Coronavirus Info & Helpful Direction

[Grantysghost]

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She left home at 5.10am with the idea of opening between 5.30 and 5.45am. She opens early around 7.30am most days but this is what she normally does on a Saturday. The Police pulled her over at 5.15am for a routine check and waved her through after a quick discussion.
The first customer was at 5.45am and the next customer arrived 10 minutes later. (She is keeping a log of who comes in and when they leave) She was just about finished with the 2nd customer when I arrived at 6.15am
She also had a ticketing system she was going to use later in the day because she wasn't going to let more than 3 customers in the shop at the same time. It's quite a big shop given she is a sole operator although her husband does come in to assist

She doesn't take bookings as a rule.

It's so archaic we are asking business to log patrons manually. NZ and I think now the UK are using QR codes logging to a confederated database.
You have an app, it generates a code, the business scans it.
Same for public transport. NZ are knocking this out of the park. Scale helps, but they appear to be making right decision after right decision.

https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/covid-19-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-resources-and-tools/nz-covid-tracer-app/nz-covid-tracer-qr-codes

[soupman]

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It's so archaic we are asking business to log patrons manually. NZ and I think now the UK are using QR codes logging to a confederated database.
You have an app, it generates a code, the business scans it.
Same for public transport. NZ are knocking this out of the park. Scale helps, but they appear to be making right decision after right decision.

https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/...racer-qr-codes

Certainly in Sydney everywhere you go you need to sign in using a QR code (although our bakery is still using the handwritten system). I would imagine Victoria would adopt it as well.

It was getting a bit tiresome manually typing in your details everywhere you went (I know first world problems) but now quite a few places seem to be using the same platform so your details are prefilled.

This is exactly what the shambles that is the COVIDsafe app should be doing, just open the app and tap it on something to sign in places, but alas it's a piece of shit and literally useless.

[hujsh]

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Certainly in Sydney everywhere you go you need to sign in using a QR code (although our bakery is still using the handwritten system). I would imagine Victoria would adopt it as well.

It was getting a bit tiresome manually typing in your details everywhere you went (I know first world problems) but now quite a few places seem to be using the same platform so your details are prefilled.

This is exactly what the shambles that is the COVIDsafe app should be doing, just open the app and tap it on something to sign in places, but alas it's a piece of shit and literally useless.

I bet someone made a decent wad of cash from making it though. Isn't that most useful thing of all?

[Grantysghost]

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Certainly in Sydney everywhere you go you need to sign in using a QR code (although our bakery is still using the handwritten system). I would imagine Victoria would adopt it as well.

It was getting a bit tiresome manually typing in your details everywhere you went (I know first world problems) but now quite a few places seem to be using the same platform so your details are prefilled.

This is exactly what the shambles that is the COVIDsafe app should be doing, just open the app and tap it on something to sign in places, but alas it's a piece of shit and literally useless.

Yep the app needs to do it. As far as I am aware the UK app now has the QR code feature. Covidsafe is a disaster.

Edit : New UK app does it.

Create a coronavirus NHS QR code for your venue

Use this service to create a QR code for display in your venue. Get visitors to scan the QR code when they arrive, using the NHS COVID-19 app. This is to help trace and stop the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19).

https://www.gov.uk/create-coronavirus-qr-poster

Hopefully Victoria implements this soon.

[Grantysghost]

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I bet someone made a decent wad of cash from making it though. Isn't that most useful thing of all?

I think we just forked the Singaporean app. So the money probably went over there.

[Eastdog]

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https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/statement-premier-78

Statement From The Premier
25 October 2020


I know plenty of people were looking forward to some good news today. And soon, very soon, we’ll have some.

But for now, we need to do again what we’ve done throughout this pandemic: follow the advice of our public health experts. That means there can be no changes to restrictions in Melbourne today.

As we know, today 6 new cases have been identified in our northern suburbs, meaning there have so far been 39 cases spread across 11 households. Concerningly, while these cases have locations in common it is not yet clear how they link together. It means we may still have transmission happening where we can’t see it.

The local community, working alongside our public health team, are doing everything they can to stop this spread.

