Coronavirus/Covid-19 Discussion Thread (7 Viewers)

[BLIT2014]

Any news for us NSWers?

School is on tomorrow for NSW. Premier will do further announcements likely tomorrow. NSW is looking to close non-essential services within ~48 hours.

 

[yooook]

School is on tomorrow for NSW. Premier will do further announcements likely tomorrow. NSW is looking to close non-essential services within ~48 hours.

Like this message, if you think and feel school should/will be cancelled Tuesday

 

[studiesofboard]

I literally want school to close

 

[seremify007]

I wonder if all businesses are going to just shut down and staff take sick leave/unpaid leave/etc?

 

[BLIT2014]

I wonder if all businesses are going to just shut down and staff take sick leave/unpaid leave/etc?

Has your work sent you any update today?

 

[Trebla]

Schools in NSW to remain open til end of term.

Schools in VIC were meant to end term 1 by this week but they’ve brought the end of term date forward to Tuesday so technically not “closed” lol

 

[Yesurhes]

Schools in NSW to remain open til end of term.

Schools in VIC were meant to end term 1 by this week but they’ve brought the end of term date forward to Tuesday so technically not “closed” lol

Cam they still bring forward school in NSW? I though the premier was gonna decide in Monday

 

[B1andB2]

Cam they still bring forward school in NSW? I though the premier was gonna decide in Monday

since the premier is also liberal she'll go with Scomo probs

 

[Trebla]

Parents can still choose to keep their children home though at their own discretion.

But parents who still want to send their kids to school have that option available to them.

 

[Potato Sticks]

I suspect that we will see changes to this stance as the numbers rise exponentially.

However I have to admit that their desire to maintain students’ education even in such difficult times is very admirable.

 

[yooook]

I suspect that we will see changes to this stance as the numbers rise exponentially.

However I have to admit that their desire to maintain students’ education even in such difficult times is very admirable.

ok boomer ()

 

[enoilgam]

I suspect that we will see changes to this stance as the numbers rise exponentially.

However I have to admit that their desire to maintain students’ education even in such difficult times is very admirable.

It has more to do with the economic impact I reckon. Closing schools basically causes a lot of problems for the workforce, because people need to stay home to look after their kids. Even worse, some parents will leave their kids with elderly relatives.

As devastating as this will be, I hope it will encourage future governments to do more to account for disasters. Current governments have been cutting vital services from many Departments in the pursuit of surpluses (which isnt a bad thing, but it shouldnt be the sole pursuit). The general public generally dont realise that most Departments operate under an "efficiency dividend", which means they have to show savings year on year. So effectively, those surpluses (not to mention projects like the Sydney Light Rail) are funded by cuts to things like healthcare, the RFS etc. Now we are really paying the price for this "cult of surplus".

 

[Trebla]

Keep in mind that the number of cases isn't necessarily the actual number of cases since lack of testing means lots of the cases will be undiagnosed

Australia apparently has one of the largest number of tests particularly on a per capita basis, only behind countries like South Korea.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Testing

Here we show the share of reported tests returning a positive result – known as the positive rate.

ourworldindata.org

 

[BLIT2014]

Schools in NSW remain open. Parents are advised to keep children home tomorrow if they can.

 

[BLIT2014]

"Australian Olympic Committee says national team can’t be assembled for 2020 Tokyo Games; MyGov not targeted in cyber attack, just overwhelmed; government resolute that schools remain open; ‘non-essential’ services shut down. "

Australian stock market falls 5.6%, NRL suspends 2020 season – as it happened

Australian Olympic Committee says national team can’t be assembled for 2020 Tokyo Games; MyGov not targeted in cyber attack, just overwhelmed. This blog is now closed

www.theguardian.com

 

[seremify007]

Has your work sent you any update today?

Nope, carrying on as before working remotely and only coming into the office if absolutely necessary. Work is also supportive of helping us find alternate working arrangements if working from home isn't feasible/viable/effective.

 

[BLIT2014]

Coronavirus live news: global death toll passes 15,000 as WHO warns spread of virus is accelerating

Source:https://www.theguardian.com/world/l...tbreak-cases-meetings-bans-update-latest-news

 

[seremify007]

Office announced mandatory working remotely except with explicit permission to come into the office. That being said without the free coffee and colleagues to interact with, my incentive to go in has definitely been reduced.

 

[Trebla]

Office announced mandatory working remotely except with explicit permission to come into the office. That being said without the free coffee and colleagues to interact with, my incentive to go in has definitely been reduced.

How does one work from home for an extended period of time without going insane? haha

 

[enoilgam]

How does one work from home for an extended period of time without going insane? haha

Im myself the same question after day 7 of working from home.