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
An attempt at a compassionate explanation of triage & ethics in times of hospital overload, as seen with #covid in a few places already. More reasons we must SLOW IT DOWN.
COVID19 will not get terrible everywhere, in fact it is unlikely to do so in most places. However data is
Today’s press conference on #covid – please shut the uni’s now and the schools next week Australia. Except for kids of healthcare workers.
Interview today is here – bit rough at the start but stick with it: Press conference covid 14/3/20
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
Whoops. Did you know that per head of population Oz now has MORE confirmed cases of #covid than the USA? 7.8 vs 7.5 per M. Tho no-one really knows how many there are.
A very useful stats site here, but it has some scary looking “J” curves on it, so get yourself &
The Olympics will be cancelled, the AFL season won’t last… AMA WA President answers your questions on 6PR. Listen here.
Interview with callers asking general questions about covid and preparations – some answers are specific to WA, but covered a
STILL going to the footy this weekend? We’ll all be home trying to be sure we don’t keep doubling #covid numbers every 5 days. To protect frontline HCW in a few weeks.
Chatted to ABC 24 News channel re the 500 person gathering recommendation released by COAG today. Audio of latest TV
“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
Stop crowd gatherings, close schools soon, tighten travel control now, to buy time to prepare, or we are in trouble.
I spoke to Gareth Parker on 6PR this morning to explain why, with cases doubling every five days, we need
It is not scare-mongering to ask for #covid19 urgency…
An excellent article as always by an Award winning journo Nathan Hondros Where is the urgency??