In the last 24 hours, over 3,000 Victorians from our northern suburbs did a profoundly powerful thing and got tested. With thousands of tests comes thousands of results.

We have around 1,000 swabs currently being processed – and we’re expecting even more today.

We’ll use the next couple of days to review those results and understand exactly how this virus is travelling.

Put simply: this is a couple of extra days that might put us weeks ahead of this virus. To not only get on top of this outbreak – but to stamp it out.

I know everyone will be disappointed we’re not making that move today. I get that. I am too.

But I want to reassure you, this is not us taking a step back. This is us making sure we can take a step forward – and stay there.

We can’t let everything Victorians have sacrificed, everything we've given up, simply slip away.

Until then, we’ll continue to keep a careful eye on the numbers – and the all-important stories that sit behind them.

To anyone who might be considering it. Who’s got a scratchy throat, or a runny nose. Who’s connected to one of those school communities. Please, please get tested.

The more tests, the more data. The more data, the more certainty.

And with more certainty, we can make more decisions about Melbourne’s transition to the Third Step.

While we can’t deliver that good news for Melbourne today, due to the continued low number of regional cases, we’re able to announce some additional changes for regional Victoria.

As part of the Third Step and from 11:59pm on Tuesday 27 October, indoor gyms and fitness spaces will be able to open for up to 20 people, with a maximum of ten per space and a density of one person per 8 square metres.

Indoor pools will open to 20. Indoor sport will begin for those 18 and under.

Food courts can open. Live music can resume as part of outdoor hospitality.

School graduations can be held within school communities.

And for religious celebrations, 20 people can gather together indoors with their faith leader – or 50 outdoors.

Thanks to the efforts of the local community, from 11:59pm tonight, Greater Shepparton will also come into alignment with the rest of regional Victoria and then progress under these changes.

Regional Victorians should be proud of this success. Everyone should be proud of this success. Because soon, it will belong to our whole state.

From hundreds of cases to single digits, we have driven this virus down.

And we are so close – so close – to beating this thing.

I’m asking each of you: keep going.

Dig deep. Stay strong.

Let’s win this fight, and let’s win it for good.

[ledge]

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My daughters boss

https://www.facebook.com/groups/DisasterDan/permalink/345382413435975/

You can see the pain in his face what this is doing to businesses in Melbourne

[Eastdog]

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My daughters boss

https://www.facebook.com/groups/DisasterDan/permalink/345382413435975/

You can see the pain in his face what this is doing to businesses in Melbourne

Yeah saw that. Paul Dimattina and many business owners in Melbourne particularly in retail and hospitality feeling the exact same way and who can blame them. It must be so frustrating.

[EasternWest]

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My daughters boss

https://www.facebook.com/groups/DisasterDan/permalink/345382413435975/

You can see the pain in his face what this is doing to businesses in Melbourne

Good footballer, Dimma.

[Eastdog]

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Good footballer, Dimma.

Played with us from 1995-2003 (131 games, 56 goals).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Dimattina

[Bornadog]

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Good footballer, Dimma.

Yes..........

[GVGjr]

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To bad he is RWNJ

Please lets not take the discussion where it doesn't need to go

[jeemak]

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To bad he is RWNJ

Now now...….unnecessary.

It's become so divisive the lockdown in Melbourne. None of the commentary covers middle ground, it's so polarised and opinion based. You know, even epidemiologists lending their balanced opinions are being shouted out of the room.

Not a political comment, more so I guess a comment on what lockdown fatigue has driven everyone to.

[EasternWest]

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To bad he is RWNJ

I was trying to be diplomatic. Luke Darcy was a hell of a player too.

[Grantysghost]

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Now now...….unnecessary.

It's become so divisive the lockdown in Melbourne. None of the commentary covers middle ground, it's so polarised and opinion based. You know, even epidemiologists lending their balanced opinions are being shouted out of the room.

Not a political comment, more so I guess a comment on what lockdown fatigue has driven everyone to.

That can be said across the board these days. The centrist is conspicuously absent. I highly recommend Stephen Fry's podcast "Seven Deadly Sins" he dissects it in a way only he can!