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Post by SharksFan99 on Jul 8, 2020 18:47:26 GMT 10
Also, a 17 year old has been diagnosed with COVID-19 down in Merimbula, a small town on the NSW Far South Coast. Him and his family had traveled up from Melbourne, and it's been reported that they've been staying in Merimbula for up to five days.  It's pretty much inevitable that there will be a second-wave of cases here in NSW, it's really only a matter of when, not if. Wednesday, 8th July 2020:* There are 11,662,574 confirmed cases worldwide. 539,058 people have died from COVID-19. * A report by the WHO has found that there is "evidence emerging" of airborne coronavirus spread. * The President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, has been diagnosed with COVID-19. A denier of the pandemic, he (like Trump) is reportedly taking hydroxychloroquine to cure his infection. * COVID-19 has the potential to cause serious brain disorders, such as nerve damage and brain inflammation, in people with mild coronavirus symptoms. * The United States has officially notified the World Health Organization of its withdrawal. * Coronavirus cases are increasing by 200,000 a day, doubling from April and May. * The US has recorded over 60,000 new cases of COVID-19 within the past 24 hours, a new record. * As a result, the United States now has 2,948,397 confirmed cases of COVID-19. 130,430 Americans have died. * Victoria has recorded 134 new cases overnight, its second highest number of cases in a single day since the pandemic began.
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Post by Telso on Jul 8, 2020 19:19:20 GMT 10
What a scary disease. But at the same time, I'm fascinated by the fact that it is so new that we're still discovering new things about it and there are lots of prevailing mysteries around the virus!
It's hard to fathom now that this disease still did not exist this time a year ago.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Jul 8, 2020 19:23:59 GMT 10
What a scary disease. But at the same time, I'm fascinated by the fact that it is so new that we're still discovering new things about it and there are lots of prevailing mysteries around the virus! I agree! It feels as though we have been living with it for an eternity, but when you think about it, this Saturday will be just four months since the WHO declared it a pandemic. Really, that's nothing. We've only scratched the surface in terms of what we know about the disease and what can be done to prevent it.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 8, 2020 22:40:57 GMT 10
I've heard there's also a new strain of Swine Flu.
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Post by Qwerty on Jul 8, 2020 22:50:30 GMT 10
Really hope this doesn't become the next Ruby Princess.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2020 0:33:23 GMT 10
Honestly, I am not sure if this pandemic will ever end. People were actually very overconfident during mid May-mid June, but then, now, things are taking a bad turn. The worst part of this pandemic is how it is affecting the job market making it even harder for people to have jobs as now fewer roles and more applicants. Even in the hypothetical scenario that a vaccine was developed and countries saw a dramatic decline in the number of active cases each day, it would be near impossible to mass produce enough doses for the billions of people who live around the world. We just have to come to terms with the fact that COVID-19 is never going to go away. It will get to a point where new coronavirus cases is perceived in the same manner as new cases of the flu or AIDS; not newsworthy. Yet, everyone will still be confined to their homes. The only possible social interaction will be Zoom meetings. Bars, restaurants, clubs, concerts, festivals, entertainment centers, movie theaters, basically anything fun you name it, gone forever. 25% unemployment that will slowly fall but not go below 10% until the 2030s. That is the potential future we are looking at here.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2020 0:36:07 GMT 10
What a scary disease. But at the same time, I'm fascinated by the fact that it is so new that we're still discovering new things about it and there are lots of prevailing mysteries around the virus! I agree! It feels as though we have been living with it for an eternity, but when you think about it, this Saturday will be just four months since the WHO declared it a pandemic. Really, that's nothing. We've only scratched the surface in terms of what we know about the disease and what can be done to prevent it. I remember thinking back in March that we'd be getting back to normal life by June, but now it's clear that we are kidding ourselves to think it will be any less than 2-3 years minimum. I don't think the economy is coming back until today's Kindergartners are of working age. That's how much we are fucked.
