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Carl D Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 10753 Rivervale, Perth Gender:	Re: COVID in WA Reply #1680 - Oct 25^th, 2022 at 8:20am flip page.
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Carl D Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 10753 Rivervale, Perth Gender:	Re: COVID in WA Reply #1681 - Oct 25^th, 2022 at 8:20am flip page.
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Re: COVID in WA
Reply #1682 - Oct 25^th, 2022 at 8:21am

I'm fairly certain we're nowhere near "peak stupid"' with this pandemic.

https://twitter.com/RageSheen/status/1584693312769822721

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I hadn't realised at first that the infected passengers and crew are just shut in their cabins, while the rest of the cruise carries on, including disembarking in multiple destinations. There is no peak stupid.

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Apparently 20k visitors are meant to go through Perth [according to Mum] and read else where 2 to 3 more ships on their way to Broome end of month and into Nov.

What could possibly go wrong? Roll Eyes

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Re: COVID in WA
Reply #1683 - Oct 25^th, 2022 at 8:21am

Now they have to give cruises away.

https://twitter.com/7NewsMelbourne/status/1584406537896087553

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Sometimes it pays to take up the worst seat on the plane. An extra special @VirginAustralia
flight has taken off from Melbourne - every middle seat passenger was surprised with a free cruise.

lol... and I'm sure they will be surprised again when they get their free Covid infection with their free cruise.

That's if they haven't already got it from the flight - jammed in like sardines and not a mask in sight, of course.

If they're unlucky enough they might get 2 Covid infections for the price of 1.

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Reply #1684 - Oct 25^th, 2022 at 5:31pm

"A lot has changed". Yeah, sure it has. Roll Eyes

‘A lot has changed’: Covid-19 infected cruise ship sails on down WA coast

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Western Australia’s tourism minister has played down fears about a Covid-19 outbreak on-board the Coral Princess cruise ship, saying there is no “unnecessary risk” to people onshore.

It is understood up to 100 people among the 2000 on-board may be infected with the virus as the vessel makes its way down the coast from Broome to Geraldton. It departed Sydney on October 11.

“I don’t believe it represents an unnecessary risk to people onshore and we will obviously benefit from having them come to WA to spend their tourism dollars,” Mr Cook told reporters on Tuesday.

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“So, we know that people who come off the ship to spend their dollars in the cafes, in the pubs, in the shops of the communities in which they visit — they don’t represent a danger to the community.”

And there we have it (once again) - $$$ more important than peoples' health and lives. What a surprise (not!).

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The vessel is expected to dock in Geraldton on Thursday.

It will then continue on to Fremantle, Busselton and Albany before returning to Sydney next month.

The entire ship will probably be infested with Covid before then with everyone aboard infected. I'm sure this will not end well.

Meanwhile... not to be outdone, New Zealand is also joining in the "fun" of the Covid Cruising Club.

Covid-19 cases on one of first cruise ships to return to New Zealand

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Covid-19 cases have been confirmed on one of the first cruise ships to travel around New Zealand in more than two years.

Ovation of the Seas sailed in to Napier on Monday from Tahiti.

It went on to Wellington, arriving on Tuesday morning, and from there will go to Picton, then Sydney.

The cruise liner carries almost 5000 passengers and 1300 crew.

In a statement, National Public Health Service medical officer of health in Hawke's Bay Bridget Wilson said authorities had been told about the Covid-19 cases and were confident requirements were being followed.

Those requirements appear to be "lock the infected passengers in their cabins with no outside air so the virus can gradually spread though the ventilation system/ducting for the entire ship".

Hope everyone aboard both of these plague ships has some pretty good travel (and health) insurance.

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Reply #1685 - Oct 25^th, 2022 at 5:50pm

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Local governments say more clarity needed on COVID-19 aboard cruise ship to dock in Geraldton, Busselton

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Regional local governments say they have been left in the dark about how the outbreak of COVID-19 on board a cruise ship will affect its arrival in their communities.

The Coral Princess confirmed a number of its 2,000 passengers tested positive to the virus at the weekend.

Sick guests will isolate in their cabins for five days, but those who return negative tests can continue to access ship facilities and can disembark at destinations.

After all of the efforts made by Mark McGowan and the WA Government over the past 2 years to keep vulnerable remote communities safe from Covid it doesn't look like they will be safe for too much longer.

