My wrap for the week...
Seven straight days of donuts for NSW!
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Queensland and Victoria keep tucking into those Krispy Kremes as well.
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During the week, Coronacast discussed the data from NSW Health that based on their experience last year, on average it takes them three weeks to snuff out a cluster. (
https://tinyurl.com/y6hmg4bo)
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NSW have been dealing with two separate clusters, from two separate sources - the Northern Beaches cluster, and the Berala BWS cluster.
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The first case in the Northern Beaches cluster was reported on the 17th of December. The last reported case was on the 12th of January (26 days in total). There have been no reported cases from the Northern Beaches cluster for 12 days.
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The first reported case in the Berala cluster was the 31st of December. The last reported case was the 17th of January (17 days in total). There have been no reported cases from the Berala cluster for 7 days, and we are now past the 3 week cluster average.
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Total community cases in NSW for the week from the 17th to the 23rd were 5, down from 13 the week prior. All cases were reported on last Sunday. There were no unlinked cases (down from 2). Test numbers unfortunately continue to fall, with a 7 day average of around 13,000, down from 18,000.
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Queensland Premier Anastasia Palaszczuk is exploring options to move international quarantine from city centres. I'm glad someone in a leadership position is pushing for this. Still, biosecurity has always been a Federal responsibility, however our Federal Government appears reluctant to fulfill their duties.
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Ironic moment of the week goes to Spanish tennis player and World Number 67, Paula Badosa, who with many other tennis players has been complaining of quarantining upon entry into the country for the Australian Open. She has subsequently tested Covid positive. Amongst the other vocal opponents has been anti-vaxxer and Covid super spreader Novak Djokovic. You really need some self reflection when Nick Kyrgios is giving you a serve about your behaviour.