Blog Day 187 - 28 September 2020

A rabbit walked into a bar, unlike the rest of us it didn't have a hare out of place.

Today is day one of the second step out of the stage four corona virus lockdown.  Although the curfew has been removed and a timetable set for some students to return to school the big restrictions remain.  The current restrictions on general retail, barbers & hairdressers, hospitality and group gatherings will remain in place until at least 19 October.  Some fines for anti covid behaviour have increased and if you are naughty it could cost you nearly $5,000.  

If you have a dog you can visit the dog groomer, but I can't get a haircut - go figure.  

It is interesting that the labor government has learnt nothing out of the recent ministerial fiasco leading to the resignation of Ms Mikakos.  The resignation of Ms Mikakos has left a cabinet position open and already the factions are arguing about who should be appointed, the spectre of quotas has also been raised and various unions have been supporting their associated factions.  So far nobody has suggested that maybe the best person for the job should get the job.  How is that for a novel concept.

I generally try and maintain a positive attitude through all this, but by crikey some days it is harder than others.

All the same, despite the incompetent ministers running the state the daily corona virus figures continue to decline.  Today we have reported only 5 new infections, but to put this into perspective the entire rest of the country report nil new infections.  We reported 3 more deaths in the last 24 hours bringing the state total to 787 and the national virus death toll to 875.  The are currently 49 Victorians in hospital due to the virus with 8 in ICU and 4 on ventilators.

As below the rolling 14 day average is continuing to fall;

27/09: Metro 22.1, Regional 0.6, Total 22.7

28/09: Metro 20.3, Regional 0.6, Total 20.9

Worldwide the death toll has broken through the million figure with 3,700 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours.  Neither the worldwide death toll or new infections are declining in any meaningful way.

Corona Virus Daily Stats – Stage 4 Lockdown – 2^nd Step Restrictions – Day 1

Date	Aus Infected	Aus Increase	Vic Infected	Vic Increase	Aus Death	Vic Death	Aus Hospl	Vic Hospital	Aus ICU	Vic ICU
27/09	27,033	17	20,145	16	872	784	68	51	12	9
28/09	27,045	5	20,150	5	875	787	65	49	12	8
29/09
30/09
01/10

Date	World Infection	Daily Increase	World Deaths	Daily Increase
27/09	33,053,144	294,804	998,716	5,303
28/09	33,303,226	250,082	1,002,385	3,669
29/09
30/09
01/10

And now the stage 4 lockdown 2nd step restrictions remembers.

Remember: if you are doing anything wrong don't get caught, it could cost you $5,000!;