QF pulls the plug on international flights to March 2021
Sunfish if you are comparing the medical system of South Africa to Australia you gonna have to do a bit more research !!!! Most of those hospitals where like that before Covid-19 !!!
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There is a video on SBS news tonight showing what breakdown looks like in a modern South African hospital. The staff have fled. Bloody rubbish in untended wards. Rats drinking blood on the floor. Overflowing toilets.
That is not because of the lethality of the virus, on that we are agreed.
It is because of the logistics of medical response to sick people - the logistics failed.
That same thing will happen in Australia if we listen to idiots wanting to open up for business.
‘If that happens now, you are in a drag race between the ability to provide medical care and the number of cases. We will lose that race until we have a vaccine.
‘’Take America - 3 million cases, 130,000 dead. Probably five times that many hospitalized, say1.3 million.
Now America is 300 million people. Extrapolate conservatively. 60 million cases. 25000000 dead and 26 million needing medical care. No system can handle those numbers.
That is not because of the lethality of the virus, on that we are agreed.
It is because of the logistics of medical response to sick people - the logistics failed.
That same thing will happen in Australia if we listen to idiots wanting to open up for business.
‘If that happens now, you are in a drag race between the ability to provide medical care and the number of cases. We will lose that race until we have a vaccine.
‘’Take America - 3 million cases, 130,000 dead. Probably five times that many hospitalized, say1.3 million.
Now America is 300 million people. Extrapolate conservatively. 60 million cases. 25000000 dead and 26 million needing medical care. No system can handle those numbers.
I have to agree with Sunfish
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Its also in on BBC website. A senior doctor put the blame on the state of the hospital squarely in the lap of the corrupt system. I doubt a controlled easing of restrictions is likely to see scenes like that elsewhere.
When was that comment made? Domestic capacity was going to be 40% already at the end of July until the recent outbreak delayed that. But that will only be delayed for a month or two. By end of the year most Domestic staff are expected to be stood up.
I admire your optimism dr dre.
Even if the Government decides to stretch out the financial benefits payments a bit longer, by year end I expect a large % of the population are going to be in a world of hurt.
Australians’ propensity to stick everything on the platinum visa or afterpay is going to come home to roost.
Won’t be too many people splurging out on unnecessary travel for a while to come.
Capacity maybe (til the realisation hits that the seats aren’t selling) , demand no.
Even if the Government decides to stretch out the financial benefits payments a bit longer, by year end I expect a large % of the population are going to be in a world of hurt.
Australians’ propensity to stick everything on the platinum visa or afterpay is going to come home to roost.
Won’t be too many people splurging out on unnecessary travel for a while to come.
Capacity maybe (til the realisation hits that the seats aren’t selling) , demand no.
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Good for you Karen. Wrong again, but whatever.
Perhaps you should be planning your retirement bodie. Out of interest is there anyone left in these forums that "lived" black wednesday 1987 and the carnage that followed it
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If you won't take me seriously facebook will.
Out of interest is there anyone left in these forums that "lived" black wednesday 1987 and the carnage that followed it
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It already is “letting rip”. We had one chance to stop this. We almost did, when society didn’t know the mortality rate and people were scared of dying. Now when there are 288 cases recorded a day and climbing, the average Joe and 19 of his mates think it is still ok to order a bucket of KFC and have a house party at 130am. I.e. we have next to no chance of containing it second time round.
Dan Andrews has messed up, BIG time. Name me any leader, in the history of Australia, that has made an f-up even close to the same magnitude as this that threatens the entire future of our nation?
If anybody can I will shut up.
Dan Andrews has messed up, BIG time. Name me any leader, in the history of Australia, that has made an f-up even close to the same magnitude as this that threatens the entire future of our nation?
If anybody can I will shut up.
but of course I am sure you could do better, after all yours pilot.