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BeardOfKnowledge

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Thats what they are doing at my wifes work, anyone not working is being paid in full and told not to come to work. I think if the company is telling you not to come in they should be paying.
Personally, I think it's the government's responsibility to be paying people. In this case (as with most) they're quick to swing their hammer around, but slow to think of the consequences, so if businesses are willing and able to pick up the tab, good on them. Draws in to question whether the loving government or heartless business owners are the ones that care about people though, doesn't it?
 

ThatOneDude

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Personally, I think it's the government's responsibility to be paying people. In this case (as with most) they're quick to swing their hammer around, but slow to think of the consequences, so if businesses are willing and able to pick up the tab, good on them. Draws in to question whether the loving government or heartless business owners are the ones that care about people though, doesn't it?
It's one in the same for her.
 

ThatOneDude

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Ah, makes sense. In my wife's case she works for a private business that the government declared yesterday needed to be closed.
Yea I don't totally get her situation. She works at a State hospital/facility, is funded federally, but works for a lab. Maybe @Splinty can explain how that works, I'm not a Dr or scientist.
 

Sheepdog

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Oh shit. You're going to live the flu season threat that I've been worried about here if this came raging back in the fall.

Nice knowing you...

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Yeah, at the moment we've barely had much community spread so far, with only 2 confirmed cases in Melbourne (obviously higher than the numbers show, but our testing is middle of the road - nowhere near as good as South Korea but much better than the US). And that's being reported as good news. The thing is though, it's been 80+ degrees Fahrenheit for 6 out of the last 8 days, so we're still in the last gasps of summer. It's (very limited) evidence that predictions of a summer respite are accurate.

I'm hoping for an as yet unpredicted 'Mr Burns' effect, whereby we suddenly get simultaneously exposed to every disease known to man, they cancel each other out and we become indestructible.

 

BeardOfKnowledge

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Yeah, at the moment we've barely had much community spread so far, with only 2 confirmed cases in Melbourne (obviously higher than the numbers show, but our testing is middle of the road - nowhere near as good as South Korea but much better than the US). And that's being reported as good news. The thing is though, it's been 80+ degrees Fahrenheit for 6 out of the last 8 days, so we're still in the last gasps of summer. It's (very limited) evidence that predictions of a summer respite are accurate.

I'm hoping for an as yet unpredicted 'Mr Burns' effect, whereby we suddenly get simultaneously exposed to every disease known to man, they cancel each other out and we become indestructible.

Is Australia taking decent measures to prevent the spread of CV?
 

Hauler

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Feb 3, 2016
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Coronavirus presser and CNN reporters still going for "gotcha" questions, worrying about past decisions.

These pressers should be forward-looking only.
 

BeardOfKnowledge

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Jul 22, 2015
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Coronavirus presser and CNN reporters still going for "gotcha" questions, worrying about past decisions.

These pressers should be forward-looking only.
My buddy has gone from being a regular CNN watcher to a Fox news watcher in the last week.
 

Sheepdog

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Is Australia taking decent measures to prevent the spread of CV?
We are further back than some places, ahead of others. We're probably further than most would have been at the same stage of community transmission, so that's not really the problem. It's what's coming that's going to fuck us harder than elsewhere.
 

BeardOfKnowledge

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We are further back than some places, ahead of others. We're probably further than most would have been at the same stage of community transmission, so that's not really the problem. It's what's coming that's going to fuck us harder than elsewhere.
The thing is, what's true of Covid is generally true of seasonal flu. In theory, if you implement measures to keep Covid down, it should also keep the seasonal flu down. Also, are you guys like Canada where you your population is reasonaly spread out as oppose to stacked on top of each other like Europe?
 

SongExotic2

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Going out to buy some swords and a hand grenade. Can't let nobody steal my tuna
 

Hauler

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My buddy has gone from being a regular CNN watcher to a Fox news watcher in the last week.
They truly are vile. A terrible broadcast company that is bad for the country.

I've been listening to Fox Business. Nice updates on the market and they carry Trump's virus pressers live.
 

BeardOfKnowledge

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They truly are vile. A terrible broadcast company that is bad for the country.

I've been listening to Fox Business. Nice updates on the market and they carry Trump's virus pressers live.
Yeah, it's not like he's a big fan of Fox, but he got to a point where he was like "CNN isn't even delivering relevant news, it's just Trump gossip"
 

Hauler

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Yeah, it's not like he's a big fan of Fox, but he got to a point where he was like "CNN isn't even delivering relevant news, it's just Trump gossip"
I'm not a fan of Fox either, but CNN is like watching an episode of The View.