Canberra to go into a seven day lockdown after confirmed Covid case in the ACT

[Bobby]

UPDATED: Barr announces 22 new cases in the ACT, total number active now 67, none hospitalised

More cases than NZ:
https://www.skynews.com.au/world-news/n ... 6b7acfdc61

There are two cases in addition to the four reported this morning, bringing the total outbreak to seven.

[Neferti]

https://www.covid19.act.gov.au/news-art ... gust-2021
22 August 2021

There have been 19 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in the ACT in the 24 hours to 8pm yesterday. Of these cases, six (6) were infectious while in the community.

There are now 121 active cases associated with this outbreak.

As of 9am this morning ACT Health continues to work with over 15,400 people who have self-identified as close contacts of ACT outbreaks.

There are currently three (3) patients in ACT hospitals. Two (2) are COVID-19 positive but are not in hospital for COVID related issues, and one (1) person is receiving care for COVID-19 but does not require breathing support currently.

Over 3,600 tests were collected across the ACT yesterday, from both Government and private providers.

ACT Pathology, along with our private providers returned 4,586 negative test results in the 24 hours to 9am today.

Our vaccination efforts continue across the ACT with total vaccine doses administered now at 186,420.

We now have over 320 exposure locations listed for the ACT. Canberrans are asked to keep up to date on new locations on the ACT exposure locations page, with exposure sites expected to grow in the coming days.

[Bobby]

https://www.covid19.act.gov.au/news-art ... gust-2021
22 August 2021

There have been 19 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in the ACT in the 24 hours to 8pm yesterday. Of these cases, six (6) were infectious while in the community.

There are now 121 active cases associated with this outbreak.

As of 9am this morning ACT Health continues to work with over 15,400 people who have self-identified as close contacts of ACT outbreaks.

There are currently three (3) patients in ACT hospitals. Two (2) are COVID-19 positive but are not in hospital for COVID related issues, and one (1) person is receiving care for COVID-19 but does not require breathing support currently.

Over 3,600 tests were collected across the ACT yesterday, from both Government and private providers.

ACT Pathology, along with our private providers returned 4,586 negative test results in the 24 hours to 9am today.

Our vaccination efforts continue across the ACT with total vaccine doses administered now at 186,420.

We now have over 320 exposure locations listed for the ACT. Canberrans are asked to keep up to date on new locations on the ACT exposure locations page, with exposure sites expected to grow in the coming days.

Poor Nef and you are right in the middle of it.

[Neferti]

Canberra is locked down until September 2. Not that I planned to go far.

[Bobby]

Canberra is locked down until September 2. Not that I planned to go far.

You'll be OK.
We've had over 200 days of lockdowns in Melbourne and I have survived.

[Neferti]

Out of iso, ‘patient-zero’ still battling fatigue but moving on.



For Canberra’s self-professed “patient-zero”, getting out of isolation was literally a breath of fresh air.
Cedric Nyamsi publicly outed himself to Region Media two weeks ago in a bid to counter the wild, unsupported rumours floating around social media about how he contracted the deadly Delta variant of COVID-19 and inadvertently sparked the ACT’s latest lockdown.
Speaking exclusively to Region Media, Mr Nyamsi said at the time that he was as mystified as anyone about how he contracted the virus, and denied having left the ACT for three months.
Now out of lockdown, the usually fit, healthy 27-year-old said he was still not fully recovered, suffering from lingering tiredness weeks after the initial infection.
Describing the past few weeks as “the worst situation in my life”, Cedric said he was looking forward to finally moving into his new home after spending weeks in isolation at the ANU.
Even with the benefit of hindsight, the current ACT heavyweight freestyle wrestling champion and former Commonwealth Games wrestler says he is at a loss to say who he caught the virus from.
An apprentice builder, he was working his second job as a bouncer at Fiction nightclub when the current outbreak was first detected.
Cedric said he was devastated by rumours he caught COVID-19 by breaching health orders and driving into Sydney to get drugs.
“I was shocked when social media said I went to Sydney to buy drugs,” he said.
“I am a wrestler … I don’t take drugs at all.”
Around 11,000 Canberrans have either been released from quarantine over the past day or are preparing to leave quarantine once they can prove they have tested negative as more than a fortnight has elapsed since the ACT’s first case.
The ACT was plunged into lockdown on Thursday, 12 August, after the first case was identified.
The rapid increase in cases and exposure locations resulted in more than five per cent of the ACT’s population, or around 20,000 people, in isolation or quarantine at one stage. Over the weekend, less than 800 Canberrans were in quarantine.


https://the-riotact.com/out-of-iso-pati ... -on/490293

[Texan]

So the "7 day lock down" is over?


They lied to you, didn't they?

[Neferti]

So the "7 day lock down" is over?


They lied to you, didn't they?

No, the lockdown was for THREE weeks .... it was to be "over" on 2 September but it looks like it might be extended. Waiting for the Chief Minister to make his mind up.

Current situation and other details here:-

https://www.covid19.act.gov.au/act-stat ... ar%20links

[Bobby]

So the "7 day lock down" is over?


They lied to you, didn't they?

No, the lockdown was for THREE weeks .... it was to be "over" on 2 September but it looks like it might be extended. Waiting for the Chief Minister to make his mind up.

Current situation and other details here:-

https://www.covid19.act.gov.au/act-stat ... ar%20links

No leaders are ready to set firm targets to end the lockdowns.
They make it up as they go.

[Neferti]

It is ALL guesswork, I reckon. Suck it and see sort of thing.