Corona virus, Port and the AFL.

[RussellEbertHandball]

But nanny state restrictions wont budge from 8th June.


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We have 0 known active COVID-19 cases in South Australia.
We’re doing great SA, but we must not be complacent.
There is a risk of new cases from people arriving from other states and territories.
Our state still has tight border restrictions, but people can arrive in SA (and quarantine for 14 days) or certain essential travellers can get an exemption (e.g. emergency services, compassionate reasons, transport and freight services).
More than 33,300 people have arrived in SA since border restrictions were introduced. (That's ince 24th March. Adelaide Airport has about 9 million passengers per year as a guide to how closed up we are. 33,000 included travelers by road as well as air)

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Presser starts at about 10.10 and takes about 5 or 6 seconds before sound comes on.

 

[Duckimus Prime]

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We have 0 known active COVID-19 cases in South Australia.

That one guys leave finally ran out...

 

[Papa G]

 

[Forzaport]

Zero active cases.

Here's a question - when did the last person actually contract the virus in SA? Likely early April. We've probably gone 4-6 weeks with no new infections. I could be wrong but I think the most recent confirmed cases all had the virus for at least a few weeks prior to self-reporting.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

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Chance of allowing SA's AFL players to stay in the safest COVID-19 state in Australia?

 

[OneGreatClub]

But nany state restrictions wont budge from 8th June.


0.
Nil.
Zero.
Zilch.
Nada.
Naught.
We have 0 known active COVID-19 cases in South Australia.
We’re doing great SA, but we must not be complacent.
There is a risk of new cases from people arriving from other states and territories.
Our state still has tight border restrictions, but people can arrive in SA (and quarantine for 14 days) or certain essential travellers can get an exemption (e.g. emergency services, compassionate reasons, transport and freight services).
More than 33,300 people have arrived in SA since border restrictions were introduced. (Since 24th March Adelaide Airport has about 9 million passengers per year as a guide to how closed up we are, 33,000 included travelers by road as well as air)

It seems rest of Oz is going suppression and us elimination. Don’t know what happens when the borders open but it is good to have no signs of community transmission at least.

 

[PA88]

Does anyone know if the testing procedures differ? I watched an abc reporter getting it in a drive through and it looked unpleasant. The swab up the nose ... ouch. These continual tests the players will get, is it the swab up the nose every time?

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

It seems rest of Oz is going suppression and us elimination. Don’t know what happens when the borders open but it is good to have no signs of community transmission at least.

That's where its headed. Article from last week on the Conversation

Vhttps://theconversation.com/we-may-well-be-able-to-eliminate-coronavirus-but-well-probably-never-eradicate-it-heres-the-difference-137991

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If we continue on this path, could we eliminate COVID-19 from Australia and New Zealand?

Control –> elimination –> eradication
In order to answer this question, we first to need to understand what elimination means in the context of disease, and how it differs from control and eradication.

Disease control is when we see a reduction in disease incidence and prevalence (new cases and current cases) as a result of public health measures. The reduction does not mean to zero cases, but rather to an acceptable level. Unfortunately, there’s no consensus on what is acceptable. It can differ from disease to disease and from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.

For disease elimination, there must be zero new cases of the disease in a defined geographic area. There is no defined time period this needs to be sustained for – it usually depends on the incubation period of the disease (the time between being exposed to the virus and the onset of symptoms).

For example, the South Australian government is looking for 28 days of no new coronavirus cases (twice the incubation period of COVID-19) before they will consider it eliminated.
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Finally, disease eradication is when there is zero incidence worldwide of a disease following deliberate efforts to get rid of it. In this scenario, we no longer need intervention measures.

Only two infectious diseases have been declared eradicated by the World Health Organisation – smallpox in 1980 and rinderpest (a disease in cattle caused by the paramyxovirus) in 2011.

Polio is close to eradication with only 539 cases reported worldwide in 2019.

Guinea worm disease is also close with a total of just 19 human cases from January to June 2019 across two African countries.
What stage are we at with COVID-19?
In Australia and New Zealand we currently have COVID-19 under control.
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[gbear]

Does anyone know if the testing procedures differ? I watched an abc reporter getting it in a drive through and it looked unpleasant. The swab up the nose ... ouch. These continual tests the players will get, is it the swab up the nose every time?

This is currently my bread and butter.

The test involves swabbing the back of the throat in a crisscross manner with a flocked swabbed (if the patient's gag reflex is activated you have done it right). Next you take the same swab and insert it deep into the nasal passage until you see the stick bend at the insertion point or you have to stop because the patient cannot tolerate it passing any further into their nasal passage. You need to go as deep as possible to reach any viral DNA that is present in the throat and the nose. If the nasal swab makes the eyes water then the clinician has done it right. In essence it takes no more than 30 seconds to undertake the test.

