Coronavirus - New Zealand
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@taniwharugby always good to be ahead of the random number generator!
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@taniwharugby said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
so the traveller had had 1 of his 2 vaccine doses, greater Wellington has almost 20k with both doses...
Hutt Valley is reported seperately in that table.
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@donsteppa said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@taniwharugby always good to be ahead of the random number generator!
Imagine what the discourse would be like if we were behind the random number generator.
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Four close contacts of a Sydney man who tested positive for Covid-19 after spending the weekend in Wellington have returned negative results.
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From the media conference:
The case worked in a "healthcare setting" in Sydney that was near to the Bondi Junction where most recent Sydney cases originate. One of the cases identified in Sydney, had been treated in that healthcare setting. So there's a close epidemiological link.
The case had the first dose of the vaccine about 10 weeks ago, but not the second.
It's very fortunate that this case used the Covid Tracer App frequently during his visit to Wellington, and that the close contact he was with for most of the weekend, did so as well.
Of the 4 close contacts, 2 are in Palmerston North and 2 in Tauranga. They have been isolating since last night. They've all tested negative. The two in Tauranga had a far more fleeting interaction with the case and for a much shorter time.
There were 58 people - all considered close contacts - on the flight from Sydney to Wellington on Saturday morning.
By the way, I received this alert on my phone:
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@stargazer said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
The two in Tauranga had a far more fleeting interaction with the case and for a much shorter time.
the worrying part is, they reckon the new variant could be passed simply by passing one another in the street
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It is still weird that if you look at the places of interest list they are still omitting the airport on the morning they flew out.
I was there that morning at it was very busy, especially around the check in/baggage drop area. Although Auckland has separated International and Domestic for some reason Wellington hasn't and the international waiting area (pumpkin thingy) isn't even open I don't think. The person is likely to have wandered the shops, waited in line for coffee etc for some time.
They say they are still going through CCTV to confirm where they went but surely they know when they checked in? -
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@crucial said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
It is still weird that if you look at the places of interest list they are still omitting the airport on the morning they flew out.
I was there that morning at it was very busy, especially around the check in/baggage drop area. Although Auckland has separated International and Domestic for some reason Wellington hasn't and the international waiting area (pumpkin thingy) isn't even open I don't think. The person is likely to have wandered the shops, waited in line for coffee etc for some time.
They say they are still going through CCTV to confirm where they went but surely they know when they checked in?Incorrect. I flew out of Wellington to Brisbane two Thursdays ago. From memory, the international departure sub-terminal/lounge opened at 2pm for the afternoon flights - ours left at 3.40pm - which is pretty similar to pre-Covid.
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@taniwharugby said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@stargazer said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
The two in Tauranga had a far more fleeting interaction with the case and for a much shorter time.
the worrying part is, they reckon the new variant could be passed simply by passing one another in the street
Surely this doesn't pass as "science"?
Are we basically using the same level of scientific observation that we use when booboo goes to bed to get a wicket?πActually, don't answer that - I'm afraid of the answerπ
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@taniwharugby said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
what else is there?
Gulp...π. We used to call it scientific enquiry using the scientific method ππ
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@siam ok, at this point, what else is there other than speculation?
Like one of the outbreaks here, I dont think they ever traced the source?
GUess an issue is, in NZ/Aus with such low numbers, they are able to do alot of work to try and trace sources, so when they cant find a source, is when wilder ideas come in I guess?
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@taniwharugby a paranoia free life?
Nah, I don't know mate. Each to their own is best.π