Elective surgery back on the agenda for Western Australia
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
Rockingham, Australia
April 22, 2020 7:50pm CST
For the second time in three days, Western Australia has reported no new cases of coronavirus. Certain elective surgeries will now be allowed in our private hospitals. This is being welcomed by those hospitals as it will bring in much needed revenue. As might be expected, there is a huge backlog of surgery cases.
The state schools will be reopening on Monday although parents will have the option to keep children at home. Private schools are mostly planning on doing online teaching for the moment. Other restrictions remain in place for the moment. Australia has had another three deaths, all in New South Wales.
Obviously, there have been some unforeseen occurrences due to the ‘stay at home’ campaign. Sales/repair of bikes has gone through the roof as has the sale of musical instruments. However, suppliers are having trouble sourcing product.
Photo is of the bridge of a double bass.
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@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
23 Apr 20
I hope that "no new cases" will persist because zero cases means the place has beaten the virus.
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@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
23 Apr 20
@JudyEv just saw the interview with the governor of Florida that he was very upbeat on their method in controlling the new cases. They have a quick response team that when a new patient is identified, they hastily do the contact tracing and also the testing of the suspected carriers. I guess that can result in a zero case soon.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Apr 20
@Alexandoy Hopefully that will work too. Countries need to get on top of the outbreaks.
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@17gracemalealea (252)
• Maseru, Lesotho
23 Apr 20
Good news indeed! We can all hope that change will come in coming weeks.
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@17gracemalealea (252)
• Maseru, Lesotho
24 Apr 20
@JudyEv Lesotho has no covid-19.
Tests for suspected cases were negative.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Apr 20
@17gracemalealea That's wonderful. Have they closed the borders in Lesotho?
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Apr 20
Hopefully, numbers will decrease soon. Have you had many cases in your country?
@LindaOHio (222417)
• United States
23 Apr 20
That's great news. Sales of DIY (do-it-yourself) and gardening items have more than doubled as people have more time to do things. We are in lockdown until April 30 and expect that to be extended.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Apr 20
@LindaOHio I've now made a list. He thinks he has more options if he can get to pick and choose. lol
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@LindaOHio (222417)
• United States
24 Apr 20
@JudyEv That's good. I wish I could get the hubs on board with some of that.
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
25 Apr 20
Oh good they just started back here too with the surgeries
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Apr 20
The private hospitals need to start making money again.
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
23 Apr 20
bikes I get, but instruments?
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
24 Apr 20
@JudyEv that's true I guess. Hadn't considered that
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@moffittjc (128835)
• Gainesville, Florida
23 Apr 20
It looks like the US may have reached it's peak in the number of cases, but it's not like that everywhere in the country. Here in Florida, our numbers are still going up. so it may be a little while longer before we start easing all of our restrictions. Our school classes will remain online for the rest of the semester, and so it looks like the kids won't physically go back to school until August.
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@moffittjc (128835)
• Gainesville, Florida
24 Apr 20
@JudyEv What time periods does your school year run to and from? Our schools start their year in August, and it continues through and ends in June.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Apr 20
@moffittjc Our go from early February to just before Christmas so the holidays occur during the hottest part of the year.
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@GrannyGee (3517)
• Louisburg, North Carolina
23 Apr 20
Wow, that's great. I hope it doesn't come back to make people sick. Will people still wear masks as a precaution?
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@GrannyGee (3517)
• Louisburg, North Carolina
25 Apr 20
@JudyEv Skip and I are going to probably be wearing masks for a long time. We just had 3 more deaths only 2-3 miles from us, making it 14 deaths so far and many coronavirus cases in the nursing home. That's so sad.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Apr 20
@GrannyGee Our nursing homes are having a few problems too.
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@Butterfingers (66603)
• India
23 Apr 20
That's a very good news and wishing all the best to Australia to become Corona free and soon the world
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@snowy22315 (208951)
• United States
23 Apr 20
That is great. We are still waiting for cases to slow down here in the US, although some areas have. I am going to have to check the stats for my state. I think we probably have about hit our peak..it was predicted for April 20, but I noticed as of yesterday, they were still rising.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Apr 20
Certainly the numbers are falling in some countries which is good to hear.
@Tampa_girl7 (54715)
• United States
23 Apr 20
Hopefully the virus will weaken and a vaccine will be made.
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@wolfgirl569 (135770)
• Marion, Ohio
23 Apr 20
No new cases is great. Hope it stays that way
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
23 Apr 20
Medical care of any kind should never have been put on hold.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Apr 20
It would be great to think we are getting on top of it.
