ThunderSwallow 411 Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 My friend is in Australia and she wants to go back to China so bad...but I recommended her to stay there and just avoid ppl. It would be better for her to not travel. Currently we have some patients who tested for negative after medical care now tested as positive...the virus just like HIV. It’s hard to get away from our bodies, like it’s in sleep when you body gets better but once your immunity declines it starts to wake up and you start to infect ppl again... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMF 3,649 Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 35 minutes ago, SMILE2NE1 said: They test 10,000 a day which is much more than overseas visitors People who came from overseas does includes actual Australians who came back from trips or holidays. And as an Australian who lives in Australia but have not been overseas recently cannot be tested even if I had some flu like symptoms Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMILE2NE1 3,566 Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 Some more good news - published this morning from our government website https://www.health.gov.au/news/health-alerts/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-health-alert/coronavirus-covid-19-current-situation-and-case-numbers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMILE2NE1 3,566 Posted April 4, 2020 Author Share Posted April 4, 2020 UPDATE (4 April 2020): Numbers are looking better It is important to note that Australia has one of the highest testing rates per capita anywhere in the world so this is not due to lack of testing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelbHawker 6,583 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 It's fantastic what's happening in Australia.. so happy to be living in a country that's winning against expectations. That aside, we'll need to be in lockdown for the next 12 months in order to sustain the flattening curve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rat Boy 43,832 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 1 minute ago, MelbHawker said: It's fantastic what's happening in Australia.. so happy to be living in a country that's winning against expectations. That aside, we'll need to be in lockdown for the next 12 months in order to sustain the flattening curve. I thought it was 6-9 months. 12 months omg. "****ing rat" - @Dynamite Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelbHawker 6,583 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 1 minute ago, Mer Boy said: I thought it was 6-9 months. 12 months omg. In truth, they haven't said anything regarding how long we'll be in lockdown for. What they have said, is that they're expecting the virus to peak in May/June in Australia, so I have a feeling our strict lockdown will last til at least August/September. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rat Boy 43,832 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Just now, MelbHawker said: In truth, they haven't said anything regarding how long we'll be in lockdown for. What they have said, is that they're expecting the virus to peak in May/June in Australia, so I have a feeling our strict lockdown will last til at least August/September. Oh yeah I agree we'll be in lockdown until at least August/September (but as you said it could be longer, anything can happen). "****ing rat" - @Dynamite Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelbHawker 6,583 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 14 minutes ago, Mer Boy said: Oh yeah I agree we'll be in lockdown until at least August/September (but as you said it could be longer, anything can happen). It's unfortunate but it's out of our hands hey. We just gotta stay inside and stay safe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
I LOVE GGD 1,247 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 On 3/27/2020 at 9:49 PM, ARTPOPSYCHOLOGY said: Very happy to hear this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bt1 5,213 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Australia is one of the exceptions when it comes to testing. Usually higher number of tests means higher cases. Why not here? I think there are 2 factors : 1. Geographical position. U can see similar numbers in New Zealand. 2. Higher temperatures slow and even kill the virus. We know what just happened in Australia with the bush fires in the last months. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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