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Copy and paste below says it all

Australia orders 84 million doses of coronavirus vaccine for massive free roll-out next year

Basically if this vaccine, which is being tested in England on 30,000 people is successful
It will be made in Australia, at about 3.8 million doses in the first two months of 2021

I put it up as a good news story, due to the fact that if the vaccine is successful, then we shall see it here in 2021

Link to story below

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-06/free-coronavirus-vaccine-to-be-made-available-throughout-20212/12635174



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Copy and paste below, may not seem like a good news story, but (in my opinion), I can see the silver lining, of the cloud

Tuesday was Lifeline's busiest day in its history
This is very sad to hear - more people called Lifeline on Tuesday than any other day in the organisation's 57-year history.

I have read, (a long time ago), that the experts agree, that there is no one single problem, which leads to depression/self harm

My layman gut feeling, tells me that when we see a problem in front of us, there is always the chance that the problem can/will be solved

On the other hand, when we do not know, that there is a problem, then that problem will never be solved

It is good to see, that more people may be realising that they may have a problem, and have been seeking help

Link below to the news story buried in a live news update

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-10/coronavirus-australia-victoria-daniel-andrews-covid19-regional/12647604

 



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Copy and paste says it better than I could

China has gone almost a month without registering a new case of local transmission and on Sunday the National Health Commission reported just 10 new cases - all of them imported.

In summary

When the Covid-19 virus was detected in China, they had a draconian 76-day lockdown

If this report is true, (I have no reason to doubt it), it means that we can eliminate this Covid-19 worldwide

Link to story below which is buried in a news article, which was posted about 10 PM West Aussie time, (yesterday) 13 September 2020

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-13/coronavirus-update-covid-19-wuhan-flights-who-record-daily-cases/12659780#Wuhan

Edit as another god news story closer to home has just popped up, copy and paste below, says it all

Northern Territory declared COVID free

ABC reporter Felicity James has told ABC News the NT is now declared COVID free.
 
"This is a significant milestone for us here in the NT but it is one that we have achieved previously," she said. 
 
"Back in July you may remember our borders opened or relaxed on July 17 to non-hot spot areas.
 
"And since then what has happened is we have had a few more cases pop-up.
 
A couple of US Marines contracted the virus. And also some family members who travelled with their family and related diagnosed with coronavirus."
 
Link to story which is buried in a live news update
 

 



-- Edited by Tony Bev on Monday 14th of September 2020 02:29:28 PM

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The Covid-19 positive numbers are coming down in Victoria

As from midnight tonight, 16 September 2020

Regional Victorians are free to go camping and caravanning from tomorrow under changes to regional Victoria's COVID restrictions

In summary, the 14 day average for Regional Victoria is now under 5, and the metropolitan numbers are now under 50

This looks to me, as though the light at the end of the tunnel in Australia, is getting brighter, day by day

Link to the story below, which is buried in a live news article

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-16/coronavirus-australia-live-news-expert-predicts-more-deaths/12666794

 

While sadly up to date worldwide, there have been 29,724,117 positive cases, and 939,140 deaths, attributed to Covid-19

Which I am led to believe started with just a few people about 9 months ago, passing it on to others

It does look as though, we now have it under control in Australia, and that lockdown/isolation does work

Link below to where I got the world numbers from

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

 

 



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4 more good news stories, not directly about the Covid-19, but about people trying to bring a bit of cheer to others

The links are in the description of the stories

Gold Coast community helps a man celebrate 40th birthday with COVID-safe party

 

Cairns volunteers do backyard makeovers for suicide prevention

 

Mystery 'biscuit fairy' leaves sweet treats for Indigo Valley residents

 

Silly-walking signs bring life to locked-down Warrnambool streets

 

 

 

 

 



-- Edited by Tony Bev on Thursday 17th of September 2020 02:04:25 PM

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At the moment there is an enquiry going on, about who said what/who done what/who was responsible, for private security firms being in charge of Victorian hotel quarantine

Regardless of the outcome of this enquiry, the good news is that (in hindsight), the Minister for Victorian Health, agrees that private security firms, will not be used in the future

Quote from the article
From the Health Minister's statement to the inquiry:
No, I would not support the engagement of private security contractors in any future iteration of the HQP.
COVID-19 is a highly contagious virus that has challenged many workforces.
I am aware of healthcare workers in hospitals with years of experience in IPC, and wearing higher levels of PPE, nevertheless becoming infected, as have clinicians from the ADF working at testing sites wearing PPE, as have members of Victoria Police wearing PPE. 73.
In my view, there is no "silver bullet" workforce to respond to the risk of a highly-contagious virus but there is an unacceptable risk in using a largely unskilled and casualised workforce, as we have seen recently also in the private aged care sector.

Link to story, which is buried in a live news article below

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-24/coronavirus-australia-live-news-covid-latest-victoria-nsw/12695112



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ISTR that there was a debacle in Victoria when private security firms were engaged to [mis]manage the prison system. Why wasn't the lesson learned way back then?

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Victoria new positive Covid-19 cases are down to 5, in the previous 24 hour period

Hopefully the lockdown has been proved to have worked, and we will soon be on our way towards, being a Covid-19 free nation, once again

Numbers are buried in the live news article below

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-28/coronavirus-live-updates-covid19-victoria-melbourne/12709130



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The pic tells the story

I believe that this is good news for Australia

Not so good for some other countries, who for whatever reasons, are not really trying to stamp out this virus

It was in the ABC news Covid-19 update blog this morning, Saturday 24 October, so I assume that the numbers were correct

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From BBC:

'German media report that mask-wearing is now required in school corridors and when children go on breaks, but not in the classroom. Students sit in class spaced apart and there is more frequent cleaning with disinfectant.'

 

I can confirm this as my great nephew in year 3 in Germany has to wear a mask.



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I started this post, way back in April, as there was a lot of negative stories, about Covid-19 problems, at that time

Hopefully, this will be the last of the good news stories I will put up, concerning our Australian fight, against the Covid-19 virus

I honestly believe that the end of our fight, (in Australia) is firmly in sight, and that it is now our fight to lose, by being irresponsible

Sometimes the news was a bit depressing, as we went into local lockdowns, and restricted travelling

Sometimes it was a bit depressing to see, some local, and world leaders, pushing their "business at all cost" wheelbarrows

The pic below, says it much better than I could, the link is to an ABC live news article of 1 Nov 2020
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-01/coronavirus-australia-live-updates-covid19-latest-mental-health/12836336

 

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I thought that the previous post, would have been the last good news, about Covid-19 in Australia, as I could see the end in sight

I have come across some more good news, and the quote is better than I could say it

 

Coronavirus could disappear in Australia if NSW and Victoria maintain control over next few weeks, experts say

Link to story below

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-07/coronavirus-could-be-eliminated-in-australia-epidemiologists-say/12851152

 



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The snip from the article says it all

Credit where credit is due, as far as I am concerned, and good on them

A group of people in Melbourne's western suburbs have made and given away almost 150,000 masks during the coronavirus pandemic.

Link to the article below

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-16/melbourne-women-make-and-give-away-150000-masks/13159826



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