COVID-19 / Coronavirus

[Messenger]

Hard lockdown of nine housing commission towers. 3000 people. Five days.

No one in, no one out.

 

[rdhopkins2]

+108 isn’t great.
another week of these stats and Melbourne and and surrounds will be locked down.

 

[Gralin]

I wonder how many cases they think are already in those towers

 

[Gralin]

So they want to test everyone in those towers who hasn't already tested positive and could extend the lock down, the 5 days is to do the testing and get lab results

 

[Messenger]

Postcodes 3031 and 3051 locked down from Tomorrow.

That's Flemington, Kensington and North Melbourne.

 

[Pessimistic]

So you get locked in with infectious people? How Is that smart?

 

[Gralin]

So you get locked in with infectious people? How Is that smart?

Well if you stay in your apartment and don't go into the common areas it's probably reasonably smart

 

[Messenger]

So you get locked in with infectious people? How Is that smart?

It has cruise ship potential, yes but I understand there will be police on every floor of every tower, so I gather they won't be wandering around.

 

[Gralin]

Wouldn't want to be one of those cops

 

[Off The Couch]

That’s awful news for Melburnians but I suppose to be expected with the increased amount of testing

suppose we just need a couple of hundred to die to appease the naysayers

 

[Messenger]

Wouldn't want to be one of those cops

The indication seems to be that there will be 500 per shift, so they’ll be dragging people in from all over the city.

 

[Gralin]

The indication seems to be that there will be 500 per shift, so they’ll be dragging people in from all over the city.

Hope they follow protocol better than the Security guards did and have the proper PPE

 

[thejockey]

The cases in those towers will skyrocket

There are two small lifts that are the only way up and down to the 20 odd floors each tower has.
Most apartments are cramped with people. Halls are small and cramped .

Transmission risk would be very high . I feel very sorry for those people . Most have done it very tough in life for one reason or another .

 

[Hawk Dork]

You would hope if you fail the test you get sent somewhere else and the rest of the occupants get more regular tests
Like they did in China

 

[Mercy Seat]

He is head of state, it starts and ends with him, like it or not, that’s the by product of leadership. He blames everyone else other than himself or his other “leaders”, he is a horrible example of what a good leader should be.

He needs to read the book “Extreme Ownership”, he is nothing what that book represents.

And your views then on Trump who you’ve paraded as the epitome of leadership on this board for many years?

 

[MightyHawks]

The good thing is if the problem is relatively contained

even if everyone in the those towers Gets the virus then it won’t swamp the hospital system

that said if there’s risk of it spreading like a cruise ship then get the elderly out of there asap

 

[Hawk Dork]

The good thing is if the problem is relatively contained

even if everyone in the those towers Gets the virus then it won’t swamp the hospital system

that said if there’s risk of it spreading like a cruise ship then get the elderly out of there asap

Cruise ship was mainly shared recycled ventilation that spread it from locked cabin to cabin,I dont know if the towers are ventilated that way ???
Or if they have opening windows ???

 

[tige19]

Postcodes 3031 and 3051 locked down from Tomorrow.

That's Flemington, Kensington and North Melbourne.

Pretty much all the North Melbourne footy club guys live in those suburbs

 

[Gralin]

The good thing is if the problem is relatively contained

even if everyone in the those towers Gets the virus then it won’t swamp the hospital system

that said if there’s risk of it spreading like a cruise ship then get the elderly out of there asap

If we get 3k cases where there are a lot of at risk people I think it will be pretty ugly.

It's more cases than we've had over the last four months combined

 

[Messenger]

Pretty much all the North Melbourne footy club guys live in those suburbs

Three North players are moving tonight apparently. No Bulldogs.

 

[TylerDurden]

 

[thejockey]

Cruise ship was mainly shared recycled ventilation that spread it from locked cabin to cabin,I dont know if the towers are ventilated that way ???
Or if they have opening windows ???

They are very old and run down . Havent been in one for 18 months but previously I was seeing clients pretty much weekly .
Windows do open but doubt they would have other ventilation .

Most residents mingle and congregate in the halls , near the lifts and lobby . All small tight areas.
A fair portion of the residents wouldn't probably even know what covid is or what is happening .

 

[Hawk Dork]

They are very old and run down . Havent been in one for 18 months but previously I was seeing clients pretty much weekly .
Windows do open but doubt they would have other ventilation .

Most residents mingle and congregate in the halls , near the lifts and lobby . All small tight areas.
A fair portion of the residents wouldn't probably even know what covid is or what is happening .

They are being locked into their places.
It will be hard they will probably need to organise rostered movements depending on the ratio in each flat

 

[tige19]

They are very old and run down . Havent been in one for 18 months but previously I was seeing clients pretty much weekly .
Windows do open but doubt they would have other ventilation .

Most residents mingle and congregate in the halls , near the lifts and lobby . All small tight areas.
A fair portion of the residents wouldn't probably even know what covid is or what is happening .

These are the ones at the end of Union road? I lived on Union road for a few years, loved it.. but it’s a tail of 2 worlds, sun goes down you’re best to stay inside.

 

[Messenger]

Big bump up in Wyndham numbers.