Australian states to consider draconian measures to enforce social distancing

 

FILE PHOTO: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during a joint press conference held with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at Admiralty House in Sydney, Australia, February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday that states and territories will consider draconian measures to enforce social distancing to combat the coronavirus.

 

The potential measures, which he said would be discussed later on Sunday, came after thousands of people flocked to Australia's beaches in recent days amid an unusually warm autumn spell.

 

Most of Sydney's main beaches, including Bondi Beach, were closed on Sunday.

 

"The measures that we will be considering tonight means that state premiers and chief ministers may have to take far more draconian measures to enforce social distancing particularly in areas of outbreaks than might otherwise be the case," Morrison said in Canberra.

 

(Reporting by Jonathan Barrett; Editing by Chris Reese)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-03-22

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Think PM doing a good job there.

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Just now, Bruce Aussie Chiang Mai said:

Think PM doing a good job there.

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It's only two weeks since he announced that coronavirus or no coronavirus he would still be going to the footy

AFL suspended until at least May 31.

26 minutes ago, DoctorG said:

AFL suspended until at least May 31.

Yet the NRL is being played, go figure?

1 minute ago, legend49 said:

29 minutes ago, DoctorG said:

AFL suspended until at least May 31.

Yet the NRL is being played, go figure?

later on the  telly News in their Article, they said there another one (or 2?) AFLs that will played... and then the Suspension will happen in toto for the AFL, till the May date... 

Social distancing, Thai style. Don't think it would pass muster in Oz. Japanese restaurant in Chiang Rai.

2 hours ago, legend49 said:

Yet the NRL is being played, go figure?

Well it is the least of football types and with their new boss (from the horses) do not expect very much sense from them.

Easy-peasy - just stop using deodorant, sport.

For a 1st world country the pattern of responses, and non responses from the Australian government's both Federal and State regarding Covid 19 has been deplorable.

16 hours ago, tifino said:

later on the  telly News in their Article, they said there another one (or 2?) AFLs that will played... and then the Suspension will happen in toto for the AFL, till the May date... 

Just the one game that was being played Sunday evening.

Women's finals abandoned completely.

22 hours ago, Lacessit said:

Social distancing, Thai style. Don't think it would pass muster in Oz. Japanese restaurant in Chiang Rai.

hmmm... so they 'are' or Not - sitting a'cross from each other 

 

 

in Oz; Bunnings (hardware) have also put down the Xs on the concrete, in a sort of giant Noughts'n'Crosses pattern leading to the Registers