Blog Day 103: Saturday 04 July 2020

The latest conspiracy theory to be circulated on social media is that the nasal swabs are being used to implant a tracking device in the back of your throat with information being transmitted back to Bill Gates.  At least only people on Facebook etc would believe this.

To lighten things up a bit another joke from the mistress (can I still say that?) of mirth, Leanne;

Q: What happens when you start to excel?

A: People spreadsheet.

That's OK folks I didn't get it either.

It is 1.20pm and the daily stats aren't out for Victoria & Australia yet.
Now 1.58pm and we have been advised that today's "presser" will be "some time this afternoon".  DD must have had to attend a more important meeting - branch stacking maybe or being told what to do by a union.

4.15pm - DD's media conference - 108 new infections, the second highest number recorded in the state for the entire pandemic.  Two new postcodes have been place on the level 3 lockdown list.  But here is the real kicker, 9 public housing towers have been placed in complete hard lockdown for at least the next 5 day.  That is starting immediately, apart from people returning home nobody can enter or leave their premises at all for the next five days.  This will be controlled by Vicpol with members on every level and controlling all entrances and exits.  The good news is it will probably reduce the drug trade in the area.

It should be pointed out that the 108 new infections came about as a result of 25,000 tests done in the same 24 hour period.

The Australia wide figures below seem to be a bit out of kilter, not sure what has happened there.

Corona Virus Daily Stats: Day 180

Vic: 2,469 infected (+108 from yesterday) - deaths 0 (increase 0)
Aus: 8,142 infected (+76 from yesterday) - deaths 0 (increase 0)
Aus: 7,319 recovered - current hospital 27 (+3), current ICU 7 (+2), current hospital Vic 23 (+3), current ICU Vic 6 (+2)
World: 11,191,681 infected - 529,127 deaths (increase 4,951 since yesterday)


Comments

  1. Lee_O4 July 2020 at 19:32

    I do read these updates.. i just can't think of anything witty to comment

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    1. Graeme5 July 2020 at 13:32

      You could come up with something funny like that Leanne person.

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