Australian False Alarm

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When an employee of a pizza restaurant lied to contact tracers in South Australia, it led to a strict lockdown across the entire Australian state, officials said Friday. South Australia -- which has a population of about 1.7 million people -- began a six-day lockdown on Wednesday to fight an outbreak of the coronavirus.

“One of the close contacts linked to the Woodville Pizza Bar deliberately misled our contact tracing team,” South Australian premier Steven Marshall said in a press conference on Friday. “Their story didn’t add up. We pursued them. We now know that they lied.” That was because one person told contact tracers that he had only visited Woodville Pizza Bar in Adelaide for a short period of time, when in fact he had worked several shifts at the restaurant. The employee also reportedly worked alongside another person with the novel virus.



Source: Pizza restaurant worker’s lie led to South Australia lockdown, officials say

We are currently COVID free in all Australian states....

That's good to know! Kiwiland too! Here in South Africa we haven't licked it yet and it'll probably get a little worse before it gets better.

5 easy steps to zero cases

1. quarantine travellers
2. get tested and self-isolate
2. social distancing
3. wash hands
4. wear masks (thank god we don't have to wear these anymore)

Can't go wrong

Those are truly obvious and proven to work but people being as they are, keeping them from gatherings such as large sport gatherings and mass events is a battle. Even being on the spectrum I enjoy such things from time to time - fetes, road races etc.

We do have to wear masks in public places, especially enforced in enclosed spaces such as the shopping malls, public transport etc.

Easier done in suburban areas such as where I'm staying, than in high rise urban environments, densely populated townships etc.

^You've lost me now. Who is this Dan guy?

^Thanks.

Dan Andrews has actually gone from villain to hero given we have had 24 straight days of no no new infections or deaths and for the first time no active cases.