Melbourne lockdown ends 22nd October 2021

[Bobby]

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-03/ ... /100510384



Victoria records 1,220 cases of COVID-19 and 3 deaths.
Testing blitz for students continues as

Posted 2h ago





Victoria has recorded 1,220 new cases of COVID-19 and 3 deaths, with Melbourne set to become the most locked-down city in the world tomorrow night, beating out Argentina's Buenos Aires at 245 days in lockdown.

The new cases were detected from 71,275 test results, marking a second straight record day of testing in the state. They bring the state's total number of active cases to 11,785.

A total of 36,248 vaccine doses were administered at state-run sites yesterday.

Over 81 per cent of Victorians have now had a single dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while over 51 per cent have been fully vaccinated.

The Department of Health is again calling on all students sitting the GAT on Tuesday to come forward for a COVID test, with Victoria recording its highest ever testing figures on Friday.

The department recommends students living in areas with high COVID-19 case numbers get tested for coronavirus, with postcodes of priority listed as: 3021, 3023, 3029, 3030, 3037, 3046, 3047, 3048, 3059, 3060, 3061, 3064, 3073, 3074, 3075, 3076, 3082, 3338, 3750, 3752, 3754 and 3977.

Students living in these areas have been given instructions on accessing priority COVID-19 testing this weekend, with dedicated lanes available at the Melbourne Showgrounds and Coolaroo testing sites.

More to come.

[Nom De Plume]

My son's work place is an exposure site. He got an email last night. He cant go back to work until he has a negative test. The place is getting deep cleaned and my son will be working remotely, from home. Sux, big time.

[Bobby]

My son's work place is an exposure site. He got an email last night. He cant go back to work until he has a negative test. The place is getting deep cleaned and my son will be working remotely, from home. Sux, big time.

Sorry to hear that -
will it affect you too?

[Nom De Plume]

My son's work place is an exposure site. He got an email last night. He cant go back to work until he has a negative test. The place is getting deep cleaned and my son will be working remotely, from home. Sux, big time.

Sorry to hear that -
will it affect you too?

Yep... he is quarantining at my house.

[Bobby]

My son's work place is an exposure site. He got an email last night. He cant go back to work until he has a negative test. The place is getting deep cleaned and my son will be working remotely, from home. Sux, big time.

Sorry to hear that -
will it affect you too?

Yep... he is quarantining at my house.

Oh dear - I hope he hasn't got it.

[Bobby]

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-03/ ... /100510710

Melbourne passes Buenos Aires' world record
for time spent in COVID-19 lockdown

by Judd Boaz
Posted 3h ago






As of 8:00pm on Sunday, a Victorian who has lived in Melbourne and not left since the beginning of the pandemic will have spent 245 days in lockdown.
Key points:

Melbourne is scheduled to be in lockdown three weeks longer than the next most restricted city, Buenos Aires.
Premier Daniel Andrews has not ruled out lockdown extensions to ease the pressure on the state's health system.
The opposition have criticised the government for its handling of the pandemic

It is the longest cumulative lockdown for any city in the world.

Buenos Aires previously held the record, enduring a 234-day lockdown from March 20 to November 11, 2020, and a short 10-day circuit-breaker lockdown from May 21 to May 31 this year.

While the Argentinian capital spent 244 days in lockdown, regional areas outside of the city enjoyed relaxed restrictions at various periods not unlike those in regional Victoria.

Melbourne is set to far exceed the record, with Victoria's roadmap indicating the state will only reach its next vaccination target of 70 per cent double dose vaccinations around October 26.

While the first period of stay-at-home restrictions enforced in March last year was not officially called a "lockdown", it is commonly accepted that Melbourne is now in its sixth lockdown. Here's the timeline of how they played out:

Lockdown 1: March 30 to May 12, 2020 — 43 days
Lockdown 2: July 8 to October 27, 2020 —111 days
Lockdown 3: February 12 - 17, 2021 —5 days
Lockdown 4: May 27 - June 10, 2021 — 14 days
Lockdown 5: July 15 - 27, 2021 — 12 days
Lockdown 6: August 5 - October 26, 2021 — 82 days

It means Victorians may spend a total of 267 days in lockdown before restrictions and reasons-for leaving-home rules are again lifted.

[Bobby]

Melbourne passes Buenos Aires' world record for
time spent in COVID-19 lockdown.

What is the true cost of Dan's world record lockdowns?
This should include all the:
suicides,
vaccine injuries,
vaccine deaths,
people with mental health problems,
people who closed their business forever,
people who went bankrupt,
people who lost a lot of money,
people who lost their jobs.
people who received enormous fines.


versus how many people were saved
from dying or from long Covid?

[Valkie]

Melbourne is not doing real well is it.

For the most locked down city on earth, one would expect better.

[Bobby]

Melbourne is not doing real well is it.

For the most locked down city on earth, one would expect better.

Dan has failed and we are all paying.
The nonsense continues right now and we wonder when it will ever end?

[Valkie]

Melbourne is not doing real well is it.

For the most locked down city on earth, one would expect better.

Dan has failed and we are all paying.
The nonsense continues right now and we wonder when it will ever end?

He has certainly mismanaged it rather poorly hasn't he.

But to be fair, the people down there aren't doing themselves any favors either.