Coronavirus

My take is he spoke to you from a distance bc he was thinking 'what if...?' and couldn't wait to get you out of there.

 

Y-man,that's correct much the same as looking at most businesses in the Brisbane Mall last night ..

This time of year as it's China's busiest season into Australia the mall is full of Chinese the only few i say were all wearing masks so i guess every business that's linked to the tourist flow may will suffer in one way or another..imho..

 

I thought we banned all flights from China yet I'm seeing flights form the mainland still landing? Maybe I misunderstood?

 

Chatting with Sunnybank Plaza/Sunnybank Hills staff the other day, said it was absolutely dead that they had to postpone the NY fireworks etc.

 

Fixed

 

That's gotta be scary - 6,000 people with unknown exposure. What do you do? Quarantine the entire ship for two weeks? What about those who have already departed at other ports?

Two Australians among ten passengers with coronavirus on cruise ship

 

Yes , totally understood standing from a distance, and being keen to see me out. I was just surprised with how dismissive he was about my symptoms and recent travel. Needed prompting to take my temperature ...unsure how to answer my questions about symptoms, and wasn't even sure if there was a test (until leaving the room to collect something from a printer which answered that question 'yes')

I didn't have a fever, that was that. No follow up advice or information. Happy with that of course, but surprised with how it was handled.

 

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...e-exposed-to-coronavirus-20200205-p53xzl.html

You prob weren't on this cruise ship but I think its prudent for you to quarantine yourself for a couple of weeks at least.

The carrier/s who came from Wuhan should be ashamed of themselves. They prob knew they were a risk and went ahead anyway. In times of crisis, you can't count on people looking after number one. When in doubt, bet on self interest.

 

**** doctor obviously.. get a better one!

 

spooky video:

Drone Footage Shows Wuhan Under Lockdown

 

Would this episode eventually wake those in China who used to eat wild game up?

 

Sheesh - you'd be pretty worried if you'd just spent 7+ hours, with a couple of kids in tow, on an enclosed flight with these people

First suspected case of coronavirus on Christmas Island

And who knows what kind of separation there is on the island itself

 

I too have just gotten back from Asia (not china) and went to my local hospital for something totally unrelated. Whilst chatting with the doctor i queried whether they had received an influx of patients as there is a uni with a high population of overseas students nearby. Her response...no, we are busy because of stupid people...people presenting themselves because someone of asian appearance coughed, sneezed or even stood near them!

I would have gone to the GP in your case too.

 

I'm no where near in any form of "alarm" - despite keeping an eye on what's happening - but do find it a tetch disconcerting that Indonesia, a country of 264mil, that has close ties with China and a large and mobile Chinese population, has not reported a single case of Cornavirus.

They may be lucky, or else their detection and testing is sub par. I suspect the latter, which leaves potential for a massive outbreak given the population density in it's major cities

 

An outbreak of the virus in Indonesia would be disastrous for Australia, especially if it spread to somewhere like Bali and then back to Australia.
Its also quite a poor country , with millions that do not even have access to medical care, a high infant mortality rate and a very high rate of smoking related deaths amongst males, which is a perfect storm for anyone to catch the virus , due to the continued hand to mouth contact.
Quite a few that work in the mining industry in Western Australia live in Bali in their week off, due to the low cost of living, and then go back to a perfect breeding ground for the virus with large communal dining rooms where everyone eats their breakfast and dinner every night.

 

That's my concern ... hopefully unfounded