Monday Update

Global
Cases, 18, 102, 671
Deaths, 689, 908

Australia
Cases, 18, 318
Deaths, 221

https://www.health.gov.au/news/health-alerts/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-health-alert

Victoria
Cases, + 397 + 671 + 429 = 11, 937
Active cases, 6,489
Deaths, 136

Week 23 to 29 July 2020:

Over 2,500 cases reported

An increase from over 2,200 in the week prior

Mostly 10 to 49 years

Approximately 6% per cent of the cases recently diagnosed have been admitted to hospital

Daniel Andrews

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/08/australia-victoria-declares-state-disaster-coronavirus-200802042802433.html

Six weeks, curfew, 8pm to 5am

One person per household to shop for groceries once a day.

State of disaster in Victoria

Masks mandatory when leaving home.

Can only travel within 5 km radius for shopping or exercise

Stage 4 lockdown in Melbourne

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/7012346-Melbourne-coronavirus-restrictions-on-business.html#document/p1

CLOSED

Rubbish tips, retail (excluding essential post and grocery), clubs, bars, accommodation, food courts, travel agents, all schools (except for people in essential work can send kids), elective surgery, museums, parks, arts, cinemas, brothels, strip clubs, gambling, all religious centres

OPEN

Medical/ health/ aged care
Cafe and restaurant (takeaway delivery only)
Hardware (Click and collect only)
Essential services
Emergency services
Building sector (limited to pilot staff only)

Heavy fines in place.

US
Fires
Hurricanes
Virus

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-cases.html#states

Cases, + 48,849 = 4,677,300
Deaths, + 421 = 155, 333

Past 2 weeks

An average of 61,815 cases per day
7 % down from 2 weeks ago

Dr. Birx

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jBc0UAh-rw&t=53s

Different from March and April

Extraordinarily widespread

Rural areas, you are not immune or protected

Crucial for all parts of the country to follow safety precautions,

Special warnings for multigenerational households

Assum..