Health Emergency Act,' she said.

'That bill was passed in early February and there are penalties for not complying with the notification and that is around $13,000,' she said.
'We have random police checks to make sure people are compliant with that notice.'

Each state has varying punishments for breaches of public health orders.

In Western Australia, people who ignore a public health order could be hit with a $50,000 fine and spend up to 12 months behind bars.
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[PingTheRouter]

my state just went SOE full article below snipped by me

Dire virus fear as death toll rises
A state of emergency has been declared in Victoria to deal with the spread of coronavirus and enforce the national 14-day isolation sanction for all travellers into Australia.

From midday on Monday, for at least four weeks, authorised officers can detain people, restrict movement and prevent entry to premises to protect the public.

“It is an offence under the public health and well being act to not comply with the orders that have been made,” Premier Daniel Andrews told reporters on Monday.

“Those orders in the first instance relate to that mandatory – not optional in any way – mandatory home quarantine or at a hotel if you are not a resident.”

 

[gregjrichards]

Infected dance teacher boarded Air New Zealand flight from Australia after breaking out of self-quarantine as he waited for his coronavirus test results

Australian dance teacher with coronavirus flew to New Zealand despite being told to self-isolate | Daily Mail Online

I can’t believe the reckless stupidity of some people. There needs to be tough penalties to stop people endangering lives.

 

[Henry2326]

AUSTRALIA.....ITS SUMMER THERE

State of emergency: Australia steps up efforts to curtail coronavirus State of emergency: Australia steps up efforts to curtail coronavirus Reuters on Twitter

Reuters on Twitter

STAY HOME,SAVE LIVES

 

[PingTheRouter]

Australian scientist have said they have themselves found a cure and want trials to begin as soon as possible

along with they have treated some of the first people out of Asia with an older version of a HIV drug and it was shown to work with those patient recovering just fine

hopefully they can do some more testing and this virus will be good before too long

Researchers want to trial drug ‘cure’ for coronavirus on patients

One of the two medications is a HIV drug, which has been superseded by “newer generation” HIV drugs, and the other is an anti-malaria drug called chloroquine which is rarely used and “kept on the shelf now” due to resistance to malaria.

 

[PrimeSuspect]

8 charts that show how coronavirus is spreading in Australia

8 charts that show how coronavirus is spreading in Australia — ABC News


Very interesting read

 

[Kensie]

8 charts that show how coronavirus is spreading in Australia

8 charts that show how coronavirus is spreading in Australia — ABC News


Very interesting read

I went to read this article and I could not see it -got a pop up that it is not in my region.
I am not where near Australia so maybe that is why I could not read it.

 

[PingTheRouter]

so my wife works for the local council government

they have been told from tomorrow 3pm they will be closed until april 16th

as far as i know its the first council in australia to do it

all the casual staff are really really worried

 

[Oddsocks]

This here is awesome for the older folks

It didn’t go too well in Australia. Huge lines and not much restocked overnight.

‘Pandemonium’: How Woolies’ plan backfired

 

[PingTheRouter]

All Australians are being asked to return home and not to travel overseas

i think this plays into a lockdown is coming within the next week which would put us in line with other countries, i think they are giving our people a fair chance to get home before they do it so they are not stranded

iv read they are releasing the new update Friday to come into effect from sunday midnight

Coronavirus Australia live blog

 

[Henry2326]

Australia needs 2000 extra ventilators to cope with 'catastrophic' outbreak https://t.co/oRgGNnoGfM via @smh

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STAY HOME, SAVE LIVES

 

[margarita25]

Scientists map how immune system fights back against COVID-19
Published 2 hours ago

“Scientists in Australia have mapped immune responses from one of the country’s first novel coronavirus patients to show how the human body fights and recovers from COVID-19.”
-More at link


•Sorry for any reposts, threads are moving like lightning.

 

[PingTheRouter]

Australia has just banned gatherings of more than 100 people watching his live announcement to the country

waiting on an article so i can post more about the travel bans

Virgin Australia is suspending all international flights from March 30 to June 14.

Coronavirus Australia live updates


TRAVEL BAN UPGRADED

The travel ban for every Australian is being upgraded to level four – do not travel – for the entire world.

"That is the first time that has ever happened in Australia's history," Mr Morrison said. "For those who are thinking of going overseas in the school holidays, don't. Don't go overseas. The biggest risk we have had and the biggest incidents of cases we have had has been from Australians returning from overseas, from many countries that you wouldn't have expected that to be a source."

BAN ON GATHERINGS OF 100

Indoor areas is 100, outdoor 500.

"That is effective now, as of today and those arrangements, in terms of the legal enforcement of those measures are being put in place by the States and Territories," Mr Morrison said.

The ban applies to all non-essential gatherings.

Further measures on indoor gatherings of fewer than 100 people are being worked on by the states and territories.

 

[Henry2326]

NEW: Australia declares human biosecurity emergency, advises against all international travel, and bans non-essential gatherings with more than 100 people indoors

BNO Newsroom on Twitter

 

[gregjrichards]

Australian Coronavirus News

Australians told to stop HUGGING: Chief medical officer urges people to implement social distancing and stop touching each other to stop spread of deadly coronavirus

Australia bans hugging as people urged to implement social distancing and stop touching each other | Daily Mail Online

The loneliness pandemic: Families are stopped from visiting their elderly relatives and older people are banned from taking part in social activities

Families are stopped from visiting their elderly relatives as part of coronavirus measures | Daily Mail Online

 

[gregjrichards]

Another person dies from coronavirus taking Australia's toll to six as the killer illness continues to spread

Another person dies from coronavirus taking Australia's toll to six | Daily Mail Online

• An 86-year-old man died overnight in hospital in New South Wales