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Re: COVID in WA
Reply #480 - Aug 4^th, 2021 at 4:38pm

And... here we go again.

Mark McGowan press conference: WA FIFO worker tests positive to COVID-19 but holds fire on new lockdown

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Mark McGowan has revealed a FIFO worker has “probably or possibly” been COVID positive in the community in recent weeks.

However, the Premier did not announce that Perth would be plunged into its fourth lockdown of the year.

Mr McGowan said the FIFO worker, a maintenance contractor in his 30s from Fortescue’s Cloudbreak mine site, had returned a “very, very weak” positive test result.

“The suspicion is that he may well have been positive at some point in the community,” Mr McGowan said.

“We don’t know if he’s infectious because, to further complicated matters, this person had been COVID positive back in March and April of last year.”

The FIFO worker was at Perth Airport between 4am and 7am on July 20 at the same time as an infected man who flew from Queensland to WA after completing hotel quarantine.

Encouragingly, that man had the Alpha strain of the virus rather than the much faster spreading Delta variant.

Another lockdown for Perth by this weekend? Anyone? (My guess is YEP!!). Roll Eyes

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Re: COVID in WA
Reply #481 - Aug 4^th, 2021 at 4:50pm

WA and tassie risk being the 2 last places on earth to come to terms with covid.

nsw is on its way.
the marathon has commenced.
their hospitals are learning the processes that will be needed from no on to deal with covid.
how to tweak the system so you can cope, with staff who are not inappropriately quarantined.

qld is learning some lessons.
the 2 prestigous schools that were locked down along with their parents resulted in every paediatric cardiac surgeon in the state being forced to isolate (they must all have kids at these elite schools)
then a mad scramble had to be done to release one for emergency surgery.

eventually, people learn to be pragmatic, they learn to handle the novelty.

this is going to be an absolutley inescapable learning curve for every hospital and health system in australia.

so it good that this is now occuring

and then people will eventually learn to just get on with living .

this will happen last in WA and tassie.

but it has to happen.

when qld,nsw victoria and SA are all opening up (say in december), they will have been blooded . they will be veterans.
they will feel confident they can handle it.

wa and tassie will be trembling virgins and then , whammo, they will get hit and struggle.

the struggle is inevitable.

might as well start learning the skills

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Re: COVID in WA
Reply #482 - Aug 4^th, 2021 at 4:52pm

aquascoot wrote on Aug 4^th, 2021 at 4:50pm:

WA and tassie risk being the 2 last places on earth to come to terms with covid.

nsw is on its way.
the marathon has commenced.
their hospitals are learning the processes that will be needed from no on to deal with covid.
how to tweak the system so you can cope, with staff who are not inappropriately quarantined.

qld is learning some lessons.
the 2 prestigous schools that were locked down along with their parents resulted in every paediatric cardiac surgeon in the state being forced to isolate (they must all have kids at these elite schools)
then a mad scramble had to be done to release one for emergency surgery.

eventually, people learn to be pragmatic, they learn to handle the novelty.

this is going to be an absolutley inescapable learning curve for every hospital and health system in australia.

so it good that this is now occuring

and then people will eventually learn to just get on with living .

this will happen last in WA and tassie.

but it has to happen.

when qld,nsw victoria and SA are all opening up (say in december), they will have been blooded . they will be veterans.
they will feel confident they can handle it.

wa and tassie will be trembling virgins and then , whammo, they will get hit and struggle.

the struggle is inevitable.

might as well start learning the skills

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aquascoot Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 36479 Gender:	Re: COVID in WA Reply #483 - Aug 4^th, 2021 at 4:55pm me thinks you will care when delta hits, which it most certainly will.
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rhino Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 17179 Gender:	Re: COVID in WA Reply #484 - Aug 4^th, 2021 at 4:57pm aquascoot wrote on Aug 4^th, 2021 at 4:55pm: me thinks you will care when delta hits, which it most certainly will. Its just the sniffles, remember?
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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 145032 Gender:	Re: COVID in WA Reply #485 - Aug 4^th, 2021 at 5:12pm aquascoot wrote on Aug 4^th, 2021 at 4:55pm: me thinks you will care when delta hits, which it most certainly will. Once the weather warms up, it will miraculously disappear.
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Re: COVID in WA
Reply #486 - Aug 4^th, 2021 at 5:14pm

rhino wrote on Aug 4^th, 2021 at 4:57pm:

aquascoot wrote on Aug 4^th, 2021 at 4:55pm:

me thinks you will care when delta hits, which it most certainly will.

Its just the sniffles, remember?

by delaying we have inherited the delta which is more of a threat.

but delay is now rather silly.

