2019 Novel Coronavirus Covid-19 Discussion

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#2765364 23-Aug-2021 12:33

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kiwifidget:

Day4 since covid test - still waiting for results.

Maybe today?

We'll be heading into 6 days later today....

Just received my result - NEGATIVE.

I still have to stay home until 24 hours have passed since my last symptoms.

Still coughing and sneezing a lot, so not today.

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#2765368 23-Aug-2021 12:35

Vic numbers still increasing - 71 new local cases announced this morning

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#2765369 23-Aug-2021 12:37

kiwifidget:

Just received my result - NEGATIVE.

I still have to stay home until 24 hours have passed since my last symptoms.

Still coughing and sneezing a lot, so not today.

Great news - Was it a pop-up testing station or elsewhere?

My mate was tested on Wednesday morning at his own GP (he had cold-like symptoms) and received the results back by txt the same evening.

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#2765370 23-Aug-2021 12:40

kiwifidget:

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Just received my result - NEGATIVE.

I still have to stay home until 24 hours have passed since my last symptoms.

Still coughing and sneezing a lot, so not today.

Alas one of the colds currently doing the rounds has long symptoms tail (2 weeks++)

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#2765371 23-Aug-2021 12:43

Scott3:

Also a possibility that we could boost / re-vaccinate with novovax, that we have allready on order. Only vaccine in eairly stage trials to stop the virus growing in primates noses, so could be the best at preventing transmission of covid-19. Pending more data of course.

I'm still a believer in Novavax. The results from their latest Singapore trial will be interesting, but it's also worth noting they've pushed back FDA approval yet again.

Will be so ironic if the vaccine that let NZ down so badly ended up being a significant asset to us if we use it as a 2022 booster.

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#2765372 23-Aug-2021 12:44

Buster:

Pretty sure Victoria went in to State wide lockdown 1:00pm yesterday.

Time flies. It was Saturday.

Yes. But the 12 from 65 implies that all 65 should have been isolating but only 12 were. So it seems to relate to the areas that are locked down prior to the all of state change

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#2765374 23-Aug-2021 12:46

James Bond:

kiwifidget:

Just received my result - NEGATIVE.

I still have to stay home until 24 hours have passed since my last symptoms.

Still coughing and sneezing a lot, so not today.

Great news - Was it a pop-up testing station or elsewhere?

My mate was tested on Wednesday morning at his own GP (he had cold-like symptoms) and received the results back by txt the same evening.

I got tested at my GP clinic, last Thursday afternoon.

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#2765375 23-Aug-2021 12:46

Reporters asked for similar 'while infectious' in the wild statistics to be added to the pressers. Will see if they managed to.

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#2765378 23-Aug-2021 12:49

Oblivian:

Reporters asked for similar 'while infectious' in the wild statistics to be added to the pressers. Will see if they managed to.

Hope so, that's been a feature there, and it 'seems" that the poor public response correlates with the cases. If we do better and the cases do better its good to see it on paper, bit of a motivator

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#2765387 23-Aug-2021 13:11

MoH says the press conference scheduled for 3PM is now at 4PM.

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#2765388 23-Aug-2021 13:11

MOH to announce 30+ cases in Nth Island

https://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/live-updates-cases-climb-over-100-more-30-new-cases-none-south-island

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#2765390 23-Aug-2021 13:12

Anyone for a WFH job?..

https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/covid-19-contact-tracing-system-under-pressure-outbreak-grows

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#2765391 23-Aug-2021 13:14

Batman:

MOH to announce 30+ cases in Nth Island

https://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/live-updates-cases-climb-over-100-more-30-new-cases-none-south-island

All outlets are running with that to try and be first as 'multiple sources' report 3-5 in wellington. Going to look rather stupid if it's not. But makes for a nice figure mentioning 100 right!

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#2765394 23-Aug-2021 13:16

NSW: 818

Deaths: 3

That's been consistent for 3 days now.

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#2765395 23-Aug-2021 13:17

During the first lockdown we purchased, online, 2x2 reusable face masks with disposable filters. We have never used the filter component for them as they are also triple cloth layered. However the one thing we don't like about them is they are a bit small even though this was their largest size, at the time.

So we have been looking around for a larger sized reusable mask, similar to the ones you keep seeing being used by TV1 reporters, the PM etc. These masks, unlike ours, appear to really wrap around the whole cheek area and well down the throat neck area.

What are members preference in reusable cloth face masks ? 😷

Secondary part to this:

We are not looking for the latest trendy fashion statement facemask. So we had a look at the M10 Jobmate ones $9.98 for 5.

What I noticed was that they have a tag on them stating that they use 'nanosilver' impregnated fabric. From a medical point of view I know that medicine has been using silver since the Roman times. In modern times nanosilver is used in a truck load of medical equipment, disposable and otherwise.

Now the flat-earth, 5g and radical environmental society crowd and the like have latched on to this as another angle to their weird beliefs etc. Leaving that aside, Jobmate is their home brand out of China and my concern is how well has M10 researched the effectiveness of this 'nanosilver' impregnated fabric product. Because I am pretty certain that there has to be a minimum specification standard for nanosilver to be effective in this type of product.

Just a thought.

Whilst the difficult we can do immediately, the impossible takes a bit longer. However, miracles you will have to wait for.

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