Pickles wrote:

Some good "feelings" there, certainly common to some of mine.
Australia is a very large space as you'd know, divided into several States, but Victoria is the only State to have suffered a severe outbreak, thanks to shambolick quarantine procedures, so we are lucky that it's been somewhat confined. However all States have closed their borders, so we cannot travel between States without a permit. Melbourne residents can't travel more than 5ks from home & are not allowed out of city boundaries.
Although Victoria has had the major outbreak, it forms a major part of the economy, the cost to which is HUGE, borrowings are at a simply unimaginable level and it will take decades to repair the damage.
Mental health issues are cause for concern here also.
What surprises me relative to you guys is that whilst you are a relatively small densely populated country, some areas appear to be virtually unaffected.
Pickles.
(And you guys may think, why my interest in the UK?, well don't forget I'm an "Old Pom", 50% Welsh, emigrated from Manchester in 1958 (still follow M.U.) and I never forget, and am very proud of, my British heritage.

Pickles wrote:

Can I be honest with my UK friends?
To be honest, in terms of what I've seen in this thread, I'm showing more concern for the Virus than you guys,...and I'm 12000 miles away, and this is in spite of increasing infections in the UK.
Aren't any of you guys affected by the Virus?
From what I'm seeing in the Media, you're having very few restrictions placed upon you by Boris, despite thousands of infections,....do you have any restrictions,..shopping, visiting friends, driving, travel restrictions??...Do you have any of these? We've had all of them,..FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. If you don't, you should have, because this virus will not go away on its own, it will only get worse.
Just my thoughts, having seen how quickly & easily infections can, & will, occur.
Pickles.

Don't we have Concerns, restrictions?

The last time I ventured off my small property without concern for my health was 12th March 2020, the day after I caught the flu from a student who I had been assisting with a computer problem. Panic set in, mind racing I rang a close relative and made sure he had instructions if the end came.

I had been using hand gel but not a mask as the use of them had not been suggested, I tried going back to work wearing a FFP3 mask ,protective shield and hand sanitiser but still didn't feel safe having to be only feet away from different students who didn't feel it necessary to even take one of the precautions as they think that they will not be ill with it and sod anyone else. So I remain at home .

During the initial lock down people worked together to help stop the spread but now as the daily totals go up even the delivery drivers don't use hand sanitiser of war facemasks , the only one I have seen is the foot slogging postie who wears a face mask and is constantly rubbing in hand gel which is at his own expense as the good old Royal mail say its not mandatory of necessary. Don't make old people mad.
We don't like being old in the first place,
so it doesn't take much to us off.

Richard

GREENI wrote:

It’s worse than that.

Covid can stay active on a hard surface for up to 28 days. Think about that one.

That’s not a rumour, it’s fact. (Mrs G is a Director for an infection control company).

Quote:

“While the precise role of surface transmission, the degree of surface contact and the amount of virus required for infection is yet to be determined, establishing how long this virus remains viable on surfaces is critical for developing risk-mitigation strategies in high-contact areas,”