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It is now approaching 4 times the number of Americans who died in the Vietnam war, more than in the Civil war and nearly 80% of the deaths in combat in WW2.
If Australia had the same per capita infection rate as the US over 700,000 people would have been infected, nearly 3% of the whole population. We have had 27000 infections, just over 0.1%
The whole of US per capita infection rate is about 8 times the state of Victoria.

At the US death rate / 1m of population, we would also have been approaching 5,000 deaths in VIC alone and growing every day, compared to 819 that we've actually had.
 
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Sweden is interesting.
The same "guru" who stated that they'd avoid a 2nd wave because they'd have achieved herd immunity now reckons pursuing herd immunity isn't ethical.
His latest statement “There has up to now been no infectious disease whose transmission was fully halted by herd immunity without a vaccine” comes after he was the one pushing the concept.
Yeah I thought that was really strange. He was the one pushing herd immunity and saying that was the way to combat the virus. Now he’s saying it’s unethical. Bizarre behaviour.
 
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The Federal Government flew Australians out of Wuhan, and quarantined them on Christmas Island. Why didn't they continue to use Christmas Island for returning Australians?
They probably wanted to shift the cost to the states, by making them quarantine them in hotels.
They were "Chinese" Australians. The fed government wouldnt dare lock "white" people up on Christmas Island.
 
I think one issue may have been that Christmas Island is a detention facility with somewhat limited medical facilities.
If someone did get really crook with COVID whilst there they'd have to be flown to a hospital.
Hotel quarantine at least allowed for an easier transfer to hospital.
I stand to be corrected but didnt the fed government spent a fortune upgrading it so people who were medivac'd to Australia from our off shore detention could be locked up there instead?
 
I stand to be corrected but didnt the fed government spent a fortune upgrading it so people who were medivac'd to Australia from our off shore detention could be locked up there instead?
No. they spent some money upgrading the facilities but not to the extent that someone with something like COVID could be kept there.
Ex detainees who are now living in the community on Nauru are still being medevaced to Australia if required.
 
The USA is out of control, what a mess having a moron as Pres leads to.

Our numbers are still looking good.

COVID19 7 day ave 31102020.jpg

DateNew Infections7 Day Trailing ave5 Day centred ave14 Day Trailing ave
17 October 202025.861.608.07
18 October 202034.291.807.71
19 October 202002.712.606.71
20 October 202032.432.406.57
21 October 202052.292.806.29
22 October 202012.144.205.64
23 October 202052.713.605.00
24 October 202073.432.604.64
25 October 202003.002.803.64
26 October 202003.002.202.86
27 October 202022.861.402.64
28 October 202022.431.602.36
29 October 202032.712.43
30 October 202012.142.43

Looking like Christmas might be open after a hell of a year.

Good thing the Tigers gave us hope during the hard times, glad I chose the best team to support :D

DS
 
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They were "Chinese" Australians. The fed government wouldnt dare lock "white" people up on Christmas Island.
Not all of them. There was a significant number of Caucasian Australians amongst those evacuated to Christmas Island.
 
The USA is out of control, what a mess having a moron as Pres leads to.

Our numbers are still looking good.

View attachment 11107

DateNew Infections7 Day Trailing ave5 Day centred ave14 Day Trailing ave
17 October 202025.861.608.07
18 October 202034.291.807.71
19 October 202002.712.606.71
20 October 202032.432.406.57
21 October 202052.292.806.29
22 October 202012.144.205.64
23 October 202052.713.605.00
24 October 202073.432.604.64
25 October 202003.002.803.64
26 October 202003.002.202.86
27 October 202022.861.402.64
28 October 202022.431.602.36
29 October 202032.712.43
30 October 202012.142.43

Looking like Christmas might be open after a hell of a year.

Good thing the Tigers gave us hope during the hard times, glad I chose the best team to support :D

DS
It's all good. Vaccine due tomorrow or maybe next week or possibly the week after. In any case it's all gone away.
 
They were "Chinese" Australians. The fed government wouldnt dare lock "white" people up on Christmas Island.
They were all Chinese Australians were they?
Would the Australian citizens amongst have good grounds for a racial discrimination case?
If it was only Chinese Australians it seems to fly in the face of "Australian Values"
 
They were all Chinese Australians were they?
Would the Australian citizens amongst have good grounds for a racial discrimination case?
If it was only Chinese Australians it seems to fly in the face of "Australian Values"
Significant number of Caucasian Australians amongst those evacuated to Christmas Island from Wuhan. Also some Kiwis and Pacific Islanders. Only have to read the interviews with the evacuees to see that talk of only sending Chinese Australians there is BS.
 
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I stand to be corrected but didnt the fed government spent a fortune upgrading it so people who were medivac'd to Australia from our off shore detention could be locked up there instead?
There is no way that a hospital on Christmas Island could handle COVID positive patients. It wouldn’t have the facilities not would it be able to get the medical staff with the expertise.
Straight quarantine for well people is a different thing
 
Yeah I thought that was really strange. He was the one pushing herd immunity and saying that was the way to combat the virus. Now he’s saying it’s unethical. Bizarre behaviour.
Puppeting Dr. Tedros from WHO, who said it was "ethically problematic", i.e. unethical.
 
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There is no way that a hospital on Christmas Island could handle COVID positive patients. It wouldn’t have the facilities not would it be able to get the medical staff with the expertise.
Straight quarantine for well people is a different thing
yet the Libs spent $130million so they could try to send refugees there who medical needs couldnt be met on PNG or Nauru. but you are probably right, seeing as though despite this $130million not one medevac'd person ever set foot on the island.
 
There is no way that a hospital on Christmas Island could handle COVID positive patients. It wouldn’t have the facilities not would it be able to get the medical staff with the expertise.
Straight quarantine for well people is a different thing

Fine. Then keep Christmas Island only for those that refuse to be tested. Obviously they know they don't have it so should be fine.
 
yet the Libs spent $130million so they could try to send refugees there who medical needs couldnt be met on PNG or Nauru. but you are probably right, seeing as though despite this $130million not one medevac'd person ever set foot on the island.
I agree Brodders. My comment is more a technical one as COVID Hospitals need special airflow, oxygen supplies for ventilation, access to respiratory specialists etc.
The medical facilities at CI are more a generalist facility
The money spent by the LNP is disgusting, as is the fact that the Sri Lankan family from Queensland is still there
 
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