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2020-08-02 Down Under

Australia's Victoria imposes curfew, state of disaster to contain COVID-19

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-08-02 05:13|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 It's their 'flu season' right now, down under, right?

Posted by Bobby 2020-08-02 10:52|| 2020-08-02 10:52|| Front Page Top

#2 Seems it’s always Authoritarian State season in Australia now.

Posted by Classical_Liberal 2020-08-02 11:27|| 2020-08-02 11:27|| Front Page Top

#3 /\ Ain't that the truth!!

Posted by Clem 2020-08-02 11:37|| 2020-08-02 11:37|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2020-08-02 14:10|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2020-08-02 17:55|| Front Page Top

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