WA and Tassie will be totally out of sync with the rest of the world.

my prediction is we will never again see the eastern states able to prevent some community spread

and that will become the reality for WA in november

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Re: COVID in WA
Reply #487 - Aug 4^th, 2021 at 5:17pm

aquascoot wrote on Aug 4^th, 2021 at 5:14pm:

rhino wrote on Aug 4^th, 2021 at 4:57pm:

aquascoot wrote on Aug 4^th, 2021 at 4:55pm:

me thinks you will care when delta hits, which it most certainly will.

Its just the sniffles, remember?

by delaying we have inherited the delta which is more of a threat.

but delay is now rather silly.

which is exactly what was predicted, allow the virus to spread like you advocated and it mutates, which is exactly what it has done. Now you are admitting it is a concern, thats a step in the right direction, just listen to your intellectual superiors next time.

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Re: COVID in WA
Reply #488 - Aug 4^th, 2021 at 5:19pm

rhino wrote on Aug 4^th, 2021 at 5:17pm:

aquascoot wrote on Aug 4^th, 2021 at 5:14pm:

rhino wrote on Aug 4^th, 2021 at 4:57pm:

aquascoot wrote on Aug 4^th, 2021 at 4:55pm:

me thinks you will care when delta hits, which it most certainly will.

Its just the sniffles, remember?

by delaying we have inherited the delta which is more of a threat.

but delay is now rather silly.

which is exactly what was predicted, allow the virus to spread like you advocated and it mutates, which is exactly what it has done. Now you are admitting it is a concern, thats a step in the right direction, just listen to your intellectual superiors next time.

sweden did not face the delta variant in the first year as they learnt to tame the beast.

we will have to learn the lessons of personal responsibility whilst facing a much bigger challenge.

when something "comes at you in life", delay in facing it usually results in that thing getting stronger and you getting weaker

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Carl D Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 10121 Rivervale, Perth Gender:	Re: COVID in WA Reply #489 - Aug 4^th, 2021 at 5:20pm greggerypeccary wrote on Aug 4^th, 2021 at 5:12pm: Once the weather warms up, it will miraculously disappear. Yep, its going to be 22 degrees here in Perth on Friday which is the warmest its been here in what seems like forever so we should be OK.
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Carl D Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 10121 Rivervale, Perth Gender:	Re: COVID in WA Reply #490 - Aug 4^th, 2021 at 5:25pm aquascoot wrote on Aug 4^th, 2021 at 4:55pm: me thinks you will care when delta hits, which it most certainly will.
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rhino Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 17179 Gender:	Re: COVID in WA Reply #491 - Aug 4^th, 2021 at 5:27pm .....
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Carl D Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 10121 Rivervale, Perth Gender:	Re: COVID in WA Reply #492 - Aug 4^th, 2021 at 5:28pm Anyway... I hope I can have my birthday party this Sunday before we're in another lockdown (my birthday is tomorrow but the party is on Sunday because one of the attendees is working tomorrow).
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Re: COVID in WA
Reply #493 - Aug 4^th, 2021 at 5:32pm

aquascoot wrote on Aug 4^th, 2021 at 5:19pm:

when something "comes at you in life", delay in facing it usually results in that thing getting stronger and you getting weaker

Rubbish, quite often it is appropriate to slow things down and make a plan on how to deal with that particular emergency. In fact anyone who has had training in emergency response has been taught exactly that, slow down, make a plan, appoint commander(s) etc.

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Re: COVID in WA
Reply #494 - Aug 4^th, 2021 at 5:36pm

aquascoot wrote on Aug 4^th, 2021 at 4:50pm:

WA and tassie risk being the 2 last places on earth to come to terms with covid.

nsw is on its way.
the marathon has commenced.
their hospitals are learning the processes that will be needed from no on to deal with covid.
how to tweak the system so you can cope, with staff who are not inappropriately quarantined.

qld is learning some lessons.
the 2 prestigous schools that were locked down along with their parents resulted in every paediatric cardiac surgeon in the state being forced to isolate (they must all have kids at these elite schools)
then a mad scramble had to be done to release one for emergency surgery.

eventually, people learn to be pragmatic, they learn to handle the novelty.

this is going to be an absolutley inescapable learning curve for every hospital and health system in australia.

so it good that this is now occuring

and then people will eventually learn to just get on with living .

this will happen last in WA and tassie.

but it has to happen.

when qld,nsw victoria and SA are all opening up (say in december), they will have been blooded . they will be veterans.
they will feel confident they can handle it.

wa and tassie will be trembling virgins and then , whammo, they will get hit and struggle.

the struggle is inevitable.

might as well start learning the skills

Do you also walk around town barefoot in a soiled toga holding a lamp?

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