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The world's most severe lockdown and all you have to show for it is the biggest death count in all of Australia (8x the rest of Australia COMBINED), skyrocketin

by 0xy 5y ago

The world's most severe lockdown and all you have to show for it is the biggest death count in all of Australia (8x the rest of Australia COMBINED), skyrocketing youth suicidality [1] and skyrocketing domestic abuse (especially among children) [2] A staggering 1 in 10 Victorians "seriously considered" suicide. [3] The Australian Medical Association projected up to 5,000 additional suicides, with a large portion of them being young people. [4] This is over 5x the current COVID death count in Australia in suicides alone, without considering deferred medical problems, domestic abuse and other factors. [1] https://www.afr.com/policy/health-and-education/victorian-teenage-suicide-threats-jump-184pc-amid-pandemic-20210607-p57ypu https://www.afr.com/policy/health-and-education/victorian-te... [2] https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/dec/01/the-worst-year-domestic-violence-soars-in-australia-during-covid-19 https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/dec/01/the-worst-ye... [3] https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-25/one-in-10-victorians-considered-suicide-in-2020-research-finds/100242310 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-25/one-in-10-victorians-... [4] https://www.ama.com.au/media/joint-statement-covid-19-impact-likely-lead-increased-rates-suicide-and-mental-illness https://www.ama.com.au/media/joint-statement-covid-19-impact...

aryonoco 5y ago
As someone who lost my beloved grandmother and an uncle last year to this virus (all overseas), and after watching my mother become a shell of her former active self after 2 bouts of battle with this virus (also overseas), I am very thankful that my State's government did not follow the approach of many countries overseas and actually locked us down. As for the deaths you refer to, the great majority of them were in private nursing homes, regulated and administered by the Commonwealth government. Yes I'm very sad and angry that that happened, but my criticism is solely targeted towards the people responsible: the federal government, in particular the Minister for Health, Greg Hunt. As for the mental health issues you name, yes it's very sad, and very tough, but pandemics have costs. No one is doing it easy.
- scottmcdot 5y ago
  I'm not sure how you can't also criticise the Victorian government for their hotel quarantine disaster? That's an "upstream" event before the virus got to nursing homes.

by 0xy 5y ago

aryonoco 5y ago

As someone who lost my beloved grandmother and an uncle last year to this virus (all overseas), and after watching my mother become a shell of her former active self after 2 bouts of battle with this virus (also overseas), I am very thankful that my State's government did not follow the approach of many countries overseas and actually locked us down. As for the deaths you refer to, the great majority of them were in private nursing homes, regulated and administered by the Commonwealth government. Yes I'm very sad and angry that that happened, but my criticism is solely targeted towards the people responsible: the federal government, in particular the Minister for Health, Greg Hunt. As for the mental health issues you name, yes it's very sad, and very tough, but pandemics have costs. No one is doing it easy.

scottmcdot 5y ago
I'm not sure how you can't also criticise the Victorian government for their hotel quarantine disaster? That's an "upstream" event before the virus got to nursing homes.