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Guessing we are on 25k or thereabouts currently all in, what constitutes a bad result?
Yes. What’s your point? I don’t have a ‘bad result’ figure, though I recollect that the current restrictions started when the government thought that 250k was a bit much. My point was perhaps they are regretting putting out any figure as ‘good’, though doubtless they would have been under pressure to do so.
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Reporters have hung many politicians out to dry after a good rinsing. Some for the glory and fame and some (I would hope) for the sake of journalism. I would presume that nobody is reaping any joy from the amount of deaths but also on that note Its in the interests of the public to know what's really going on behind the scenes, considering we are watching our fellow humans pass away in their thousands.
We have an average of 600K deaths a year in the UK. Does anyone think it could be about the same again? I was thinking about all the accidents/murders/deaths that wouldn't happen under the lockdown?
I have been in the transport industry for the last decade and a half, I have several lorry driving friends who have been late for deliveries or loading and have been turned away, all it takes is one late driver or one asshole in goods in and the supply chain is broken and your playing catch up and that’s when the problems occur.
Based on the trend so far, not a chance. We’ve had a huge spike in (supposedly) non-Corona deaths.
Great point. This country's ****. Where are you moving to?
we have 1500 places opening up shortly
My point is if he said that 20k would be a good result he was right. I seem to recall it in the early press meetings the figure was put to him. I don't think he conjured it up.
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Can you catch coronavirus from farts?
news.com.au
April 19, 2020 11:57am
news.com.au
April 19, 2020 11:57am
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The unusual question has been addressed by popular physician Dr Norman Swan, and the answer might surprise you.
Speaking on the Coronacast podcast Dr Norman Swan said people should avoid farting near one another to stop the spread of coronavirus. He added it was everyone’s responsibility not to pass wind close to another person and “that you don’t fart with your bottom bare”.
The unusual discussion came after the government revealed on Friday it would be testing local wastewater as part of an ongoing monitoring and early warning system for coronavirus outbreaks.
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Coronavirus has been detected in faecal matter.
It’s been found that people infected with coronavirus shed fragments of the virus in their faeces and this can be detected in wastewater.
Community wastewater is already tested annually to monitor community drug use, however finding undetected coronavirus outbreaks through new water testing will now be a major focus for the government.
Health Minister Greg Hunt said on Friday that detecting outbreaks and rapidly responding to them through sewage testing would be a big part of the government’s future approach.
"If there's a suburb that hasn't had a case identified but it is in the wastewater stream, then we realise we need to focus on that suburb to find the people," Mr Hunt said.
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Responding to the question about farts, Dr Swan said clothing provided some protection from coronavirus, like a mask.
“We wear a mask that covers our farts all the time,” Dr Swan said, referring to people’s underpants and clothes.
People are also urged to flush the toilet with the lid closed, because of a “toilet plume phenomenon”, according to The Conversation.
The action of flushing a toilet causes up to 145,000 aerosolised droplets to be disturbed and thrown around the room, and become suspended in the air for hours, according to the report.
Closing the toilet lid is particularly recommended in public toilets.
As far as I am aware yes, on at least one occasion when and where I have no idea, however the driver concerned is a good friend and I see no reason he would lie.
Drivers getting refused and turned away is a lot more common than people assume, not just at hospitals but everywhere, be it for late arrivals for your delivery slot, incorrect paperwork or loaded incorrectly so load rejected under health and safety regulations.