Quote Originally Posted by Lifemagician View Post
Mark, I hope that will not be the case. Might sound selfish, but I for one rely on it
I too have been in these four walls for weeks now, and not been outside lately, since winter is coming. The fear is that the flu season will bring a second wave. Very, very few folk are out without a valid reason. At $1600 per person [$1000 in NSW, $1300 in Qld]compliance is not a problem. I shake with horror when I see the protests in the U.S. Sure it gets boring, but then I remind myself of the point often made on this site - boring is a state of mind - and I try to think of/do something else. As our Prime Minister said right at the start: "This is no time to talk about rights. Right now we all have the responsibility to look after one another."

Alhough I would never vote for him, I am proud of the way he has handled this siuation, involving the leaders of health, industry and employers, All State Premiers and all union bosses. No more reds vs blues, no more bosses vs Unions! Just all of us caring for one-another.

Lifey
I have a dear friend who, with her husband spent February visiting their son in Australia, first time there and loved it and were fine. Then March 11 flew from Sidney to San Francisco, overnight there and then to Washingto Dulles. About a week later both came down with it, both ended up in the hospital, for her only three days but her husband died after being in ICU on a respirator for two weeks. At one point she had said she wished they had stayed there. I feel so bad for her, for her son far away. At least the hospital was able to allow their daughter to be with him and hold his hand when he passed. I know if they had it to do over, they would have stayed in your country with their son for now.