Coronavirus 4 - Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

[stui magpie]

https://www.theage.com.au/national/vict ... 58akm.html

1,600 additional beds, at least. That's actually from a base of just under 500 in April 2020, it seems: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-02/ ... /100420728

I posted the NSW figure in this thread a couple of weeks back. I think it was in the 580s or 590s.

The reason I asked is I've seen various different figures in different sources.

Pre Covid Vic was apparently somewhere around 400 beds and NSW around 800.

Vic has increased capacity supposedly but the numbers are unclear. Total capacity increase including surge is somewhere between 1200 and 1600 depending on source but I can't find anything on what the actual increase is.

I'd read that ABC article, it's quite good as it also describes how ICU's may be staffed by re-purposing other suitably qualified staff.

FWIW this is one source of ICU beds in 2018. https://www.statista.com/statistics/110 ... -by-state/

The total number of ICU beds quoted in the country there is very close to the number quoted in this article from last month which is another reason I doubt the alleged increases.

https://theconversation.com/were-seeing ... tal-165966

Increases all appear to be surge capacity.

[Pies4shaw]

In Victoria:

Reported yesterday: 514 new local cases and 0 cases acquired overseas.
- 41,758 vaccines administered
- 61,961 test results received

Of the local cases, 148 have been linked to known cases and outbreaks. Further case information will be provided this morning.

[Pies4shaw]

From NSW Health twitter:

NSW recorded 1,351 new locally acquired cases of #COVID19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.

No new cases were acquired overseas, and 17 previously reported cases have been excluded following further investigation. The total number of cases in NSW since the beginning of the pandemic is 48,152.

Sadly, NSW Health has been notified of the deaths of 12 people who had COVID-19.

There are currently 1,231 COVID-19 cases admitted to hospital, with 231 people in intensive care, 108 of whom require ventilation.

There have been 210 COVID-19 related deaths in NSW since 16 June 2021, and 266 in total since the start of the pandemic.

There have been 42,511 locally acquired cases reported since 16 June 2021, when the first case in this outbreak was reported.

Of the 1,351 locally acquired cases reported to 8pm last night, 453 are from South Western Sydney Local Health District (LHD), 337 are from Western Sydney LHD, 163 are from Sydney LHD, 154 are from South Eastern Sydney LHD, 59 are from Nepean Blue Mountains LHD,44 are from Illawarra Shoalhaven LHD, 37 are from Northern Sydney LHD, 27 are from Western NSW LHD, 23 are from Central Coast LHD, 16 are from Hunter New England LHD, three are from Southern NSW LHD, two are from Far West LHD, one is from Northern NSW LHD, 18 are in correctional settings and 14 cases are yet to be assigned to an LHD.

[Pies4shaw]

Lismore and Albury are to go into lockdown from 6 pm.

The following LGAs come out of lockdown from 1 pm:

Bega Valley
Blayney
Bogan
Cabonne
Dungog
Forbes
Muswellbrook
Narrabri
Parkes
Singleton
Snowy Monaro
Upper Hunter Shire

[Pies4shaw]

In Victoria, there will be a "new" reason for leaving the home - "outside social interaction" in a group of 2 or, if you're fully vaccinated in a group of 5 (but from a maximum of two households).

Time for outdoor exercise doubles to 4 hours and the distance you can travel goes up to 10 km from 5 km.

There are various other bells and whistles. I'll try to post a link to the list when available.

[Pies4shaw]

From the ABC blog:

From 11:59pm on Friday, construction workers will not be allowed to travel back and forth between metropolitan Melbourne and regional areas.

Premier Daniel Andrews says movement from construction workers was a risk to regional communities and it was no longer safe.

"They're not easy decisions to make but there is no alternative," he said.

Vaccines will be mandatory for Victorian construction workers
Those who work in the sector will need to get their first does by next Thursday, September 23.

Daniel Andrews says there will be some limited medical exemptions but: "That industry needs to take this seriously."

There'll also be some limited exemptions if people can prove they've booked an appointment.

Tea rooms will need to close and food and drink can't be consumed indoors at work.

[Pies4shaw]

The table of new restrictions, with changes highlighted in yellow, is linked at the end of this document: https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/new-free ... et-reached

[What'sinaname]

woohoo!! skate parks are open

Now I can go and grease my trucks and grind some rails

[stui magpie]

^
and 5 fully vaccinated people can have a picnic while watching you.

Not exactly going to have many people jumping for Joy

[Pies4shaw]

A small update from the NSW presser:

“I want to stress that of those 12 people who passed away, 10 people were not vaccinated.”

Another way of putting that, of course, is that 2 of the 12 people who died yesterday were vaccinated.

[think positive]

sooooo we have to ask if our friends are vaccinated!!! actually i think only 1 i see all the time isnt so thats easy!

[stui magpie]

Meh, does far call for most people, it's a tiny bone to a starving dog.

Roll on some real relief.

[Jezza]

woohoo!! skate parks are open

Now I can go and grease my trucks and grind some rails

[eddiesmith]

^
and 5 fully vaccinated people can have a picnic while watching you.

Not exactly going to have many people jumping for Joy

A picnic without food or drink

[stui magpie]

^

Oi, Dan is just following Gladys lead while trying to pretend he isn't