nomad2020 posted:

Makes sense, liquor stores over here were explicitly labeled as essential businesses.

E: And weed

nomad2020 posted:

Makes sense, liquor stores over here were explicitly labeled as essential businesses.

E: And weed

Stereotype posted:

anyway everyone is insane and we're watching a nation commit suicide

Steve Yun posted:

https://www.tiktok.com/embed/6997603427773648133

This is news to me

strange feelings re Daisy posted:

Not looking forward to what unfolds over the next couple of months
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cpf_z54eApA

quote:

For those outside the LGAs (Local Government Area ) of high concern, residents must not travel further than five kilometres from their home "unless they absolutely have to".

quote:

NSW Police have issued a record-breaking amount of COVID-19 infringements as officers continue to carry out Operation Stay At Home.

In the past 24 hours, 736 penalty notices were issued across the state.

Of those, 448 were issued to people who were moving outside their homes without a good reason to do so.
NSW Police Deputy Commissioner Gary Worboys said that in one instance in the Sydney suburb of Padstow, a man was not even at home when he should have been isolating.

When police rang him, he told them he was taking the garbage bins out.
He was issued a $5,000 penalty notice.

strange feelings re Daisy posted:

Not looking forward to what unfolds over the next couple of months
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cpf_z54eApA

Volcott posted:

Somehow, covid has returned.

mogwai posted:

this is alarming news

WrasslorMonkey posted:

quote:

Face masks
-NSW: Mandatory in all indoor locations, except within the home
-Sydney LGAs of concern: Mandatory inside and outside, except within the home.
-Melbourne: Mandatory inside and outside, except within the home and while completing rigorous exercise.
-NZ: Mandatory for everyone aged 12 and older when visiting essential services like supermarkets and using public transport.

quote:

Shopping
-NSW: Only one person, per household each day within your local government area or within five kilometres, unless the food, goods or services are not reasonably available locally. You can cross into another local government area if it is within five kilometres from home and not a local government area of concern. Non-essential retail is closed, hospitality is open for takeaway services only.
-Sydney LGAs of concern: One person, per household each day within five kilometres. If the goods or services you need are not reasonably available within five kilometres of your home, you can obtain the goods and services from the closest place in Greater Sydney where they are available. Non-essential retail is closed, hospitality is open for takeaway services only.
-Melbourne: Only one person, per household each day within five kilometres from home. If the nearest essential goods and services are more than five kilometres away, you may travel to the nearest provider. Non-essential retail is closed, hospitality is open for takeaway services only.
-NZ: If possible, try to send one person, per household. Supermarkets, dairies, pharmacies and food banks are open. Dairies, food banks will operate with a strict “one-in, one-out” policy. Liquor stores are closed unless they are within a licensing trust area. Wine and beer will still be sold at supermarkets. Restaurants and cafes are closed, including for takeaway and food delivery services.

quote:

hardware and building supplies
landscaping material supplies
rural supplies
timber yards
garden centres and plant nurseries

Palladium posted:

I still have 15 rolls of toilet paper left from my 24-pack bought in Mar 2020

DarkEuphoria posted:

Wow look at this goon who never poops

Lamebot posted:

Finally someone framed this mess in a way I can understand.

crepeface posted:

here's a map of the sydney LGAs of concern. i don't know the state well, but there looks to be some giant gaps there (bondi???)

compare lockdowns in sydney, melbourne and NZ

lol masks aren't mandatory outdoors in NSW?!?!

sure that "reasonably available locally" is going to be interpreted sensibly.

check what they call authorised workers. some retail that stood out to me:

Smythe posted:

actualy nobdy cares at all.

osprey posted:

oh this should be fun

https://twitter.com/Redpainter1/status/1427735907571048453

Ursine Catastrophe posted:

you know given that it's america and we're tracking jack poo poo, I do wonder what percentage of "breakthrough" cases are "people lying about being vaxxed because they feel some amount of shame or think they'll be refused treatment otherwise"


probably not a statistically significant amount but i'm still curious

Blackhawk posted:

Yeah the big issue with Australian lockdown laws is that they leave way too much open to interpretation and people will always use that to allow themselves to do the slackest possible thing. The laws in NZ are in some cases probably excessive/overly restrictive but on the other hand they're simple, easy to understand and don't leave anything up to personal interpretation.

net work error posted:

Abbott dead yet?

bad boys for life posted:

If he dies, proof for the chuds that vaccines dont work. If he lives, proof for the chuds that covid is harmless.

Raskolnikov38 posted:

whats the chud view on paralysis vis a vis trees

UnfortunateSexFart posted:

Melbourne is in Australia... there's no flexibility here. It's more strict than NZ.

Edit: like I have no idea how you can read the lists of rules and think NZ is even close to as strict. We're not allowed out at all period after 9pm. Two hours total within 5km before 9pm for essentials only. We have to wear masks everywhere, inside and out. Kids can't even play outside by themselves on playgrounds. Wtf.

quote:

Dayton, Texas – The mother of a 12-year-old Dayton boy says she is heartbroken after her son died from COVID-19 complications.

“He went downhill so fast, just horrendously fast,” mother Casey Castorina told KPRC 2.

Ryland Daic died Tuesday, Aug. 10 at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital.

Castorina says Ryland had been visiting his grandfather when she learned he was sick on Aug. 5. The mother said other relatives learned they were COVID positive a few days earlier.

“They sounded congested like when you have a head cold. I talked to him multiple times a day. He was still going out fishing and building his model cars and making Tik Tok videos,” said Castorina.

But, the following Tuesday, Castorina says Ryland started to go downhill.

“He was there, but he wasn’t there. I would ask him questions and I would get a thumbs up or a thumbs down. He couldn’t speak,” she said.

Castorina said she took her son to an emergency room in Crosby.


“The nurse came from the back and said, ‘You need to get him in the car and drive him to the medical center because he needs an emergency room and all we can do is fly him out of state,’” she said.

Castorina said Ryland was eventually airlifted to Children’s Memorial Herman.

“They said his heart wasn’t able to beat,” Castorina told KPRC 2. “It was beyond fast.”

Castorina said Daic died within hours.

She says over the weekend, the hospital confirmed he tested positive for COVID.

“He was born with asthma but hasn’t even had a problem in 10 or 11 years. I mean nothing,” she said.

Ryland’s stepfather said he is going to miss everything about him.

“I don’t want another parent to have to go through this,” said Keith Castorina.

Ryland was supposed to start 6th grade at Wilson Jr. High in Dayton ISD last Thursday.

Dayton ISD Assistant Superintendent of Student Services released the following statement in regards to Daic:

“It is with extreme sadness that our district confirms that a Dayton ISD student passed away last week on August 10, 2021. The district had additional counselors available to Wilson Jr. High campus to assist grieving students. Our sincerest condolences are with the family and friends.”

The Harris County Medical Examiner has not yet determined an official cause of death.

“Hold them tight and take pictures because unfortunately, that’s all we have left,” said Ryland’s mother.

External Organs posted:

Made a booster rocket appointment at my local Kroger for Friday. Hoping I get a good manager special.

osprey posted:

hmmm

https://twitter.com/DataDrivenMD/status/1427755270902489092

KlavierVogel posted:

osprey posted:

oh this should be fun

https://twitter.com/Redpainter1/status/1427735907571048453

Blackhawk posted:

"Hospitality is open for takeaway only" in Melbourne apparently, that's equivalent to our second highest level. Playgrounds are closed here too, we have to wear masks at all of the only places we're allowed to leave our houses to actually go right now.