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I went to the linked page. It doesn't have zero cases. Maybe it's just the classic case of reading the data before the data is in?
by boxed 6y ago
I went to the linked page. It doesn't have zero cases. Maybe it's just the classic case of reading the data before the data is in?
- davidbanham 6y agoWhen we say 0 cases we usually mean 0 locally acquired cases. We’re worried about community transmission rather than international travellers. If someone enters the country they’re quarantined in a hotel room for 14 days. If someone tests positive during that quarantine period we report it, but count it separately.
- _AzMoo 6y agoThe title should be "no new locally-acquired cases", but there was actually one that came in after the cut-off time so it will be counted in tomorrow's numbers.
- Fomite 6y agoLocally acquired cases - indicates successful cessation of community transmission, which means you're back to the easier task of trying to detect and contain importation.