Snap-back might turn out to be a mouse trap, but the urge towards a flawed normal grows apace. Signs of hope include the proposed re-opening of Bondi, Tamarama and Bronte beaches next week. A second is my success in purchasing toilet paper for the first time in over a month. In fact, my only optionContinue reading “Day 32 Wednesday 22nd April”
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Day 31 Tuesday 21st April
I started this journal planning to do a daily entry for what was looming as the two critical weeks of the pandemic and our response to managing it. I kept going to monitor an eagerly awaited flattening of the curve and now I need to continue to see if snap-back means what it suggests. Also,Continue reading “Day 31 Tuesday 21st April”
Day 30 Monday 20th April
Many in the media are calling this pandemic the great disturbance. This talent for understatement is akin to an associate in South Carolina referring to the American Civil War as the great unpleasantness. With case numbers declining and deaths stable in Australia, calls for a “snap back” are becoming more insistent. Not, however, with theContinue reading “Day 30 Monday 20th April”
Day 29 Sunday 19th April
A sustained decline in new cases since mid-March suggests Australia has passed the peak of the pandemic. However, we must remain vigilant against new community clusters. It will be four more weeks before an easing of restrictions is seriously considered (mid-May). More testing (411,000 so far) and tracing will be conducted during this time. TheContinue reading “Day 29 Sunday 19th April”
Day 28 Saturday April 18th
Another beautiful sunny Autumn day in the Illawarra, making it impossible to be miserable. It is also the birthday of my late father, Winston (1916-2012). The Ruby Princess has still not left Port Kembla with its ailing crew; 2 passengers who returned to the US have died, along with the 19 in Australia. The QueenslandContinue reading “Day 28 Saturday April 18th”
Day 27 Friday 17th April
391,000 tests in Australia they say. 43 new cases (total 6,523) and 65 deaths. NSW picked up 29 more today (total 2,926). The world recorded 2.1 million cases and 145,000 deaths. A review of lockdown provisions for Australia will occur in four weeks. Retail and manufacturing are mooted to be the first sectors to haveContinue reading “Day 27 Friday 17th April”
Day 26 Thursday 16th April
The national cabinet met again today to discuss a coordinated approach to schools, which is a state responsibility. The safety of teachers at those schools that intend to remain open for term two was the primary concern. There has been further talk of planning “the pathway out” when restrictions may be eased. World leaders areContinue reading “Day 26 Thursday 16th April”
Day 25 Wednesday 15th April
The IMF (International Monetary Fund) Chief Economist says the world economy may shrink 3% in the worst recession since the Great Depression. It should, however, rebound 6% in 2021, conditional upon many unspecified factors. She predicts the Australian economy to shrink 6.7%. Job listings are already down 50%. Emerging conflict is brewing over whether schoolsContinue reading “Day 25 Wednesday 15th April”
Day 24 Tuesday 14th April
Another day of enforced inaction on our daughter’s birthday. A beautiful Illawarra Autumn day. A day when a beach romp with your dog is a highlight. A day that comes with knitted-brow warnings to be patient and careful, hosing down prospects of restrictions being gradually lifted. Despite the cash intervention of the Job-keeper initiative, weContinue reading “Day 24 Tuesday 14th April”
Day 23 Monday 13th April
We have been experiencing the flow and ebb of COVID-19 contagion, a gush then a trickle. Comparisons are made with the plight of other nations. The world coroner will later judge what role timely preparedness or ignorant delay played in their respective fortunes. 6,359 cases now for Australia, 46 new overnight and 61 deaths. ThereContinue reading “Day 23 Monday 13th April”
Awesomely Astute 