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Category: COVID19

March 27, 2020 COVID19

Today’s media conference : reduce number of cases, test, prepare. Clear govt strategy & communication might stop strangers from abusing me on the street… Let’s be more Canada than New York. Cruise ships contain humans. Lock it down, test test test in private pathology.

Watch today’s media release here (finally with ASL interpretation).

March 27, 2020 COVID19 / Uncategorized

Frontline news : from Canada, where docs get tested in 5 mins, texted result in a few hours, vs Perth GP who still can’t get staff tested tho the Health Dept says they can. I reckon the GP is telling the truth. Can’t implement = system failed.

Had a chat to a good friend who is an Anaesthetist too, works on the front line in Canada. Canada

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March 25, 2020 COVID19

Today’s media conference. Lock Down. Test. Prepare. Tell us all. If we avoid overwhelming the hospitals this way, we can save many lives that otherwise will be lost. We know it’s hard but we want you to do it.

I outline in more detail the reasons why we respectfully need from the Government now– transparency – all data on

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March 17, 2020 COVID19

Today’s press conf : Front line doctors tell the WA Premier to slow interstate arrivals & use all other measures eg partial school shut down NOW, cos they won’t be ready for huge #covid numbers in April. Premier says “Yeah Nah”.

Click HERE to see today’s press conference on the WAMN News Site. Thanks Ivanator.

March 16, 2020 COVID19

Front line not ready for #covid. The curves don’t lie. We either have tight social controls & interstate flight limits now, or much worse – overload & lock down later. Warning : contains graphs that ruin Easter.

WA is missing out on the natural isolation advantage we have, by allowing open air travel from interstate and being

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March 16, 2020 COVID19

Press conference 16/3. WA goes from 18 to 28 cases overnight. Schools will close anyway if case found, so let’s start reducing attendance where we can to delay spread, avoid sudden shock. If health wins, economy wins.

March 16, 2020 COVID19

How to modify medical “business as usual” for #covid. Should we stop elective surgery or non urgent GP work?

What should we do about elective surgery & medicine – in public? in private? Some thoughts to move the discussion forward. #covid

March 16, 2020 COVID19 / Uncategorized

Quick & dirty Covid insider update : travel restrictions, 13M masks on way, plans to make them & test kits in Oz, vents & other chat. Slow it down!

Dodgy video of me discussing what I know about the changes 15/3/20

March 14, 2020 COVID19

The evidence to back my calls to shut clubs, unis, schools, inbound travel now. Listen to Seattle. #covid

I have been calling today for – ending of all mass gatherings – make them as small as possible– closure

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March 13, 2020 COVID19

“You want to go to the footy? I want my colleagues to stay alive.” > 500 “ban” not to start until after this weekend’s games. Kudos to Crabfest for making the tough call to cancel.

Exponential maths works this way : the sooner you make the change, the bigger the result, the better you protect

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