But... hey... just think of all those tourist $$$$. Roll Eyes

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Re: COVID in WA
Reply #1686 - Oct 25^th, 2022 at 6:11pm

Carl D wrote on Oct 25^th, 2022 at 5:50pm:

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Local governments say more clarity needed on COVID-19 aboard cruise ship to dock in Geraldton, Busselton

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Regional local governments say they have been left in the dark about how the outbreak of COVID-19 on board a cruise ship will affect its arrival in their communities.

The Coral Princess confirmed a number of its 2,000 passengers tested positive to the virus at the weekend.

Sick guests will isolate in their cabins for five days, but those who return negative tests can continue to access ship facilities and can disembark at destinations.

After all of the efforts made by Mark McGowan and the WA Government over the past 2 years to keep vulnerable remote communities safe from Covid it doesn't look like they will be safe for too much longer.

But... hey... just think of all those tourist $$$$. Roll Eyes

exactly, without tourism dollars there would be no money for public health.
well done mark on getting your priorities right

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Reply #1687 - Oct 25^th, 2022 at 7:27pm

aquascoot wrote on Oct 25^th, 2022 at 6:11pm:

exactly, without tourism dollars there would be no money for public health.
well done mark on getting your priorities right

One would think that here in WA we'd be getting enough money from mining so we wouldn't need tourism dollars.

But, mining, tourism or whatever - there still isn't enough money for public health in WA or the rest of Australia.

And besides - there's no such thing as public health anymore in Australia (and most Western countries), it's now been replaced by that awesome "personal responsibilty" or "You do you". Roll Eyes

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Re: COVID in WA
Reply #1688 - Oct 25^th, 2022 at 7:40pm

Carl D wrote on Oct 25^th, 2022 at 7:27pm:

aquascoot wrote on Oct 25^th, 2022 at 6:11pm:

exactly, without tourism dollars there would be no money for public health.
well done mark on getting your priorities right

One would think that here in WA we'd be getting enough money from mining so we wouldn't need tourism dollars.

But, mining, tourism or whatever - there still isn't enough money for public health in WA or the rest of Australia.

And besides - there's no such thing as public health anymore in Australia (and most Western countries), it's now been replaced by that awesome "personal responsibilty" or "You do you". Roll Eyes

we'll know we have reached personal responsibility when they refuse to admit obese patients, smokers, drinkers and drug takers.
just ban those people from health care til they start to show some personal responsibility and you'll have spare beds in every hospital and incentive for people to take better care of themselves.

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Reply #1689 - Oct 26^th, 2022 at 12:32pm

I wonder what could have caused this?

https://twitter.com/westaustralian/status/1585036236443590663

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Pilbara fast-food restaurants have been hit hard by worker shortages, with owners forced to slash opening hours and even dine-in services.

Paywalled as usual (when you click the link in the tweet) but you get the idea.

It's certainly a mystery. Roll Eyes

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Reply #1690 - Oct 29^th, 2022 at 9:26am

This seems to be going well (not).

Coral Princess docks at Fremantle amid COVID outbreak, as guests tested before disembarking

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A cruise ship with about 2,000 guests, 900 crew and a growing COVID-19 outbreak on board has arrived at Fremantle Port, becoming the first major cruise ship to visit since the beginning of the pandemic.

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The president of Carnival Australia and P&O Cruises Australia, Marguerite Fitzgerald, said the cases were limited and were being managed well, but noted there had been an increase in infections.

"Yesterday we undertook testing of all guests on board and we did see an increased number," she said.

What a surprise. Roll Eyes

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COVID Cruise Ships Return Down Under With Hundreds of Infected Guests

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Cruise ships are returning to Australia, New Zealand and Tahiti amidst reports that four cruise ships (two operated by Princess Cruises and two by Royal Caribbean) are rife with COVID-19. Three of the ships have one hundred or more COVID-19 infected guests on each ship. Royal Caribbean has one ship heading to Australia with reports of around 400 infected passengers.

No one could have foreseen this, of course. Roll Eyes

Mind you, this is probably just a drop in the ocean (pun intended) compared with the tens of thousands of possibly infected people arriving in Australia every day by plane.

Wonder if our governments are going to continue using the Trump Pandemic Playbook (stop testing and no more Covid cases) for much longer?

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Reply #1691 - Oct 31^st, 2022 at 3:19pm

Oh, dear.