 

[RossFC]

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Why do I think of Hinkley when I see this?

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Does anyone know if the testing procedures differ? I watched an abc reporter getting it in a drive through and it looked unpleasant. The swab up the nose ... ouch. These continual tests the players will get, is it the swab up the nose every time?

There are basically 2 tests. Up the nose to get enough "boogie" to get enough RNA to convert it to DNA and find out if you are positive. Second test is a pin prick get some blood, ie serology test, to see if you have antibodies.

This video I saw on the Guardian's site a couple of weeks ago gives a good explanation why up the nose.

 

[bomberclifford]

This is currently my bread and butter.

The test involves swabbing the back of the throat in a crisscross manner with a flocked swabbed (if the patient's gag reflex is activated you have done it right). Next you take the same swab and insert it deep into the nasal passage until you see the stick bend at the insertion point or you have to stop because the patient cannot tolerate it passing any further into their nasal passage. You need to go as deep as possible to reach any viral DNA that is present in the throat and the nose. If the nasal swab makes the eyes water then the clinician has done it right. In essence it takes no more than 30 seconds to undertake the test.

Sounds delightful. How are you holding up wth doing this? I can’t imagine it would be easy doing that procedure to so many people.

 

[PA88]

This is currently my bread and butter.

The test involves swabbing the back of the throat in a crisscross manner with a flocked swabbed (if the patient's gag reflex is activated you have done it right). Next you take the same swab and insert it deep into the nasal passage until you see the stick bend at the insertion point or you have to stop because the patient cannot tolerate it passing any further into their nasal passage. You need to go as deep as possible to reach any viral DNA that is present in the throat and the nose. If the nasal swab makes the eyes water then the clinician has done it right. In essence it takes no more than 30 seconds to undertake the test.

I really appreciate your response.

So, the players will be enduring this once to twice per week.

I have two colleagues that were tested. Both had the throat swabbed but one was via a home testing kit??

 

[gbear]

Sounds delightful. How are you holding up wth doing this? I can’t imagine it would be easy doing that procedure to so many people.

Wearing the full PPE for 4 hours at a stretch is the toughest part, as the N95 masks cause pressure behind the ears and leave indents on my face.

My role has slightly changed in the last couple of weeks to assessing patient's and then triaging them. I can either swab them and send them home or arrange for them to talk with the GP that I work alongside. We have some guidelines to help triage people. children and people over the age of 65 get seen by the GP regardless, whilst everyone else is assessed by a nurse and we work out the plan.

 

[gbear]

I really appreciate your response.

So, the players will be enduring this once to twice per week.

I have two colleagues that were tested. Both had the throat swabbed but one was via a home testing kit??

No problem. The current gold standard for testing is a throat and nasal swab and that is what is carried out in the Commonwealth and SA health clinics.

 

[Powerage]

From the front page of today's Monopoly Times. Maybe Steve, Grant and Nicola can explain why it is not safe to go to the pub and have a beer or sit in a cafe and have a coffee but this is...

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The same question is asked in today's Monopoly Times. Maybe the COVID-19 virus doesn't have a ticket to ride?

Probably because the ability to get transport from point A to point B would be considered an 'essential service' compared to having a leisurely beer or coffee at a public establishment. I can't find the article so its hard to comment.

Surely the Monopoly times are not stupid enough to think that one picture of crowded conditions on one tram is going to convince us that those are the status quo conditions on public transport. If they are and public transport is running at restricted capacity then yes that is a real problem and something needs to be done about it.

But sure, lets double down and open pubs and cafes so we can have crowds assemble there as well.

 

[Prison bar Pete]

Who the hell would want to go on a cruise so soon? Floating petri dishes. Covid-19 is not going away anytime soon nor are the restrictions that will become normalcy. The OS trip we were planning for my 40th next year is now going to be an epic adventure for my 50th.

dark tourism

 

[Del165198]

There are basically 2 tests. Up the nose to get enough "boogie" to get enough RNA to convert it to DNA and find out if you are positive. Second test is a pin prick get some blood, ie serology test, to see if you have antibodies.

This video I saw on the Guardian's site a couple of weeks ago gives a good explanation why up the nose.

that q tip is halfway inside his brain

 

[Powerade 08]

Why do I think of Hinkley when I see this?

zero new cases, one active case

 

[OneGreatClub]

Interesting experiment, but deadly

 

[edgie]

that q tip is halfway inside his brain

Mine didn't, mine went straight up and punched me eyeball!

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[OneGreatClub]

 

[RossFC]

Well done to everyone for getting rid of this virus in our state. Internally we should be going back to normal, but keep being as hygienic as possible obviously.

I'm hoping we open up to other states/countries with 0 active cases and be really strict on places that still have it.

 

[Cuzz09]

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I feel like this is a pr0n photoshop waiting to happen

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