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Post by Cassie on Jul 9, 2020 2:32:27 GMT 10
Even in the hypothetical scenario that a vaccine was developed and countries saw a dramatic decline in the number of active cases each day, it would be near impossible to mass produce enough doses for the billions of people who live around the world. We just have to come to terms with the fact that COVID-19 is never going to go away. It will get to a point where new coronavirus cases is perceived in the same manner as new cases of the flu or AIDS; not newsworthy. Yet, everyone will still be confined to their homes. The only possible social interaction will be Zoom meetings. Bars, restaurants, clubs, concerts, festivals, entertainment centers, movie theaters, basically anything fun you name it, gone forever. 25% unemployment that will slowly fall but not go below 10% until the 2030s. That is the potential future we are looking at here. That is a bit depressing and I don't think all of those things will be gone.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 9, 2020 10:51:14 GMT 10
So far, Australia has had 8,886 total cases, 106 deaths and 7,487 recovered cases.
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Post by karlpalaka on Jul 9, 2020 14:35:34 GMT 10
This is definitely NOT what we need right now! What we do need is a vaccine for COVID so we can all go back to our normal lives. I live in Victoria, Australia, and, as of tonight, all of metropolitan Melbourne, my town included, will be back in 'Stage 3' lockdown for another six weeks. Won't be able to go out unless it's for exercise, essential shopping or a medical appointment. All the businesses that were starting to re-open will have to close again. Don't know how they're gonna cope with a second shutdown. The border between Victoria and New South Wales has been closed for the first time in 100 years (the last time it was shut was back in 1918 during the Spanish Flu pandemic). Anyone needing to cross the border has to have a permit. I live in California in the United States, and we were in a lockdown nonstop since March 15. We never even hit Stage 3 out of 4. I miss hanging around people my age. Talking to them somehow helps me get my mind off the things that are giving me distress.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Jul 9, 2020 14:52:47 GMT 10
Even in the hypothetical scenario that a vaccine was developed and countries saw a dramatic decline in the number of active cases each day, it would be near impossible to mass produce enough doses for the billions of people who live around the world. We just have to come to terms with the fact that COVID-19 is never going to go away. It will get to a point where new coronavirus cases is perceived in the same manner as new cases of the flu or AIDS; not newsworthy. Yet, everyone will still be confined to their homes. The only possible social interaction will be Zoom meetings. Bars, restaurants, clubs, concerts, festivals, entertainment centers, movie theaters, basically anything fun you name it, gone forever. 25% unemployment that will slowly fall but not go below 10% until the 2030s. That is the potential future we are looking at here. It's a catch-22 scenario. If you were to strictly impose a lockdown on people, there will be some who will rebel against the rules and go outside to do what they want anyway. Similarly, if you eased the quarantine restrictions and opened up the economy for as long as people continue to maintain social distancing, you'll still get people who will gather in large public gatherings regardless. Confining people to their homes is a more devastating outcome both economically and in terms of mental well-being. We've reached a point where we really have no choice but to open up the economy (despite the health risks) and return to some sort of pre-pandemic normality.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 9, 2020 20:13:05 GMT 10
When will this pandemic end?! It seems like it's been going on forever. Would be nice to get back to some kind of normality.
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Post by Telso on Jul 9, 2020 21:50:08 GMT 10
When will this pandemic end?! It seems like it's been going on forever. Would be nice to get back to some kind of normality. It's a pandemic, the virus won't just go away until there's enough collective immunity being build up, either through a vaccine or 60% of living populations having contracted the virus at some point (which is the treshold where epidemics usually harshly decline).
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jul 9, 2020 23:16:47 GMT 10
When will this pandemic end?! It seems like it's been going on forever. Would be nice to get back to some kind of normality. It's a pandemic, the virus won't just go away until there's enough collective immunity being build up, either through a vaccine or 60% of living populations having contracted the virus at some point (which is the treshold where epidemics usually harshly decline).
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Post by rainbow on Jul 9, 2020 23:37:51 GMT 10
We could probably just go back to normal if every single person wore a mask. I’m pretty sure everyone in Japan is wearing a mask and their economy and number of cases are doing just fine.
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It's pretty much inevitable that there will be a second-wave of cases here in NSW, it's really only a matter of when, not if. 
