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| Australia's Victoria imposes curfew, state of disaster to contain COVID-19 |
| 2020-08-02 |
| [YNet] - A state of disaster was declared in Australia's Victoria on Sunday, with the local government implementing a night curfew as part of its harshest movement restrictions to date to contain the coronavirus. State Premier Daniel Andrews said that the new restrictions, to be in place for six weeks until mid-September, will allow only one person per household to go shopping once a day. Melbournians will not be able to go further than 5 km (3 miles) from home. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #5 Just for comparison, in mid-April in the US, the peak COVID death period, there were 17k COVID deaths, 11k pneumonia deaths, and 265 flu deaths. But our flu season was winding down by mid-April. CDC Deaths |
| Posted by: Bobby 2020-08-02 17:55 |
| #4 It’s their flu season, but flu numbers are significantly below normal. The assumption is that measures taken to reduce coronavirus infections also reduce the spread of influenza. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2020-08-02 14:10 |
| #3 /\ Ain't that the truth!! |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-08-02 11:37 |
| #2 Seems it’s always Authoritarian State season in Australia now. |
| Posted by: Classical_Liberal 2020-08-02 11:27 |
| #1 It's their 'flu season' right now, down under, right? |
| Posted by: Bobby 2020-08-02 10:52 |