Coronavirus - New Zealand
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What will be in business (from the live Stuff blog)
Among those deemed as essential services are:
Health sector
Covid 19 response and action staff
Civil defence or emergency management functions
Key public services
Transport providers including KiwiRail and NZ Post, courier drivers and freight providers
Teachers to provide essential services
Public safety and national security staff
Building and construction workers
Utilities and Communications personnel including news media and supply chains
Supermarkets and pharmacies
Social services
Financial services
Food producers
Biosecurity
Animal health staff
The public will be able to use public transport to get to the supermarket as this would be counted as 'essential"
Whether dairies and superettes would be included in the essential services for the supply of food was yet to be determined. -
From the NZ Blood Service - yes you can still travel to donate blood. Perhaps more importantly now than ever.
Some of you may be wondering if you can travel to your local donor centre, or mobile blood drive? The answer is YES, any travel to donate blood is considered essential travel because blood donation is an essential service. If youβre fit and eligible to donate please make an appointment, and keep the supply of blood to New Zealanders going.
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shes gone crazy out there!
went out to buy some chicken food on way home (have enough but thought cant hurt) shop was insanely busy, had zero chook food at all.
Supermarkets are a breeding ground for CV-19 right now.
Phones are overloaded, unable to get through straight away.
Wonder if power companies will give customers any relief or discounts given vast majority are at home using more power.
Oohh, I am in the essential servies list!
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@taniwharugby said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
shes gone crazy out there!
went out to buy some chicken food on way home (have enough but thought cant hurt) shop was insanely busy, had zero chook food at all.
Supermarkets are a breeding ground for CV-19 right now.
Phones are overloaded, unable to get through straight away.
Wonder if power companies will give customers any relief or discounts given vast majority are at home using more power.
Oohh, I am in the essential servies list!
We stocked up on chicken feed too π
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shit, just about finished my book and library now closed
Will have to hunt around my house or see what my neighbours can disinfect for me!
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@taniwharugby I wonder what the overdue fee will be in 6 months lol.
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@taniwharugby said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
shit, just about finished my book and library now closed
Will have to hunt around my house or see what my neighbours can disinfect for me!
Do you have an e-reader? I just stocked up on e-book recommendations from friends. I was in a Macpac store on Saturday and seriously contemplated buying a solar charger but the price (over $200) made me baulk, but I'm wondering now if it may be worth the cost.
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@Nepia said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
Do you have an e-reader? I just stocked up on e-book recommendations from friends. I was in a Macpac store on Saturday and seriously contemplated buying a solar charger but the price (over $200) made me baulk, but I'm wondering now if it may be worth the cost.
yeah there is always that option (iPad) I just prefer books
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@taniwharugby said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
shit, just about finished my book and library now closed
Will have to hunt around my house or see what my neighbours can disinfect for me!
i thank the lord i have an extensive library at home, and i am happy to re-read
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@mariner4life said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@taniwharugby said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
shit, just about finished my book and library now closed
Will have to hunt around my house or see what my neighbours can disinfect for me!
i thank the lord i have an extensive library at home, and i am happy to re-read
Sadly I got rid of my library when I figured how much money I was spending on my storage locker in NZ ... should have just shipped them here in hindsight.
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I hope people do take this seriously and adhere to the government's plan for the next month, even if they strongly oppose it.
Flouting the rules and spreading the virus will only extend the amount of time they keep businesses etc closed. Their decisions will all be based on the number of new cases, if we keep that to a minimum then we'll be able to get back to work a lot sooner.
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@No-Quarter sounds like they will have boots on the ground in an effort to keep people from congregating. I hope they take a hard line, let's make sure its no longer than 4 weeks
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@voodoo said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
So I spoke to a hotel operator just now. Said they've been given notice they came accept bookings during L4.
Do you guys take that to mean that travel by car is OK during that period?
I don't think travel from town to town is ideal....
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My brother in Brisbane is (below)
the Director of Intensive Care and Chair of the Resuscitation Committee at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane. He has worked on the epidemiology and treatment of sepsis with the ANZICS clinical trials group, and is on the steering committee for the ADRENAL study. The subject of his PhD was inert gas kinetics and respiratory physiology, which ties in well with his out of work activities as a mixed gas rebreather diver.
Speaking to him, he thinks a vaccine will be about 6 months in the making. Have we heard any better than that? I've seen stuff all in the media around the vaccine for this.
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@voodoo Would have to be to get groceries etc. Maybe they would make you do a trip planner to the local supermarket on your phone or something. Police could then check your phone to see where you have been. Not sure. Depends just how strict they get.