Australians have been urged to continue some of their lockdown behaviours as restrictions are eased with the Deputy Chief Medical Officer telling Sky News it may be a long while before you can hug your mates. Speaking with Sky News, Dr Nick Coatsworth said he was optimistic about Australia’s result in the battle against COVID-19.
But he said if we want to be able to head back to the classroom and into retail spaces then Australians will need to keep up the “rigid” behaviour. “What we really want to see is to be able to have the mobility of society increased,” he said. “But at the same time, the bahviour has to stay very, very rigid and cautious. “Unfortunately no hugging, no shaking hands for the foreseeable future, excellent hand hygiene, going into every store and seeing some hand santiser there we can use.
Kieran_Gilbert The numbers are conflated with influenza and pneumonia.
Kieran_Gilbert A load of nonsense...biggest over reaction panic in our history
Kieran_Gilbert How about get fucked?
Kieran_Gilbert These so-called experts are bonkers. As long as bacteria & viruses exist they’d have us locked down forever.
Kieran_Gilbert Is the Chief Medical Officer a homophobe - or just a socialist control freak?
Kieran_Gilbert Open Australians state boarders for domestic travel across the country Australian.want to get back to work and everyday life asap speed the process. illgal unlawful to close our state boarders under the Commonwealth Australia Constitution 1901 UK
Kieran_Gilbert fortunately I am not a hugger of anyone that doesn't live with me. And I physically block anyone that tries to hug me. It's an assault on my personal space. If I don't live with you, I don't want to touch you unless necessary.
Kieran_Gilbert Bullshit covid19 hasn’t stopped me
Kieran_Gilbert But send your kids to school! Sky logic.
Kieran_Gilbert Know your rights!
Kieran_Gilbert on the evidence of last night it's 6 or 7 drinks before you hug your mates...
Kieran_Gilbert Oh I suppose, now it's being revealed that the numbers have been over inflated then? 🙄
Kieran_Gilbert Says guy with guaranteed gov pay every 2 weeks.
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