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13 Nov, 8 tweets, 3 min read
15 days of zero Covid. 10-20,000 tests each day.
Exodus of Melburnians to regional areas this weekend (yesterday the highways were full!).
Cafes are full. Economy is well and truly open.
Hospitals back to almost full capacity.

It can be done. I almost can’t believe it.
Yes, yes, yes. Before I get jumped on for saying it,

There’s much learning to do. There’s more work on the mental health arena. Fit-testing PPE is being rolled out. It’s not panacea. It’s a work in progress.

The alternative is much much worse.
This was what it was like 2 months ago.
And this weekend.
Looking forward to a good Christmas and summer!
We always had donut opposition though.
Video from @9NewsMelb
Does he want donuts or does he not like donuts? Donuts are just never good enough for some.

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15 Nov
Back in July, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia had over 700 positive cases a day.

In the last 16 consecutive days we have had zero cases. The job is not done but we’re looking at a COVID normal summer and Christmas.

How did this state of 6.5million people do it? 1/
The choice wasn’t economy vs health. Health is the economy. The economy is health. Without health, there is no economy.

Our experience (along with New Zealand, Vietnam, Thailand, Hong Kong, Cuba, Korea, Japan etc) shows that it can be done. 2/
Our interventions were in multiple levels. Not one single intervention that was definitive. Public health is a package.

Draconian is an emotive and misused term. A choice to act for the goodwill of the community is not draconian. It is life-saving and future-proofing. 3/ Image
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14 Nov
Sunday meditations:

Do justice.
Love kindness.
Walk humbly.

(Some of you may know where this is from.)
Justice is something to do, to be done. Justice is not a thought, an ideology, a perspective or an opinion. Justice is an act. Justice is beyond the keyboard. It requires actions to keep leaders accountable and help the oppressed.
Kindness, interestingly, is beyond doing. Some would “do” kindness for an underlying reason. Loving kindness means you’re a champion of kindness in everything you do. Loving kindness is embodying kindness in everything, both character and actions. Kindness is positive strength.
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5 Nov
Hey folks, you don’t have to follow us. You don’t have to criticise us either.

But you could use us as a lesson.

6.5 million people in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Back in July/August we had 700+ COVID cases a day. The last 6 days we had zero.

Life is close to normal again.
We’re rebuilding. We’re opening our economy. We’re eating out. We’re shopping. We’re buying all the latte.

All with very little fear of catching covid. We’re masking and distancing. But we’re happy.

Looking forward to Christmas reunion with family.
I say this because it’s possible. It can be done.

Lockdowns are hard and costly. But the alternative is even worse.

Early intervention in public health will save lives and the economy. Human resilience & creative solutions abound.
Read 4 tweets
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1 Nov
What did Melbourne, Australia do to get our covid numbers down from 700+ a day to zero in the last 48h?

Here’s a list:

5km travelling limit
1 hour outside the home
Leave home only for essential work, essential activities, medical, care, health/exercise reasons.
Curfew 8pm-5am
Schools online.
Schools open for vulnerable kids or those whose parents are essential workers.
All activities online.
No social gatherings, except for funerals, etc.
Reduced hospital activities.
Pre-operative swab for all operations.
Operating theatres at 50% capacity plus emergencies.
Splitting of teams.
All meetings online.
No retail. Essential retail only (medicine, building maintenance, etc)
Read 17 tweets
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1 Nov
To my colleagues entering winter in the northern hemisphere, stay strong. It can be done.

We in Melbourne Australia fought covid during winter. At one point in a city of 5million people we had 700+ daily new cases.
We did a hard lockdown:

5km bubble
Essential movements only
Curfew 8pm to 5am
1 hour outside the home
Masks
Social distancing
Pre-op covid swab for all cases
Reduced hospital activities
Telehealth
We got creative with connections:

Zoom meetings
Deliveries
Take-outs
Online shopping
Online exercises, classes, connections.
Read 8 tweets
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25 Oct
Button battery (disc battery) fatality. Heart breaking. These batteries look like lollies to kids. Please protect your kids. @KidsafeVic @OperationOuch @xandvt @DoctorChrisVT abc.net.au/news/2020-10-2…
Here’s what it does to ham. My own experiment at home. The pics on left are at 0, 20 minutes and 40 minutes. The 2 pictures on the right are at 60 mins. Burned through 3 layers of ham. Image
Here is a couple of batteries I extracted from a child’s throat. They were there for a few hours as it was an unwitnessed event. Image
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