National Cabinet is unlikely to make quick changes to restrictions when it meets tomorrow to chart a roadmap out of the coronavirus crisis.
When changes are made, they will come in four-week increments to gauge their impact on the number of infections in Australia.
The premiers, chief ministers and the Prime Minister are determined not to inadvertently allow a second wave of major infections by lifting restrictions haphazardly.
But, on the firm advice of the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC), National Cabinet is expected to agree to a clear framework to allow Australians to understand how the next few months will look.
Because they haven"t got the bottle ,have to pander to the *Foreigners *
at every turn ,makes me sick TBH.
They are getting all over the show these days ,won"t be able to call this Country our own , eventually
I ask the same question Muddy!!
I have posted on the virus statistics thread on this subject and l
have also e mailed border force to complain about their policy on
the illegal migrant problem as well!!
Perhaps you and others should do the same??
Because they are still flying back Brits stuck in countries around the world and flying back foreigners trying to get home from here. The countries around the world have their own restrictions. So while a colleague who was stuck in Australia after lockdown managed to get a flight back only two or three weeks after, a colleague on holiday in Ghana is still stuck there because their Government has much tighter rules.
So the same will apply to people stuck here trying to get home.
As well as this we need supplies from abroad. I’m sure I don’t need to remind anyone about the fact that this was spread in the UK by Brits coming back from various trips around the world and was not traced to refugees. You might remember the famous case of the jet setting super spreader who went to Singapore or such then to a Swiss or French chalet where he infected a number of people. Then he came back to the UK.
The biggest risk to spread are covidiots who think that the lockdown is for other people.
I agree that borders should be far more tightly controlled but that won’t stop people getting in. It didn’t stop smugglers in the past docking on our shores and it didn’t stop those unfortunate people getting into a refrigerated lorry. But you would think that they would not want to risk their lives coming here now given that this is a hotbed of covid.
Why don’t you write to your MP to request politely that they divert the funding on HS2 into border control?
They should set up an electronic border around our shores in the sea itself. Bit like radar or such but more sophisticated. Maybe something like that is already there?
We went for a long walk today, mainly in order to get to the nearest post office for Marge to post a parcel, but also to do some shopping.
On the way, walking along a narrow pavement on a rather busy road with only a single pavement, we were pleased to see that everyone who we passed behaved very sensibly. Some stepped into a private drive while we passed, as did we for others.
This is generally the excellent and responsible behaviour we see around here.
The local covidiots seem to prefer the parks, which we avoid!
Well my friend in Ghana is talking about possibly being allowed back in mid-June, so I do think it very much depends on the country they are in.
The numbers outside this won’t impact the crisis we are in. That’s being spread internally. Although I do think that it is starting to wane. Just my hope.
In really good news for the bastards in the Northern Territory next week the pubs are going to open because they have had no new cases for a fortnight.
The Premier of NSW at her daily press conference said that about 3500 Australian residents (I forget the exact figure) were in quarantine at hotels in Sydney after arriving in Australia from overseas. She said 13000 people have been quarantined this way since this process started.
A way out
A long-awaited path out of nationwide coronavirus restrictions that have upended the lives of millions of Australians is expected to be considered when state and territory leaders meet with Prime Minister Scotty from Marketing today.
But any movement will be slow and deliberate, giving health authorities room to monitor how each change affects infection rates and risk.
Australia “Stand out Loser”
Nobel laureate Michael Levitt, Professor of Structural Biology at the Stanford School of Medicine, who isn’t an epidemiologist, says Sweden is one of the “standout winners”, alongside Germany (168,162 infections, 7,275 deaths).
“The standout losers are countries like Austria, Australia, Israel that’ve actually had very strict lockdown but didn’t have many cases,” Professor Levitt told British website UnHerd this week.
The leaders of Austria, Australia and Israel just happen to be members of the so-called “First Movers” group, an eclectic bunch that also includes the leaders of Greece, Denmark, the Czech Republic and New Zealand; countries which have done a comparatively good job preventing COVID-19 deaths, losing about 1,900 people combined.
At a press conference still in progress the Australian PM, Scotty from Marketing, has outlined a three step plan to have the Australian economy fully functioning in July.
"Today, National Cabinet agreed a three-step plan and a national framework to achieve a COVID safe economy and society. And it is our goal to move through all of these steps to achieve that COVID safe economy in July of this year."
"In this plan, we walk before we run. We know we need to be careful to preserve our gains, if we wish to reclaim the ground we lost, we cannot be too timid.
"There will be risks. There will be challenges. There will be outbreaks, there will be more cases, there will be set backs.
"Not everything will go to plan.
"States will and must move at their own pace, and will cut and paste out of this plan to suit their local circumstances. There will be undoubtedly be some human error. No-one is perfect.
"Everyone is doing their best. To think or expect otherwise, I think, would be very unrealistic. This is a complex and very uncertain environment."
WA, NT and SA are virtually at step one already. The eastern states will follow slowly.
South Australia will allow outdoor dining at restaurants and cafes, and re-open university and TAFE tutorials, public libraries and pools, churches, community halls and auctions, from this Monday.
Groups will be limited to 10 people max – except at funerals, where 20 people are allowed to attend indoors and 30 people outdoors.
Caravan and camping holidays, as well as regional travel in general, will also be permitted from Monday.
NSW will not relax restrictions next week. Covid19 testing will continue at 10000+ tests per day
Victorian Premier Dan Andrews basically said things will be assessed and changes will be announced on Monday and through next week. The state will probably remain cautious and guided by medical advice and has called on Victorians to not relax just yet.
International travel is off the agenda for the foreseeable future with the exception of trans-Tasman travel.
