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  Virus Sub Forum
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  FYI, I made a homeschooling thread in light of covid19 but put it in other stuff...
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  Coronavirus - New Zealand
  • Donsteppa  

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  @taniwharugby said in Coronavirus - New Zealand: @canefan yeah the borders is key...I see calls for opening up some PI given some have come through well too, but that isnt what will help our economy, opening it to AUs will be what NZ needs for that...but until Aus is clear, it is too risky IMO now we have come this far. As usual, we can't trust those aussie critters
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  Coronavirus - Overall
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  Big thread, but nub is that past coronavirus (e.g. cold) exposure is likely to leave immulogical changes. There seems some evidence that these can attack structures which Covid shares and shut it down. Would mean herd immunity is reached at much less than 60% infection level generally assumed. And would explain why in many places infectivity seems to have plummetted independently of lockdown.
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  Coronavirus memes
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  Lockdown Check In
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  @Catogrande regardless of the switching between kids, cats, dogs, the house rankings probably have the same at the bottom.. 3 cats 2 dogs 4 chickens 1 rabbit 1 budgie 2 kids @Virgil
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  Covid-19 and keeping fit
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  @voodoo said in Covid-19 and keeping fit: @kiwiinmelb said in Covid-19 and keeping fit: Anyone else here into mountain biking ? I’m a bit addicted ,Been riding most weekends for about 7 years, really fun way to get in some cardio. I used to road bike a bit, but was never committed as I hated the early morning starts and commitment to 3-4 hours in the saddle. Mountain biking seems a better option, you can go out for 2hrs in the middle of the day and still get a safe workout. Will def get into it when I get back to Sydney And I think the part of needing to improve your riding skills to ride the more technical trails gives you something to work on . So it doesn’t feel like you are just going out for a run/ride ,more like you are participating in a sport , that’s the part I’m addicted to, getting better at it
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  Coronavirus - South Africa
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  Correct... last column daily new cases ... And no I don’t think cruise liner contributing as far as I’m aware. Hard to say as a layperson why WC so much worse ... and naturally politicians playing ping pong with reasons and blame while people keep getting infected. I think we are doing ok considering some very different circumstances to NZ but the elderly and other vulnerable groups are probably looking at more severe permanent changes to their lives than the rest. Limited domestic air travel going to be allowed again too and borders still closed. And most importantly ...I can buy BEER again from Monday
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  Coronavirus - UK
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  @Victor-Meldrew said in Coronavirus - UK: @MajorRage said in Coronavirus - UK: Literally nobody gives a fuck. Chasing ratings and not the truth. So many "scoops" have turned out to be a mix of half-truths, surmise or simply made up stuff presented by crap, shouty "journalists", so maybe people have turned off. Fascinating comments on the UK media by Labour's Shadow Scottish Secretary. Pretty much nailed it for me.
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  Coronavirus - Australia
  • NTA  

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  NSW cases have slowed to a trickle, and that trickle is almost entirely made up of returning overseas citizens. I am feeling better about the situation with each passing day. Maybe this thing might just fizzle out?
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  Corona and Sports
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  @Bones probably some fulla/fullaess that has never played the game.
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  [Poll - Complete] What would you like the Govt to announce today
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  @Hooroo and we know for sure that @mariner4life is trolling and/or drunk. No, wait. He's both!!
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  [Poll - Complete] What will the Govt decide today?
  • Duluth  

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  @voodoo said in [Poll] What will the Govt decide today?: Barely though. I haven't ordered anything online from a butcher because the choices are so limited under current conditions. Every cafe and restaurant here is closed. I'm fucking gagging for a takeaway coffee and a vindaloo. You don't think 4 days of business will be important to them? We got our usual meat order last week, free delivery too, which was great given Dominoes dont even deliver out as far as we are, the booze shop wont either. I am sure it will be, but I just think this wil be thier (the Govt) 'happy medium'
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  Coronavirus - Media Discussion
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  @MajorRage said in Coronavirus - Media Discussion: Govt told the Times to fuck off. Terrible use of their time. https://healthmedia.blog.gov.uk/2020/04/19/response-to-sunday-times-insight-article/ Embarassingly comprehensive rebuttal. Journalist and editor should resign.
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  Coronavirus & Messaging Apps - Help wanted.
  • Victor Meldrew  

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  Has anyone been using Syncplay or similar apps to watch movies or listen to music with friends? I've been using https://www.airtime.pro/ to stream music to friends. Any app or service suggestions? Would love to be able to stream music to friends easily from my desktop.
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  Drivers Licence Expiring During Lockdown!
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  @Crucial said in Drivers Licence Expiring During Lockdown!: Do you peasants drive yourself or something? Funnily enough, we haven't been for the first 2 months of 2020 - and have hated it! Bali roads, licenses, insurance etc, all leads to expats renting a car + driver. And it's kinda fun for a week, and kinda crap after that! Can't put a price on independence.
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  Coronavirus - China
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  @Baron-Silas-Greenback I think that's the point. The China numbers are totally fucked but hardly anyone's can be trusted. Everyone has different testing regimes, the US had hardly done any testing (proportionately) before they had community transmission - some cases are still only testing hospitalised patients. That's what Bloomfield said today - the fact the we are now testing much more but the number of cases is stable is good news and suggests that while it is out in the community not to a massive extent.
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  Public Holidays
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  @Stargazer said in Public Holidays: When I discussed ANZAC Day with a mate of mine (via Skype) a few days ago, his youngest girl heard it and suggested that everyone should put a poppy on the bear they have in front of their window (she still counts them every day on their daily walk around the block). It was very cute to hear an 8-year-old actively think about it, this way. that story just broke me.
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  Potential Positives to Look forward to
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  @Stockcar86 said in Potential Positives to Look forward to: Absolutely inline with an earlier post I made about NZ approach to Covid.
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  COVID Testing. Anyone?
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  @Machpants said in COVID Testing. Anyone?: Stories of some staff moving to headbands with buttons sewn on, as the over-ear masks are starting to chafe. One of the oldies homes here in Sydney is going through 800 sets of PPE a day.
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  Home Schooling
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  @nzzp I got an email from my sons school (high school) which gives me access to see what work they are giving him and what he has done...