#covid-19

-
Covid-19 Lastest Information: NSW Government Health | World Health Organisation | Australian Governement Health | US Centre for Disease Control

A lot has been said about the stark difference between the China and the West in relation to what we can do to tackle #COVID-19. In making decisions for Australia, we need to remember that we are heading into winter (the flu season), while the northern hemisphere heads into summer.
https://www.who.int/images/default-source/health-topics/coronavirus/safe-greetings.png

What is social distancing and why is it important?

Social distancing includes ways to stop or slow the spread of infectious diseases. It means less contact between you and other people.

Social distancing is important because COVID-19 is most likely to spread from person-to-person through:
  • direct close contact with a person while they are infectious or in the 24 hours before their symptoms appeared
  • close contact with a person with a confirmed infection who coughs or sneezes, or
  • touching objects or surfaces (such as door handles or tables) contaminated from a cough or sneeze from a person with a confirmed infection, and then touching your mouth or face.
So, the more space between you and others, the harder it is for the virus to spread. 

Help stop the spread and stay healthyWhat can I do?
If you are sick, stay away from others – that is the most important thing you can do.
You should also practise good hand and sneeze/cough hygiene:
  • wash your hands frequently with soap and water, before and after eating, and after going to the toilet
  • cover your cough and sneeze, dispose of tissues, and use alcohol-based hand sanitiser, and
  • if unwell, avoid contact with others (stay more than 1.5 metres from people).
As well as these, you can start a range of social distancing and low cost hygiene actions now.

These simple, common sense actions help reduce risk to you and to others. They will help to slow the spread of disease in the community – and you can use them every day – in your home,workplace, school and while out in public.

More at https://www.health.gov.au/resources/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-information-on-social-distancing

20 March Australian Prime Minister Update: 

"All leaders reiterated the importance of Australians strictly adhering to social distancing and self isolation requirements, in particular for those who are unwell and for returned travellers. Not adhering to self isolation requirements when you are unwell puts the lives of your fellow Australians at risk."... https://www.pm.gov.au/media/update-coronavirus-measures-0

Bear in mind Australia is concerned we are going into the flu season
while Northern Hemisphere is coming out of it.
https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/health/dreaded-duo-australia-will-likely-hit-peak-coronavirus-cases-around-flu-season

Social Support

20 Mar 2020:Bruce Bradbury and Peter Whiteford
So far, Australia’s help for people displaced, self-isolating or ill has been far from generous...
https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/general/social-protection-and-viral-recession

Testing

 SEOUL - In late January, South Korean health officials summoned representatives from more than 20 medical companies from their lunar New Year celebrations to a conference room tucked inside Seoul’s busy train station.... Special Report, Reuters, March 19, 2020 / 5:13 AM https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-testing-specialrep/special-report-how-korea-trounced-u-s-in-race-to-test-people-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN2153BW

Looking for a Cure

Noting Cuba is renowned for its health system, according to this London School of Economics blog  they are leading the way in the fight against #covid-19...Cuba and coronavirus: how Cuban biotech came to combat COVID-19, London School of Economics Blog, March 18th, 2020 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/latamcaribbean/2020/03/18/cuba-and-coronavirus-how-cuban-biotech-came-to-combat-covid-19/

Schools

Q: Will Singapore close schools to limit the spread of the virus?
Mr Wong: The evidence on schools is not so clear at this stage.
Based on what experts have presented to the task force, it is quite unusual in this particular Covid-19 experience compared with the normal influenza season, where many children would be infected.
What is not clear is whether it's fewer because their symptoms are so mild that we are not picking them up, or whether it's because somehow this is different from the normal influenza and the children are not as prone to being infected for some reason which we don't quite understand yet"...On holding events like NDP and whether schools will close",Mar 14, 2020, 5:00 am SGT https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/no-plans-to-close-schools-for-now-says-education-minister-ong-ye-kung


https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/pandemic/Publications/hand-wash-poster-printer-friendly.pdf

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

White's Creek Catchment in the Rain

-
Checked out White's Creek Catchment in the rain with a few long time residents including an 82 year old who was born at the Private Hospital where the Leichhardt Bolo is and moved to where she lives now when she was 1. She has seen a few changes and people come and go.    Ferris Lane looked fabulous!    The new lintel in Ferris Street seemed to be working well - residents have worked with council to make this happen along with cleaning out nearby drains and gutters.   Evan Jones Playground had a tree down. And a few other trees need mulching.     Water was flowing out of the grate where Styles Street crosses White's Creek and different drivers approached the puddle. The 150 year old salt glazed pipe was still working too!    Photos and Videos at https://www.instagram.com/p/CMvolNkD2Pb/
Read more

Len and Dilys Williams and the Hunter Baillie Presbyterian Church

-
Image
The Rev. Leonard Mervyn Williams and his wife Dilys came to the Hunter Baillie in 1956. The church was in decline and the threat of falling masonry had made it impossible to obtain public liability insurance. (p39, Hunter Baillie ) Dilys conducted alternate services at Leichhardt and Hunter Baillie Presbyterian churches with her husband and was inducted, in 1969, as the first woman Elder in NSW. (p41, Hunter Baillie ). Ferguson Library Archivist mentioned in her talk at the church on 4 September 2010, that Dilys Williams in the 1930s had applied to the Presbyterian Church of Australia General Assembly to be Accepted as a candidate for the Ministry. Her application was "laid on the table" and was never dealt with. The stained glass window on the northern side of the church was restored in memory of the Williams' time at the church. "Back in the 1950's after first attending Sunday School in the morning the older children were then taken into the chu...
Read more

Inner West Council Administrator, General Managers and Councillors

-
Image
May 2016 : Inner West Council was proclaimed on 12th day of May 2016 amalgamating Leichhardt, Marrickville and Ashfield Councils. Richard Pearson was appointed as the Administrator during initial period. Vanessa Chan (former GM Ashfield Council) was appointed Interim general manager and Peter Head (former GM Leichhardt Council) and Brian Barrett (former GM Marrickville Council) deputy general managers of the new council. Proclamation at https://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/.../asmade/sl-2016-242 Nov 2016 : "The commencement of Interim General Manager, Rik Hart, in early September has resulted in some changes to the direction and timing of key strategic areas, including organisational redesign, systems integration and services integration..." Agenda Implementation Advisory Group, 10 November 2016 http://innerwest.infocouncil.biz/.../IAG_10112016_AGN_AT.htm   December 2016:   Organisation re-design: Appointment of L3 Group Managers On 2 December 2016, Council’s Level ...
Read more