Just in time for the next big Covid wave featuring new and improved (at evading vaccines and antivirals) variants.

Mark McGowan announces November 4 end to WA’s virus state of emergency

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Premier Mark McGowan has announced WA’s COVID state of emergency will end on November 4 — 963 days after the declaration was first made.

WA’s rolling state of emergency has been renewed every fortnight since it was first declared on March 16, 2020.

The decision marks a major milestone in WA’s journey through the pandemic, with Mr McGowan saying the Government was confident the virus could now be safely managed in the community.

lol... yeah, right. Don't tell me - time for more of that "personal responsibility" we've seen working so well over the past 6 months or so. Roll Eyes

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Instead, Mr McGowan said COVID would now be treated the same as any other respiratory condition

Except that SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) isn't the same as any other respiratory condition. Never has been, never will be. IT'S NOT THE FLU.

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with West Australians expected to stay away from work or social events only while ill.

I'm sure they will. Grin

I'm starting to believe this virus really does cause host manipulation in those who have been infected, including Mark McGowan, PM Anthony Albanese and all of our other infected pollies.

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Reply #1692 - Nov 9^th, 2022 at 12:23pm

Just bumping this up for the Bobbsey twins (especially the extra stupid, extra abusive one).

Mark McGowan announces November 4 end to WA’s virus state of emergency

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The changes mean the bulk of the State’s remaining COVID measures fall away from Friday, including the requirement for people who have tested positive to the virus to isolate for a minimum of five days.

Instead, Mr McGowan said COVID would now be treated the same as any other respiratory condition, with West Australians expected to stay away from work or social events only while ill.

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Mr McGowan said COVID would now be treated the same as any other respiratory condition,

Sounds like he's saying Covid is now the same as the flu there to me. And I'm certain the majority of the population will see it as such.

I believe the Prime Minister or the Chief Health Officer has said the same (or similar) recently but I'm not looking for a link right now.

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Reply #1693 - Nov 10^th, 2022 at 9:20am

The shocking irresponsibility of the State and Federal governments in removing our last remaining Covid protections has already become apparent here in Perth.

On Monday I was up at Belmont Forum and noticed the "Masks must be worn on these premises" sign had gone from the front window of Specsavers (not that the staff were enforcing it anyway from what I'd seen over the past few weeks).

Even more concerning was when I took my elderly aunt to see her GP on Tuesday afternoon. There was still a "Please wear a mask" sign in the front window but when we went inside (wearing our KN95's) the first thing the maskless lady on the reception desk said to us was "You don't need to wear the masks now if you don't want to".

None of the 3 reception staff were wearing masks and only about 1 or 2 of the half dozen patients waiting were wearing them.

I gave her a long stare and said something like "yes, it does seem that way but we're keeping ours on, thanks". She then kinda sheepishly said "Oh, OK".

We then sat down (as far away from everyone else as we could) and waited. Fortunately, no one there was coughing up a lung at the time.

At least my aunt's GP was wearing a high quality mask similar to ours but I noticed a few of the other GP's were not wearing a mask at all or they were wearing surgical "baggy blues".

I can't believe this sort of thing is happening - especially with a new wave of vaccine and antiviral evading Covid variants already spreading here in Australia. Absolutely disgraceful.

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Reply #1694 - Nov 10^th, 2022 at 9:20am

Carl D wrote on Nov 9^th, 2022 at 12:23pm:

Just bumping this up for the Bobbsey twins (especially the extra stupid, extra abusive one).

Mark McGowan announces November 4 end to WA’s virus state of emergency

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The changes mean the bulk of the State’s remaining COVID measures fall away from Friday, including the requirement for people who have tested positive to the virus to isolate for a minimum of five days.

Instead, Mr McGowan said COVID would now be treated the same as any other respiratory condition, with West Australians expected to stay away from work or social events only while ill.

Again...

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Mr McGowan said COVID would now be treated the same as any other respiratory condition,

Sounds like he's saying Covid is now the same as the flu there to me. And I'm certain the majority of the population will see it as such.

I believe the Prime Minister or the Chief Health Officer has said the same (or similar) recently but I'm not looking for a link right now.

Thats because it doesn't exist because you are a liar making sh*t up.

It does not exist because they did not say that.

You believe they said that but it was never said so you lie through your teeth.

You are full of sh*t.

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