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Gut-churning 633 cases in #nswcovid19 but much more NSW can do. VIC clawed back zero from 725 case high by focusing on workplace transmission & employer compliance. Risk ratings were assigned to every industry. PPE & distancing was mandatory & regulated. But more than that: 1/3
Victorians were told shops may not stock every meat u want but there will be meat. Why? Essential sctr emplyrs were ordered to reduce output & staff by up-to 1/3rd. +250k wrkrs stood down. Test & isolate payments backed-up coordinated wrkrce testing (gd NSW has these now!). 2/3
Reducing ppl's movement requires income supports. The aim? Stop compulsion to work. JK & CS provided floor to VIC's 2020 success helping stood down wrkrs & affected biz. Gladys must demand JK & CS reinstatement & introduce essential industry plans. Time to get the hands dirty.
Dr Richard Totaro, co-director of Intensive Care at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, is talking about the burden of Covid patients in ICU. They’re typically in ICU 3+ weeks rather than 3 or 4 days. #nswcovid19
By the time Dr Totaro sees the patients in his ICU they’re typically too unwell to speak.
He’s not being drawn on what kind of numbers hospitals can sustain.
Gladys chips in: it’s not so much the number of cases we have. It’s the number of cases that aren’t vaccinated because they’re ending up in ICU.
Gladys chips in: it’s not so much the number of cases we have. It’s the number of cases that aren’t vaccinated because they’re ending up in ICU.
Question: Every day @GladysB downplays the number of Covid-positive people in the community while infectious.
Yesterday, she claimed that 20 of the 97 cases didn’t isolate while infectious.
The actual figure, from NSW Health, is about twice that: (cont)
Yesterday, she claimed that 20 of the 97 cases didn’t isolate while infectious.
The actual figure, from NSW Health, is about twice that: (cont)
A further 17 ppl were in the community for ‘some’ of their infectious period, and the isolation status of 7 more positive people was unknown.
Potentiality, that could be 43 roaming around, passing the virus on to others.
The strangest thing is, this misleading figure is (cont)
Potentiality, that could be 43 roaming around, passing the virus on to others.
The strangest thing is, this misleading figure is (cont)
a key metric for deciding when NSW’s lockdown will end, @gladysb constantly says. She said yesterday’s figure of “20” was a sign things were headed in the right direction.
And the media, from Sky to ABC to Guardian, faithfully reports this 20 figure when it’s likely double.
And the media, from Sky to ABC to Guardian, faithfully reports this 20 figure when it’s likely double.
