All borders to reopen.
Because the Governments are gutless and don’t want to upset the Chinese. These a#sholes caused/created/spread this virus so the entire world should stand against them and cut them off completely. I mean seriously, they have infected the entire globe in a way that is killing hundreds of thousands, destroying entire economies and turning the world into one that will be awful for years to come. And what has the global powers done?? SFA. Too scared to act. And an even more pathetic UN that can only say; “we are disappointed in you China that you won’t let inspectors in”. It’s a joke, an absolute joke.
It looks like int travellers now need a negative covid test before boarding a flight to oz,would that have been a given for at least the last 3+ months considering whats going on overseas.
3. No, it proves bring in people from infectious countries and housing them in the middle of cities isn’t working. Some improvements have been made today (mandatory masks on flights, preflight testing before boarding a flight to Australia, a reduced cap on arrivals) but the ultimate solution (quarantining arrivals in remote locations) is not being taken.
Australia over the coming months will need to accept that even with vaccination, small numbers of cases will keep popping up - unless you want to keep sending international passengers to Nauru, Christmas Island or Alice Springs forever and ever.
I and 10,000 Englishmen will be swarming BNE in December 2021 for a test match - a game worth about $80m to the local economy. Are the Aussies really going to turn that down?!
They can operate into any airport with good runway length and width, set of steps and basic immigration capability. It would be a pity though if the AU government want to get hold of their belly freight in good time...
The vaccine is to stop a pandemic, not a virus if that makes sense.
But it’s fine to call it “UK strain” or South African strain
It’s not about stopping infections of the SARS-COV-2 virus. It’s about slowing the spread of the COVID-19 disease and subsequent pandemic from that disease the virus causes. Yes, they know that zero infections for life will be impossible to achieve. But they know that herd immunity will send the reproduction number below zero. It will cause the virus to die out. A vaccine will protect vulnerable populations. Will full eradication be possible? Maybe, but that will take decades.
The vaccine is to stop a pandemic, not a virus if that makes sense.
The vaccine is to stop a pandemic, not a virus if that makes sense.
I see Western Australia has now closed its border to all Queenslanders.
Back to where we were a couple of months ago.
Seems to be a very hasty decision By Mr. McGowan but he is well known for rushing into these decisions.
Sure , he is protecting his West Aussies but perhaps he could have waited until the 3 day Brisbane lockdown has finished and the Health Authorities analyse their findings.
Shoot first and ask questions later seems to be his trademark!!
Back to where we were a couple of months ago.
Seems to be a very hasty decision By Mr. McGowan but he is well known for rushing into these decisions.
Sure , he is protecting his West Aussies but perhaps he could have waited until the 3 day Brisbane lockdown has finished and the Health Authorities analyse their findings.
Shoot first and ask questions later seems to be his trademark!!
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You really have not been keeping up with what has been going on in Australia. Northern beaches lockdown alone cost 3.6 Billion to the economy. It will be interesting what 3 days cost Brisbane. So yes most likely we will turn down a measly 80 million. I hope they do id rather get back to work and see the world stabilize before the barmy army descends and creates and super spreading event.
If you want to see what it looks like when this strain is released upon an unvaccinated population and why leaders here are being strict then watch this video:
Tasmania, SA and NSW put restrictions on this morning before WA did, ACT followed, Vic to come.
dr Dre . If I am correct Tas, Sa and NSW have not “closed “their borders to Queenslanders but have pace restrictions on them.
West Australia has “closed” its borders to all Queenslanders that are not exempt.
Quite a difference.
West Australia has “closed” its borders to all Queenslanders that are not exempt.
Quite a difference.
14 days isolation. On a practical level as far as air travel goes that reduces demand substantially to the point where there might as well be full restrictions between states. The public isn’t really willing to fly in great numbers except for full elimination.
And word is it was Palaszczuk herself who wanted all other states to declare the hotspot and impose restrictions. I think she, and all other leaders, know the new strain is a whole new ballgame compared to the previous variants of the virus.
And word is it was Palaszczuk herself who wanted all other states to declare the hotspot and impose restrictions. I think she, and all other leaders, know the new strain is a whole new ballgame compared to the previous variants of the virus.
short flights long nights
This wasn't the point I was trying to make. The vaccine will not get rid of the virus 100% and possibly will not stop transmission. The virus is endemic across a high proportion of the world and will take many years for it to shift.
Australia over the coming months will need to accept that even with vaccination, small numbers of cases will keep popping up - unless you want to keep sending international passengers to Nauru, Christmas Island or Alice Springs forever and ever.
I and 10,000 Englishmen will be swarming BNE in December 2021 for a test match - a game worth about $80m to the local economy. Are the Aussies really going to turn that down?!
Australia over the coming months will need to accept that even with vaccination, small numbers of cases will keep popping up - unless you want to keep sending international passengers to Nauru, Christmas Island or Alice Springs forever and ever.
I and 10,000 Englishmen will be swarming BNE in December 2021 for a test match - a game worth about $80m to the local economy. Are the Aussies really going to turn that down?!
Japanese Olympics postponed from 2020 to 2021, nope, Try July/ August 2022.
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I’m sick of it also, NSW has 4 cases today media report it as another outbreak when in fact they’re all locked up already due to family members having it. Yes it’s a new strain in the way it’s more transmissible it’s not more deadly.
Adam Kucharski, an assistant professor at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, said that, in general, a variant that’s 50% more transmissible is a bigger problem than a variant that’s 50% more deadly.
A top scientist explains why a more infectious coronavirus variant is a bigger problem than a deadlier strain
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The more deadly a virus the definitely less a problem it is because it kills the hosts too fast to spread, COVID19 is in the Goldilocks zone, it’s not massively deadly but incredibly infectious, this results in mass infections thus much more deaths due to economy of scale, it’s a real bitch.
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indeed.I think people need to reset their expectations regarding international travel. Regardless of the vaccines, 2021 will mirror 2020. There may be isolated travel such as between Australia and Vanuatu , Fiji and NZ but to Europe, America etc, forget it.
Japanese Olympics postponed from 2020 to 2021, nope, Try July/ August 2022.
Japanese Olympics postponed from 2020 to 2021, nope, Try July/ August 2022.
My bet is cancelled outright, can't really see running the summer/winter back to back, just IMHO.
Hopefully more people are starting to understand this virus is a moving target and not a fixed one hence all the forward planning and ramp up dates are simply hope and (at times) totally unrealistic.
I'd punt domestic not before second half '21, start talking about international in '22.
China Virus - love the observation and logical connection, PC crowd will be having conniptions!
