Coronavirus - New Zealand
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@Paekakboyz I called my Dr (who I have struggled to get appointments 7 days out) at 9am about a non-CV19 issue, but one I wanted to speak to a Dr about, they said I was 38th in the queue for call back, got a call back about 11.30.
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@voodoo said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@chimoaus Not many people stay at a hotel after grabbing groceries locally...
@canefan Even if you're maintaining distance from all other folk?
It's pretty frustrating how unclear the Gov guidance is on all this
I guess if you don't touch any common surfaces with uncovered hands, and stay at a distance from all staff and other guests, you might get away with it
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@voodoo said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@canefan hmm, I don't want to get away with it though, def want to do the right thing. But I'd also like to get back to the old lady at some point, who is on her own through this (with some friends providing help and food etc)
So hard.
Its damn tough. My in laws live 5 minutes from our house but we can only see them online. Or at 2 meters away in a local park. No physical contact is tough on everyone
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@Rembrandt said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
On cue cousin celebrates publicly the end of capitalism, hundreds of likes and shares many from my family.
How do you even start? Behind every Thunberg is a psychopath looking to dance on the graves of millions.
Jesus. You must be so proud 🤮
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@taniwharugby oof! That is mental but that's life currently aye!
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@Nepia said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
Considering Oz seems to have followed NZ each step of the way I'm now worried this will happen over here too. Luckily I've done a lot of long life food buying in the past two weeks.
Might have to do an extra fold and wipe on the TP though.Oi!
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@taniwharugby said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Paekakboyz I called my Dr (who I have struggled to get appointments 7 days out) at 9am about a non-CV19 issue, but one I wanted to speak to a Dr about, they said I was 38th in the queue for call back, got a call back about 11.30.
I'd take a 2.5hr call back any day of the week right now
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@voodoo said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@taniwharugby said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Paekakboyz I called my Dr (who I have struggled to get appointments 7 days out) at 9am about a non-CV19 issue, but one I wanted to speak to a Dr about, they said I was 38th in the queue for call back, got a call back about 11.30.
I'd take a 2.5hr call back any day of the week right now
Feeling lonely fella? Talkative chap aintcha.
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Guys... Stay safe. Sending socially distanced hugs.
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@Bones said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@voodoo said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@taniwharugby said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Paekakboyz I called my Dr (who I have struggled to get appointments 7 days out) at 9am about a non-CV19 issue, but one I wanted to speak to a Dr about, they said I was 38th in the queue for call back, got a call back about 11.30.
I'd take a 2.5hr call back any day of the week right now
Feeling lonely fella? Talkative chap aintcha.
Why do you need to tease me like this man? Just pick up the phone
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@Tim said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
Question: Can your family members pick you up from an NZ airport?
Mrs CF's boss picked his son up from the airport yesterday and put him in isolation at their house. Drove two cars to the airport, he drove one home by himself. He is living downstairs in guest quarters while the rest of the family life upstairs
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@Kirwan said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@taniwharugby yep, we have a confirmed casualty, our economy.
It's obviously sub-optimal. But outside of construction I don't really see a major sector (>10% of GDP) that wasn't already crippled.
Obviously there are flow on effects to real estate and financial sectors if the gaps can't be filled and families don't have money for a wage - but still I would worry if they keep things going and try to ride the wave with half measures that the uncertainty in things like real estate, professional services and finance would do almost as much damage.
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@mariner4life said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Hooroo said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Tim said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Hooroo said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
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.
That would be amazingly fast. (There is still no vaccine for SARS.) Which leads to two questions:
Is that when it is in clinical trials or finished clinical trials, and how long to ramp up to full availability?
What efficacy would it have? 50% protection?
Dude, you need his number as I would have no idea how to answer any of those.
fucking up your game! we all need to slip outside our comfort zone in these times mate!
He's a very straight down the line guy. Without being a knowitall he does seem to know a lot. A small example was, I remember when Dad was dying and the hospital didn't want to release him but Chris said he would look after him if he was allowed to die at home. He knew hours out, nearly to the minute when he would die and I thought that was amazing (at the time). Just walked out and said Dad will be dead at 6:30. He was right.
If any of us has a pain and we told him about it, trying to self diagnose, he would tell us that if we have 'that', we may as well say our goodbyes now. That taught me to stop self diagnosing
Anyway, I try not to bore him with my trivial questions any more
I have a feeling @Tim and him could have quite a conversation about it.
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@Hooroo Vaccines will be terrific — but that’s months (maybe many?) down the road.
What we have — right now — is the technology and kits to test for the virus. Governments are ordering factories to mass produce masks — where are the test kits, and where are they getting distributed?
Called my physician today and was told, sorry, we have none, and don’t know whether we will get any. How’s that for reassurance?
It seems incredible to me that Mark Zuckerberg, NBA players, NHL players, presumably all healthy males in their twenties, they can get tested at the snap of a finger, but those of us who are primary caregivers to parents with cancer and wives w/ Type 1 diabetes are told there aren’t any. Get that shit manufactured yesterday, not next month.