western australia

It's happened. We're in lockdown as of 6.00pm

@JudyEv (325809)

Rockingham, Australia

January 31, 2021 12:09am CST

It’s happened. Three regions have been put into lockdown as of 6pm this evening. Perth, South-West and Peel regions are affected. We’re in the South-West region. A security officer has been found positive. He has been working on the same floor as a person who tested positive to a UK variant. The guy has been all over the place so there is immediate lockdown. Schools were due to start tomorrow but won’t; weddings are cancelled; no visitors permitted; only essential shopping. They’re not messing about with the severity of the lockdown but that’s okay. It was bound to happen sooner or later but if we all stick to the rules, hopefully within a fortnight or so, we will be free again. We are expecting our neighbours for a meal this evening. As long as they arrive before 6pm, we'll be within the guidelines. Photo is of a sunset at our place.

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@rakski (112925)

• Philippines

31 Jan 21

the phot is so beautiful. It is a good decision to have a lockdown early than later

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@rakski (112925)

• Philippines

31 Jan 21

@JudyEv I agree with both. The action is good

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jan 21

We get some nice sunsets here, thanks. And yes, better to lockdown now while there is only a couple of positive cases.

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@FourWalls (62145)

• United States

31 Jan 21

Beautiful sunset. I hope the swift action keeps any problems to a minimum.

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jan 21

We will all be hoping that. Thanks. The panic buying is in full swing already. lol

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@LadyDuck (458179)

• Switzerland

31 Jan 21

I am sorry Judy, we were doing pretty well until they found 6 kids with the UK variant at our local school. Now there are 600 people quarantined and we are in lockdown. Beautiful sunset picture.

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@LadyDuck (458179)

• Switzerland

31 Jan 21

@JudyEv I am glad that we met no one and only went out grocery shopping early in the morning when almost no one was in the stores.

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jan 21

Oh dear, that's bad news for your community. I'm glad you like the photo.

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jan 21

@LadyDuck The shops have been stripped bare in just the few hours since the news became public. It's panic buying all over again.

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@wolfgirl569 (95188)

• Marion, Ohio

31 Jan 21

Sorry it happened. But like you said it was bound too.

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@wolfgirl569 (95188)

• Marion, Ohio

1 Feb 21

@JudyEv Hope they stopped in time.

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jan 21

We weren't going to miss out completely. The thing now is how bad it gets.

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Feb 21

@wolfgirl569 I haven't heard any reports today yet.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (306236)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

31 Jan 21

I'm sorry you're in lockdown. I hope it doesn't last too long. I hope your neighbors arrived before the lockdown began.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (306236)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

31 Jan 21

@JudyEv I'm glad their daughter came home.

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Feb 21

@just4him It's best she has company. There is no guarantee that the lockdown won't be extended in which case she would be on her own even longer.

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jan 21

In the end, they just came for a short while as they talked their daughter into coming home from the city. Otherwise, she would have been on her own for a week.

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@Butterfingers (66585)

• India

31 Jan 21

Nice photo. It's good that the authorities there are more careful and taking every precaution

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jan 21

We know that lockdowns work so hopefully everyone will obey and guidelines and we'll be free again soon.

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@prinzcy (32322)

• Malaysia

31 Jan 21

That's a very fast action. Normally we're given a day or two before lockdown to purchase essentials here. I think that's a good move on your part.

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jan 21

Apparently, shelves in supermarkets were stripped bare within hours of the announcement.

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@ARIES1973 (11426)

• Legaspi, Philippines

31 Jan 21

I hope everything goes well for you. We were once experienced lockdown and until now, the movement from one place to another is still being restricted.

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jan 21

We had lockdown in March but have been free to come and go since then. That is, up until now.

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@Letranknight2015 (51532)

• Philippines

31 Jan 21

It takes one carrier just to infect everybody else.

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jan 21

That's very true. This guy visited a number of venues so the potential is there for a lot of cases.

@marlina (154166)

• Canada

31 Jan 21

We are too

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jan 21

We haven't been in lockdown since March so we've been very lucky.

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@Fleura (29128)

• United Kingdom

31 Jan 21

Hope they get the outbreak contained quickly. It's severe but necessary - that's what our government didn't do at the start and look at the mess we're in now!

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@Fleura (29128)

• United Kingdom

1 Feb 21

@JudyEv That's very short and sharp.

