Coronavirus - New Zealand
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another day, another 0...27 active cases and 1 in HOspital, not in ICU.
So is that 2 new cases in the past week?
I wonder what 'normal' flu numbers are like currently (I realise we arent in full flu season yet)
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@taniwharugby said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
another day, another 0...27 active cases and 1 in HOspital, not in ICU.
So is that 2 new cases in the past week?
I wonder what 'normal' flu numbers are like currently (I realise we arent in full flu season yet)
1 new case in past 7 days isn't it?
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I went to a mall yesterday and it was packed. You'd think if it were still in the community at all it'd be spiking under level 2 by now.
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@Kirwan said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
IOS and Android were updated today with their joint API to support contact tracing. So I guess since the app was already available, that means they aren’t using this API?
Hard pass from me then.
I'm no app developer but I really can't see why this tracing thing is so difficult when they aren't trying anything complicated or new.
Apps like Strava or Trailforks or Skitracks have become pretty battery efficient and something for this purpose only needs to ping a coordinate every 5 minutes or so. Elevation data can also be removed and speed calls aren't required. A stripped down GPS locator on your phone that stores data which automatically deletes after say 21 days would provide people with the ability to provide tracking data if they tested positive. Also, as per the proposed update to the current one, an file can be sent periodically to have cross checked against potential contact. It could be done anonymously as well. The current QR code thing is a mess.
I'd be happy to turn on my tracker when I leave home, let it store my data and periodically check against a contact list.
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From the media release:NZ COVID Tracer app
The NZ COVID Tracer app has now recorded 380,000 registrations – that’s an increase of 17,000 since 5pm on Sunday.
We continue to encourage as many people as possible to download the app – it will help us identify, trace, test and isolate any cases of COVID-19.
The Ministry is also very supportive of the work done by businesses to get their unique QR codes up and running, with 13,600 posters having been created as of midday.
If people are having issues with the app, we want to know so we can get the problems fixed.
The Ministry website has lots of FAQs about the app, and you can report issues by freephone or email.
To reinforce on privacy:
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personal information and contact details provided through the app will only be used to get in touch if an individual is identified as a close contact of a COVID-19 case
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information about the locations individuals choose to record is stored securely on their phone and is not shared with contact tracers unless an individual chooses to do so.
In either case, the personal information shared with the Ministry is held for public health purposes only and will never be used for enforcement.
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At first I couldn't be bothered with the Tracer App but after a night in Auckland, it would be handy to have rather than having to sign in and out of bars and restaurants.
We had intended to go to Wellington for long weekend, but pulled pin on that this morning. Had we gone, I would have definitely got the app.
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@Crucial said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Kirwan said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
IOS and Android were updated today with their joint API to support contact tracing. So I guess since the app was already available, that means they aren’t using this API?
Hard pass from me then.
I'm no app developer but I really can't see why this tracing thing is so difficult when they aren't trying anything complicated or new.
Apps like Strava or Trailforks or Skitracks have become pretty battery efficient and something for this purpose only needs to ping a coordinate every 5 minutes or so. Elevation data can also be removed and speed calls aren't required. A stripped down GPS locator on your phone that stores data which automatically deletes after say 21 days would provide people with the ability to provide tracking data if they tested positive. Also, as per the proposed update to the current one, an file can be sent periodically to have cross checked against potential contact. It could be done anonymously as well. The current QR code thing is a mess.
I'd be happy to turn on my tracker when I leave home, let it store my data and periodically check against a contact list.
It’s not technically difficult, it’s difficult to do in a way that keeps data private and avoid being misused by governments.
More authoritarian governments would love an app that not only acts as an ID Card, but keeps track of everywhere you go, who you meet, or call, or email and throw in your search history and banking details for giggles.
Be like volunteering to wiretap yourself.
I’ve lost count of the number of apologies by Facebook, for example, “accidentally” grabbing more detail that they needed.
This is not a door we want opened, be impossible to close. It’s why Australia’s government’s war on math in trying to ban encryption (or impractically put in backdoors) is so dangerous. Also shows it can happen here.
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@Bovidae said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
I assume that limit also includes community sport? I might be able to get out on the field again.
Yup, so we are looking at having gaps between games, so you don't get cross over. But kids sport, incl parents/supporters, a go - as long as it does not add up to more than 100 at a time. Adults sport, the same, you've still got to contract trace everyone there, and make sure groups don't go over 100. I'm sure more guidance will come from SPort NZ etc soonish
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@Machpants The contact tracing for my team will be my responsibility as the player/manager. We tend to have the same people watching most weeks, so as long as random strangers don't turn up it shouldn't be a major issue.
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@Stargazer 22 active cases is another highlight of that!
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@voodoo said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
And yet, L1 is a month away....
It all started from one person. We have to make sure that one person isn’t waiting to surprise us.
To be honest I’m not noticing a hell of a lot of difference to normal at the moment apart from closed borders and less flight options. -
@Crucial said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@voodoo said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
And yet, L1 is a month away....
It all started from one person. We have to make sure that one person isn’t waiting to surprise us.
To be honest I’m not noticing a hell of a lot of difference to normal at the moment apart from closed borders and less flight options.@Crucial Do you mean that your normal routine isn't impacted, or that it feels like 'business as usual' when you're out and about?