“You talk about deferred healthcare - every single healthcare worker was working with Covid patients, our hospitals were overflowing. So when I hear people lament they missed cancer screenings, who would have done those screenings? Would elderly patients have left their house to go to crowded waiting rooms to get a mammogram for example? I don't think so.” Dr Jonathan Howard : why US doctors spread #Covid disinformation
Australia: March 30, 2023
Days since: 50
COVID Deaths reported since: 900
COVID Cases reported since: 242,292
VIC: August 1, 2022
Days since: 291
COVID Deaths reported since: 3,059
COVID Cases reported since: 521,076
It's believed about half of people with COVID-19 haven't been officially recorded, leading to a worrying number of people in hospital. But there are signs the worst could be behind us. Here's what authorities have to say.
Pansy’s are lovely, aren’t they?
These violet ones are no exception!
Pictured in #Oakleigh following heavy rains.
How can such lovely and feminine looking products of nature exist?
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It is not necessary to understand Public Health, pandemics, or civil liberties to sit on the Supreme Court.
#COVID
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch says emergency measures taken during the COVID-19 crisis that killed more than 1 million Americans were perhaps “the greatest intrusions on civil liberties in the peacetime history of this country.” The 55-year-old conservative justice points to orders closing schools, restricting church services, mandating vaccines and prohibiting evictions. Gorsuch's broadside is aimed at local, state and federal officials, and even his own colleagues. He says officials issued emergency decrees “on a breathtaking scale.” His comments came in an eight-page statement that accompanied an order formally dismissing a case involving the use of the Title 42 policy to prevent asylum seekers from entering the United States.
Hopefully SA Health can promptly release their updated modelling (if they have any), as I expect this "expected" surge has blindsided most residents there. It seems especially important for the vulnerable immune-compromised folks there, who will be trying to lower their risks of a forced infection in a healthcare setting.
Why can't residents of every other jurisdiction in Australia see the similar modeling that is informing the decisions affecting the health of their community?
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This infographic issued on 19 May 2023 provides a weekly traffic light report of the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation across Australia.
Percent of PCR tests positive for SARS-CoV-2 in the past 7 days
🔸National: n/a
🔹WA: 10.90%
🔹SA: 9.61%
🔹QLD: 9.18%
🔹NT: 6.55%
🔹VIC: 6.22%
🔹TAS: 3.95%
🔹NSW: n/a
🔹ACT: n/a
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