Coronavirus - New Zealand
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Well, fark.
Wasn't too surprised with the rating of 3, that seemed inevitable either today or tomorrow. But 4 in 48 hours? Fuck me did shit just get real.
Crazy times, it really is. I'm incredibly fortunate that I 1) work in an essential service and 2) can work from home. My wife is at home with baby anyway so schools closing doesn't impact us.
But man do I feel for the many, many thousands of NZers who will be badly impacted by this. It's going to be really difficult for a lot of people to stay positive and I do worry that @Baron-Silas-Greenback's worst predictions will become a reality.
I'm lost for words really. Don't think this has really sunk in yet.
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So New Zealanders have 48 hours to panic buy and spread the virus? Good time to go riding and hunting I suppose.
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@antipodean Exactly
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@antipodean one of my colleagues was meant to be going hunting down south somewhere on the weekend (chopper in) but thats been canned, Choppers not operating.
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@Kirwan said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
Lines outside the liquor store in West Auckland
and Matamata...
My hand is up. As soon as I heard Level 4, I went out and purchased up a storm while everyone was at supermarket. I know the owner and he reckons that Booze stores may still be able to operate.
He helped me load up the car, all the same.
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@Hooroo said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
I've recently been asked if it is OK for golf during the week?
Wouldn't that be ok, if
- you only golfed with your family members you were isolated with
- the golf course was close enough to your house to not really count as travel
- you didn't get within 2m of anyone else out there
not trolling - but surely that satisfies self isolation? We have a golf course a short walk from our home...
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@nzzp said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Hooroo said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
I've recently been asked if it is OK for golf during the week?
Wouldn't that be ok, if
- you only golfed with your family members you were isolated with
- the golf course was close enough to your house to not really count as travel
- you didn't get within 2m of anyone else out there
not trolling - but surely that satisfies self isolation? We have a golf course a short walk from our home...
I don't see why not. Don't hit the cafe, locker room or the pro shop though
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@canefan said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@nzzp said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Hooroo said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
I've recently been asked if it is OK for golf during the week?
Wouldn't that be ok, if
- you only golfed with your family members you were isolated with
- the golf course was close enough to your house to not really count as travel
- you didn't get within 2m of anyone else out there
not trolling - but surely that satisfies self isolation? We have a golf course a short walk from our home...
I don't see why not. Don't hit the cafe, locker room or the pro shop though
Give the clubs a wipe down at the end
Time for a Fern golf tournament I reckon, we can all wear ski masks and a glove on each hand
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@nzzp said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Hooroo said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
I've recently been asked if it is OK for golf during the week?
Wouldn't that be ok, if
- you only golfed with your family members you were isolated with
- the golf course was close enough to your house to not really count as travel
- you didn't get within 2m of anyone else out there
not trolling - but surely that satisfies self isolation? We have a golf course a short walk from our home...
As president of the Club, I have closed it to groups of more than 1 person. I don't want others seeing groups out there and think it is OK
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@Hooroo said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Kirwan said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
I know the owner and he reckons that Booze stores may still be able to operate.
If selling booze in this time of crisis doesn't meet the definition of an essential service - then WTF does!?
Business as usual for us. We are either going to get crazy busy or ….. not.
We have a contractual obligation to supply hospitals but I have a big question over whether they will be using us
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@Billy-Tell said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
Ireland calculated the increase rate as 30 % per day. NZ went from 52 to 66 = roughly 30 % increase. Expect 85 to 90 cases total tomorrow, 115 the day after, 150 the day after that and about 325 after 1 week and 2000 after 2 weeks. Don't think the "level 2" plan will work myself.
102 cases, huh?! People don’t take this seriously. The government is absolutely right to go into lockdown but they’re a week too late.
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Scientists are saying the virus was transmitted to humans via some other mammals, maybe bats to other mammals. I only managed C+s in biology, so I’m clueless and curious; can somebody tell me, if the virus came from mammals to humans; can it be transmitted humans to other mammals, and/or mammals to mammals?
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@Salacious-Crumb In the early days in Wuhan there was at least one report of a dog catching it from their owner. Can't validate the accuracy of the report and that kind of story stopped being reported fairly early.
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I’d hate to think a sheep could get it. Social distancing and self-isolation pretty much impossible, is my nightmare.