If a pandemic was to be declared, Australia would implement plans which prevented people from gathering in large congregations.
Major sporting events have already been cancelled across the world, but the Australian government has stressed events will only be cancelled as a last resort.
If
My Dr says he’s advised by Health Dept - death toll from Influenza in winter is much higher than Corona virus, SCOMO and his CMO say all under control but media have started carrying on about “if” we have a Pandemic then the lights will go out and well all be afraid to go out.
Obviously
What about the Rowers at Mossman? Will rhey be ok?
we must reject the perennial prophets of doom and their predictions of the apocalypse. They are the heirs of yesterday’s foolish fortune-tellers — and I have them and you have them, and we all have them, and they want to see us do badly, but we don’t let that happen.....
MSM is irrelevant. We are the news now. Our job, is not to hype things up!
Bushfire.and heatwave risks and events already cancelled concerts, impacted Big bash, Australian open and the summer tourist season ( and will continue) but I guess Sky doesn't want that narrative
Well if anyone thinks China have been honest with their numbers that are kidding themselves.
Why would you expect that?!?!
That's just what scientists are saying, no? Everyone's dying to know what Chris Kenny says we should do.
Well that makes sense doesn't it?
Do you think the Tokyo olympics will go ahead this year?
A new strain of FLU*
Yay. The could be, might be, possibly press strikes again. All hail their misery.
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