Coronavirus - New Zealand
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The state government will spend tens of millions of dollars to ensure council-run childcare centres continue to operate for the duration of the coronavirus crisis, as the increase in new cases hit its lowest levels since March 16.
On Thursday morning, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced the government will spend $82 million to support the 260 council childcare centres not eligible for the federal government's JobKeeper payments.
"[T]hat means childcare centres run by local governments don't have to worry about the additional cost of keeping staff on and providing the vital services," she said.
The state government will also make preschool free for parents over the next six months - costing $50 million. It will apply to 700 state-funded community preschools and 38 mobile services that provide care to 45,000 three-to five-year-olds.
Meanwhile in the real world, there were just 39 new cases reported in NSW yesterday, the lowest figure since March 16.
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@antipodean said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
The state government will spend tens of millions of dollars to ensure council-run childcare centres continue to operate for the duration of the coronavirus crisis, as the increase in new cases hit its lowest levels since March 16.
On Thursday morning, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced the government will spend $82 million to support the 260 council childcare centres not eligible for the federal government's JobKeeper payments.
"[T]hat means childcare centres run by local governments don't have to worry about the additional cost of keeping staff on and providing the vital services," she said.
The state government will also make preschool free for parents over the next six months - costing $50 million. It will apply to 700 state-funded community preschools and 38 mobile services that provide care to 45,000 three-to five-year-olds.
Meanwhile in the real world, there were just 39 new cases reported in NSW yesterday, the lowest figure since March 16.
That's incredible. And makes no sense. We want to keep the kids away from each other but we will pay to bring them together....
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@taniwharugby pharmacies in oz where I am are going gangbusters. Constantly replenishing stock at 3 times the normal rate.
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Superb management of the situation by NZ. A genuine chance of smallpoxing the virus. Borders will need to stay shut however, so tourist attractions might need to set realistic prices and encourage NZers to see the attractions. It’s an advantage to be remote islands during a contagious world pandemic.
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Apr 9, 2020 4:38 PM
RNZ Live
The Government is relaxing the lockdown restrictions on golf courses, bowling greens and sport stadiums to allow turf to be maintained.
The new guidelines - which will come into effect after Easter - come after sporting bodies warned that millions of dollars of damage would be done to grounds without maintenance.
Nurseries and garden centres will also be allowed to care for their plants.
Sensible.
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@Godder No one can be sure what would have happened if we had not taken the measures we had or if we had employed a different strategy, but those Covid numbers are very heartening, and hold the promise of the lockdown not extending any further than 4 weeks
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@Hooroo said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
That's incredible. And makes no sense. We want to keep the kids away from each other but we will pay to bring them together....
My understanding is its to ensure the children of essential staff have a place to go.
Childcare centres were allowed to stay open but would quickly have to shut their doors if they didn't receive Government $$$. The reason being the vast majority of parents would remove their children and their revenue base would dry up.
So the Government had to step in and prop them up, and ensure critical workers still had a place to park their young kids for the day while they were at work.
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If I assume that the countries who are most affected by the pandemic will not be exporting right now, and as China comes out of it's own lockdown, are our primary producers in a position to fill a void and profit from what might be a vacuum at the moment?
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@barbarian said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Hooroo said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
That's incredible. And makes no sense. We want to keep the kids away from each other but we will pay to bring them together....
My understanding is its to ensure the children of essential staff have a place to go.
Childcare centres were allowed to stay open but would quickly have to shut their doors if they didn't receive Government $$$. The reason being the vast majority of parents would remove their children and their revenue base would dry up.
So the Government had to step in and prop them up, and ensure critical workers still had a place to park their young kids for the day while they were at work.
Well that does make sense then
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@canefan said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Godder No one can be sure what would have happened if we had not taken the measures we had or if we had employed a different strategy, but those Covid numbers are very heartening, and hold the promise of the lockdown not extending any further than 4 weeks
Indeed they are - the benefits of isolation from the world!
Can see a clear pathway for internal relating, although I suspect the government will be reluctant to do so. Opening of borders will be challenging.
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@MajorRage said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@canefan said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Godder No one can be sure what would have happened if we had not taken the measures we had or if we had employed a different strategy, but those Covid numbers are very heartening, and hold the promise of the lockdown not extending any further than 4 weeks
Indeed they are - the benefits of isolation from the world!
Can see a clear pathway for internal relating, although I suspect the government will be reluctant to do so. Opening of borders will be challenging.
And low population density too. I think this is helping Australia too
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@Duluth said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@canefan said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
And low population density too. I think this is helping Australia too
Nah, Aus is one of the most urbanised countries. The vast majority of people live in a city
But in terms of population per square Km? Melbourne and Sydney, and defo Brisbane and Adelaide don't feel as dense as London, NYC, or other global cities
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@canefan said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Duluth said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@canefan said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
And low population density too. I think this is helping Australia too
Nah, Aus is one of the most urbanised countries. The vast majority of people live in a city
But in terms of population per square Km? Melbourne and Sydney, and defo Brisbane and Adelaide don't feel as dense as London, NYC, or other global cities
yeah, we don't live on top of each other in the main
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@Duluth said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
Think of it as half a dozen islands. Those islands are relatively dense.
A quick google search yields the following population density numbers
Average London 5,590 people per square km
Average NYC 25,846 people per square Km
Greater Melbourne 508.175 people per square Km
Dramatic differences
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@Duluth said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
Think of it as half a dozen islands. Those islands are relatively dense.
Australia is one of the most urbanised nations, with 90 per cent of the population living in just 0.22 per cent of the country’s land area
that's a misleading stat, the population isn't massive, and the country is fucking enormous. The cities, while populated, are spread out.