Topic: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak

[Peripatetic Phil]

Been at the waccy baccy again, Livo ?  It really is time you gave it up.  But here's a video of your super-hero (admittedly in drag) at his very best.

** Phil.

[Peripatetic Phil]

And for those north of the border (Garp, Stephen, ...) here's a little light-hearted relief especially for you ...

• https://twitter.com/i/status/1255135562027036673
• https://twitter.com/i/status/1253323385846693895

** Phil.

[livo]

Yesterday was declared donut day out here. That didn't have anything to with Krispy Cremes but was in reference to the first day of zero community transmission cases.  We are still exposing a handful of daily positive tests in returned O/S travellers in hotel quarantine.  The claim of zero is a bit tainted as authorities were aware of 1 child who has tested positive but the result of the test was not received until after the cutoff for yesterday's tally.

This result, even counting the 1, is a massive achievement, particularly from the citizens of Melbourne specifically and Victorians in general. 16 weeks is a long time in hard lockdown, but it has resulted in reducing 700 daily cases to zero and basically saved all of Australia from this virus.  We are by no means 100% safe.

It comes on the same day that Boris has announced restrictions. I wish all those in the UK, as you are about to go into lockdown, good luck.

It is interesting that children and young people, who were at first claimed to be mainly unaffected, are now the most affected age bracket.  Most of our recent community infections are occuring in schools and activities of young people.

[Peripatetic Phil]

Yesterday was declared donut day out here[, ...] in reference to the first day of zero community transmission cases. 

Ah, so Australian doughnuts are ring doughnuts

[livo]

There was resistance to the Melbourne lockdown. The Premier is both unpopular and a hero, with law enforcement and military presence.  A very strange situation in a free democracy really, but it worked is the thing to take from it. We still have State border closures and travel restrictions. None of this really affects me but it does others.  Industry and business is either dead, dying or booming. The whole thing is a two-edged sword.

Donuts and doughnuts. We have many and both spellings. Deep fried rings smothered in cinnamon sugar or iced with thick icing and a variety of sprinkles. We have jam filled as you've shown and also long ones, the shape of a finger bun split and filled with jam and fresh cream. And of course, Krispy Cremes.

[Garp]

It comes on the same day that Boris has announced restrictions. I wish all those in the UK, as you are about to go into lockdown, good luck.

That would be all in England.

[livo]

Thanks for the clarification Garp.  I wasn't familiar with the extent and reach of the announcement.