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> 6 new cases today (+5)*, 9 yesterday (+5) Title doesn't seem to match data.

• tomhoward 6y ago
  All new cases reported in Australia today (Sun Nov 1, from tests performed on Sat Oct 31st) were acquired overseas and are in hotel quarantine. Aside from them there were no new cases, even between close contacts (household etc). So, the title is true for locally acquired cases, which I believe is the point the submitter is trying to make. (Also there was only one locally acquired case the previous day, in the state of South Australia, which has barely had an outbreak at all, thanks to having a sparse population and relatively little international air traffic). There were over 76000 test results processed to achieve that result, and there is a strong message through the community to get tested with even the mildest/vaguest of symptoms. Testing is free and stations are located to be easily accessible to most of the population, particularly in Victoria, which had a serious outbreak from June to September.
  • thisrod 6y ago
    > I believe is the point the submitter is trying to make Yes. I went with the headline Australian newspapers are using, which in hindsight lacks sufficient context for HN. What I find remarkable is how many things Australia stuffed up, but was able to recover from by brute force and social cohesion. Procrastinating over quarantine for international travellers, obsessing about ventilators while ignoring prevention, identifying that aged care was a massive vulnerability but doing nothing to mitigate it, gross recklessness in setting up hotel quarantine, failing to anticipate that although the virus went away it was bound to come back: it's a long list.