It's Saturday night. As I reach for the box of tissues for the second time in half an hour, I groan to myself.
Not much I can do. It's Saturday night after all. Any idea of social contact from this moment on is off the agenda. Let's see what happens in the morning.Glad it's a new box of tissues, because it's now a lot less full. I've no desire to wait for two hours at the local hospital to be turned away, so I call the local helpline for my area.
He tells me to come to his underground carpark after I come off air from my regular session with Robbie Buck and Wendy Harmer on ABC Radio Sydney.Expletive.Yes, I admit, I've had symptoms over the weekend and I'm going to be tested straight after this.The testing was surreal. The carpark was a bit like that scene in Watergate where Woodward meets Deep Throat.Eventually my GP walks down the ramp cleverly disguised in a N95 mask, and apron and gloves of course.
Wayne Swan is now officially Norman Swan-- The Fossil Fuels Exxpert and Deficits King!!!!
Wtf abc, this is pathetic.
Did the ABC's coronavirus expect just get he's own diagnosis wrong. April fools day is tomorrow isn't it. 😂
‘Man doesn’t test positive for corona virus’ What a drama for you all. How fortunate for the rest of us this edge-of-the-seat thriller has been made available via the tax funded public broadcaster.
Is this drama queen still at it? If he's on the public purse at ABC then he should volunteer to share the pain & take a 20% pay cut. Same for everyone else at the public broadcasters.
Medicos on 4 Corners last night were expressing they're already heavy laden with tests, so probably another reason they can't test everyone with sore throat, congestion and fever, on top of limited availability of test kits
Great description, Norman, useful for those of us with similar lurking lurgie symptoms, but pretty sure they're not of the COVID-19 kind. Most important take-away: that other viruses out there are are on the loose. Perspective, BUT stay at home, perspective, BUT stay at home.
normanswan I thoroughly enjoyed reading this. It's like reading an enjoyable novel. Will probably google if you authored one. nice article! and of course glad it's negative!
Is this the bloke who lectured everyone and then made ridiculous projections?😂 This article is CLEARLY a makeover.
So it was all about getting more attention and having another go at the Fed Gov?
If he followed the testing guidelines as set by the ahppc, that would be one more test available for wiser use.
Spoiler alert, if your test facility doesn't have the right PPE you might need to stick a swab up your own nose.
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