Testing downunder is also restricted. You need to have cold or flu symptoms AND either been in contact with a confirmed case or arrived in Australia from overseas. I have the cold but not either of the other criteria.
Discretion being called for, I'm staying home for the time being. Time to work on my backlog of photos... Larry & PJ. My condolences. I lost my parents some time ago now but it I know the emotions that you will be feeling. Best wishes. Brian > On 18 March 2020 at 00:02 ann sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: > > > My not being able to be tested is not at all surprising - there are > simply not enough tests available and if I were not symptomatic it would > come up negative anyway we are told. We try to stay a-political here on > the list but there are a few reasons there are not more test kits or > test sites and they lead back to our ... well, you know who. If I get > the typical symptoms I'll stay home and take care of myself - I've had > my pneumonia shots and I'm really quite healthy. Have neighbors and > friends who will check on me while keeping their distance. I'm more > worried about the neighbor who was with me that day and is sick now, but > getting better - she appears not to have the key symptoms of #19 but > has allergies on top of a head cold. > > > > On 3/17/2020 2:56 AM, David Mann wrote: > > On Mar 17, 2020, at 5:00 AM, ann sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> I'm seven days past being in the presence of someone who may have the > >> virus.. feel good. Paul, so glad you got tested that seems smart > >> I couldn't be tested even if I wanted to here because I have no symptoms... > > I'm surprised you're not able to be tested. I know someone who's been > > tested after being in contact with someone who subsequently tested positive. > > They have no symptoms but are self-isolating until the results come > > through. > > > > We currently have 11 known cases in NZ and the country is grinding to a halt > > with lots of events being cancelled. The government is taking it very > > seriously with all inbound travellers being required to self-isolate for 14 > > days under threat of deportation. Gatherings / events of > 500 people are > > no longer allowed. > > > > Haven't seen much in the way of panic buying here except for hand sanitiser > > and antibacterial soap. There was lots of TP in stock the other day. > > > > Cheers, > > Dave > > > > > > -- > ann sanfedele photography > https://annsan.smugmug.com > https://www.cafepress.com/annsanstuff > https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan > https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Shop/annsanfedelecalendarsandbooks > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
