3000 ask for Level 4
I see over 3000 health professionals have begged the government to go to level 4 immediately. Seems sensible to me. Btw, I cannot believe that Queenstown has few cases. Bars cafes thousands of folk in close contact with a very high tourist content. Not a ...
Gosh! If we all stay abed for long enough we may even halt excessive greenhouse gas emissions and thus eliminate risk of undesirable climate changes. Now that would be a useful unanticipated consequence!
Thanks for the informative post lprent, and maybe thanks to MH for inspiring it! For all his faults, MH can be seen as representing the trailing edge of the bubble of freedom of speech we need to explore on our way thru this mess. In this information-rich ...
We carry a few dish cloths saturated in vinegar and detergent. Easy to use and launder. Pop into another bag after use to wash and refill. I keep a few pebbles in my pocket to press buttons with n toss away.
Troll be b*ggered! I like this blog because I find contributors to be intelligent and relatively open to changing their minds if the evidence is sound, as am I. Like many, I am treading the fine line between panic at the social and economic horror and ...
Wot. Are you saying we should add to the already considerable list of things we are prohibited from honestly talking about in New Zealand after the Chch debacle? The thing that is required right now is the ability to vigorously discuss our predicament and ...
Your local bread is made with imported flour. Duh.
You avoid the fact that there have been a number of similar reports where Border Control does not seem to be taking this seriously enough, in the opinions of several travellers who have experienced what other countries are doing. No point shooting this ...
So how do y'all Jacinda-lovers reconcile the terrifying disconnection between her words "Toughest controls in the world" and the reality that travellers are finding as they enter New Zealand? Coronavirus: Auckland woman Maree Glading disappointed in checks...
Classic Black Swan event eh! In accord with Parkinson's Law, those earning $1 mill will probably have mortgage and loan repayments of $900,000 and they will collapse just as fast, if not faster, than a household earning $60,000 a year paying $20k pa on ...
Its worth repeating, to put the lie to the official line that we don't need to test people without symptoms... People without symptoms have been found to have higher virus loads than those with symptoms, meaning these unidentifiable carriers are more ...
Great news, kinda. We are now testing people as they LEAVE New Zealand to go to the Pacific Islands. WHY AREN'T WE DOING THE SAME TESTING ON PEOPLE WHO ARE ARRIVING HERE??? Travellers to Pacific Islands to undergo health check at Auckland Airport
Remember, Muttonbird, NZ is not testing asymptomatic cases. So we are in the situation where there is no knowledge of what is happening in the general community. We are not asking, so we simply do not know. Absence of evidence is NOT evidence of absence. ...
This is why we should be testing as much as we can: CNN: Infected people without symptoms might be driving the spread of coronavirus more than we realized
Important point here from UK, British Society for Immunology president Arne Akbar: ""For example, we don't yet know if this novel virus will induce long-term immunity in those affected as other related viruses do not. Therefore, it would be prudent to ...
"...do the maximum you're capable of as early as possible …" Could not agree more. What do they have to loose? Test the sewage streams from every major city - that will tell you what is in the community faster than anything. Random test 100 citizens on the...
Apparently (as I understand it) in NZ they refuse to test unless there is a clear connection to overseas. So we are NOT testing patients whose symptoms have popped up the general community. Thus we choose to be ignorant of the potential presence of Covid-...
I thought the numbers were pretty self-explanatory. Eg an infected person sits among five rows with six people in each row gives exposure of 5 x 6 = 30 etc. Plus or minus the individual = 29, if you want to be pedantic. But the individual has also brushed ...
To inform the discussion, herewith some NZ government sites' info... NZ Customs Coronavirus (COVID-19) update INZ response to the Covid-19 (Novel Coronavirus) (Updated 15 March) To my mind, these 'responses' leave far too much to the discretion of the ...
First rule: Don't let them mingle with the general population. Given the small numbers involved we should provide dedicated (i.e traveller-only) shuttle bus transport from arrival lounge to home destinations, with similarly dedicated domestic air transport...
The stuttering gap-riddled response of our 'government' is terrifying in its failure to protect us from ourselves. The international 'travel ban' allows travellers in with no medical or even temperature checks. They can travel internally by any means they ...
Give the present dreadful state of American politics, there are quite a number of 'representatives' for whom, some may say, federally funded retrospective abortions could be a very good idea! ;)
WOMAD. So Sad. Such utter ignorance and disregard for the health and safety of their workers and their patrons. All public assembly should be banned forthwith. Where is our leadership? Everyday we delay taking simple, decisive action to contain spread of ...
An essential read for understanding the numbers. In particular it shows how prompt firm action (like close everything but emergency services, essential industries and groceries, everybody else stays close at home) can reduce infections and deaths by ...
...and meanwhile in a small town near the bottom of the South Island, a friend happily tells us face to face (Thank you very much!!) that they have just had a nice long visit from a close friend of theirs who has just recently enjoyed the company of NZ's ...
Yes, an unambiguous message to the nation is required, else folk will always take the easy option of behaving as usual (which requires no effort) rather than using a bit of grey matter and adopting a precautionary approach. Many will just read the headline...
NZ Herald, just now. Coronavirus: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will keep shaking hands amid pandemic declaration NZ Herald: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will keep shaking hands
True Sabine. One would hope that his commitment to continuance of the horse racing industry (don't prohibit public events) - for example - doesn't get in the way of his commitment to the national good (prohibit public events).
It is such a shame that the ladies concerns did not translate to even a token guardian of the doors of their places of worship. The briefest warning could have helped many. If the threat was so tangible, and the anticipated outcome so horrible (as it ...
And Adern has just declared that she will continue to shake hands, regardless of the declared pandemic. What an awful example she sets. What use is a leader in isolation due to her own incompetence? No use at all. Who is our second in command? OMG! We are ...
Cats, with their independent spirit and beguiling purrs, have captured the hearts of humans for millennia. In New Zealand, felines are no exception, boasting the highest national cat ownership rate globally [definition cat nz cat foundation]. An estimated 1.134 million pet cats grace Kiwi households, compared to 683,000 dogs ...
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