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Feb 21

@Fleura Yes, I don't understand the reasoning behind that unless they think they can find all the contacts in that time.

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jan 21

We think it works. Hopefully, the lockdown will be lifted on Friday.

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@noni1959 (9886)

• United States

31 Jan 21

Beautiful sky. I'm sorry this happened but glad your shut down before it spreads worse. It should have been done this way here.

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jan 21

Because we've seen it work, I think most people will comply even if they're not really happy about it. And, let's face it, who wants to be in lockdown?

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@noni1959 (9886)

• United States

31 Jan 21

@JudyEv We have a lot of selfish people here lately. They just made it federal low for the mask at Federal areas like airports and people are saying they won't. It's why this will get worse before better. Sad.

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jan 21

@noni1959 It's all for their own good but they don't seem able to see it.

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@ZedSmart (19753)

• Philippines

31 Jan 21

For how long the lock down takes effect? This new variant is creating another scare to us.

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jan 21

We've been told five days for the moment.

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@JimBo452020 (42629)

• United Kingdom

31 Jan 21

Lockdown because of one guy?? Wow.

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jan 21

No point waiting till we have ten cases. It will be interesting to see how many one person has infected.

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@JimBo452020 (42629)

• United Kingdom

1 Feb 21

@JudyEv What does lockdown mean there though? If they had locked down here because of one case, even for 5 days, there would have been a riot.

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@JimBo452020 (42629)

• United Kingdom

1 Feb 21

@JudyEv Seems way over the top Judy In light of all the so called vaccines available But better safe.than sorry And no telling how many he might have passed it on to

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@snowy22315 (169966)

• United States

31 Jan 21

Wow, that sounds kind of radical since only one person has been found positive. I hated the lockdown when we had it..and I am not sure how much it helped, but it may have helped the cases from speading too quickly. These days here it is all about the vaccine, and trying to give it as quickly as possible.

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jan 21

It worked for us last time because we didn't have a lot of cases to start with. I don't think we get a vaccine till the end of this month.

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@jobelbojel (34729)

• Philippines

31 Jan 21

Take care always. It is better to stay at home than going outside.

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@jobelbojel (34729)

• Philippines

31 Jan 21

@JudyEv I like your place.

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Feb 21

@jobelbojel Thanks. If you are having a lockdown, it's a good place to be.

@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jan 21

That's true. It is easy for us as we have 18 acres to wander around on.

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@Juliaacv (48442)

• Canada

31 Jan 21

What a stunning picture. We are in another lockdown also, for another couple of weeks. Funny, I have lost track because in my mind we will remain as we are until we are vaccinated. I go out about twice a month now for the groceries and that is all. I hope that the lockdown you are in will prevent further spread, the variants are quick to spread.

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@Juliaacv (48442)

• Canada

31 Jan 21

@JudyEv It is very contagious, and we all need to stop and remain still to keep this virus at bay until we are all vaccinated. Too few people realize that.

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jan 21

The variant is apparently extremely contagious. We've been told five days for the moment. I guess it depends on what transpires over the next few days.

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jan 21

@Juliaacv So many still seem to be in denial that this is a very deadly disease.

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@DaddyEvil (137142)

• United States

31 Jan 21

The photo is gorgeous! Good luck getting everyone to stick to the rules! People sure didn't do it here.

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@DaddyEvil (137142)

• United States

31 Jan 21

@JudyEv I hope you're right.

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jan 21

I think they will here. Maybe we don't have quite as many rednecks and we've also seen that lockdowns work.

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@xFiacre (12597)

• Ireland

31 Jan 21

@judyev just noticed this - Hope it doesn’t last too long. We now have a further 6 weeks before lockdown might be eased. Just maybe. The EU has just tried to take control of supply of the vaccine for NI and has had to retreat from that with its tail between its legs. For such a small place we cause a lot problems for everyone.

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jan 21

Thanks. I'm glad NI isn't letting the big boys walk all over them. And yes, the problems some places cause are in inverse proportion to their size.

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@DocAndersen (54411)

• United States

31 Jan 21

i am so sorry - well to my life. we are in and out of lockdown more than a dog, without a dog door!

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@JudyEv (325809)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jan 21

Hopefully, five days just might see an end to it but the guy visited a lot of places in the few days he was infectious - bars, a gym, food outlets, malls - so goodness knows how many he has infected. And how many more his contacts might infect.

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