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Covid data for Monday, 11 January 2021

Global Cases: 90,691,625
Increase: 614,154
Global Deaths: 1,943,131
Increase: 8,318

Australia
Cases 28,611 Change: 16
Deaths 909 Change: 0
Critical
Cases per Million 1,115

UK
Cases 3,072,349 Change: 54,940
Deaths 81,431 Change: 563
Critical 3,098
Cases per Million 45,132

USA
Cases 22,917,334 Change: 217,396
Deaths 383,275 Change: 1,795
Critical 28,931
Cases per Million 69,022

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

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Covid data for Tuesday, 12 January 2021

Global Cases: 91,318,240
Increase: 626,615
Global Deaths: 1,952,932
Increase: 9,801

Australia
Cases 28,633 Change: 22
Deaths 909 Change: 0
Critical 1
Cases per Million 1,116

UK
Cases 3,118,518 Change: 46,169
Deaths 81,960 Change: 529
Critical 3,098
Cases per Million 45,810

USA
Cases 23,143,197 Change: 225,863
Deaths 385,249 Change: 1,974
Critical 28,826
Cases per Million 69,701

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

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My daughter rang me today with some good news.

The ACT Government has lifted COVID-19 travel restrictions for parts of Sydney along with the Central Coast, Wollongong and the Blue Mountains, but much of Sydney will remain a hotspot area.

I shall be driving to the ACT on Friday to send the weekend there, I haven't seen my grandkids for months and will take their Christmas presents.

Some good news anyway.

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It would seem that the extra measures put in place since Christmas and the New Year are taking effect, with a steady decrease in both infection rates and death rates. Let's keep up the good work....

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Great stuff Bruce, drive carefully.....

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Covid data for Wednesday, 13 January 2021

Global Cases: 92,006,178
Increase: 687,938
Global Deaths: 1,970,030
Increase: 17,098

Australia
Cases 28,647 Change: 14
Deaths 909 Change: 0
Critical 1
Cases per Million 1,117

UK
Cases 3,164,051 Change: 45,533
Deaths 83,203 Change: 1,243
Critical 3,363
Cases per Million 46,478

USA
Cases 23,368,225 Change: 225,028
Deaths 389,599 Change: 4,350
Critical 29,222
Cases per Million 70,378

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

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Queensland has had no local cases today but are taking the extraordinary step of evacuating the quarantine hotel where the UK cases came from, isolating the staff for 14 days, adding 14 more days to the quarantine of those who were there.

This UK Strain is being taken very seriously and keeping it out of the country seems to be a top priority. Six cases in the Brisbane area are linked to it.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-...ntine/13054284

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No disrespect Bruce, but ever since the beginning of the covid outbreak Australia is small potatoes compared to the UK and the rest of Europe.
I don't think it totally due to the restrictions that Australia has adhered to because there are countries who have acted in similar way to Australia and Covid has still run out of control.

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Australia has 25.49 million residents where the UK has 67.88 million, but Australia is 32 times larger that the UK.
I realize that some of Aus is not inhabited but they have much more land, so much easier to stay more than 2 metres apart.

Under those circumstances I would be very concerned if Australians didn't have a lower infection rate.
When I watch videos of people driving in Aus, the roads seem empty of cars, let alone people, so it is probably only in City centres where it is so contageous.
With the Uk having so many residents in a much smaller area, the virus is more likely to be passed to others & is probably why we have such a large number of infected people.
I don't doubt that Australia is doing it's best to control this virus, but the job is much harder in countries where
people live closer together!

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I agree with that Twink, and also Australia is a country where people get more exposure to the sun all year round, with people generally wearing shorts and summer tops most of the year. As well as the obvious Vitamin D connection, I believe that this outdoor living also ensures that having contracted the virus, the chances of dying from it are drastically reduced. Which is demonstrated by the low mortality figures. I would suggest that people in Australia don't spend half as much time indoors as us here in the UK.