Last night I read two articles about positive coronavirus cases. One was for the case at Meadowglen Primary School in Epping and the other for the cluster at Cedar Meats Australia in Brooklyn.
First a big thank you to the management of Cedar Meats Australia for letting the general public know the cluster is related to their workers. It really is good to know as it means we as the general public don't have to guess or worry. Knowledge gives us certainty. The government isn't giving us this knowledge so it really is appreciated when companies and individuals share their story. This is a pandemic. It is no one's fault if they get infected. None of us can help it if we get infected. That's just the way it is.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-04/coronavirus-victorian-cases-climb-cedar-meats-abattoir-brooklyn/12209776
What to me has been interesting is to see the Cedar Meats cluster is related to the Sunshine Hospital case that was reported on the April 29.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-29/coronavirus-patient-sunshine-hospital-and-melbourne-childcare/12198054
The worker from Cedar Meats went into hospital for surgery on Thursday the 23rd of April due to a workplace accident and later developed a cough on the weekend of the 25/26. Four coworkers later tested positive for COVID-19. In all there's no been 43 workers from Cedar Meats to test positive for COVID-19.
Given the Victorian State government is pushing hard to test 100,000 people over two weeks, you have to wonder why they don't test people from companies where there's been more than one person infected.
The second is the retired music school teacher who went into the school to record some videos for online teaching.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-03/coronavirus-victorian-government-to-shut-down-school/12209794
I have to thank The Age and Keith Campbell, the teacher on this occasion, for providing a more complete picture of what happened.
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/pub-outbreak-leaves-primary-school-all-shook-up-20200504-p54pqa.html
Why this is interesting it appears Keith was infected at the Eagle bar (Eaglemont Cellars) between the 15th and 17th of March where Keith and his daughter performed as musicians.
Keith's daughter who was in the band with Keith got infected and was tested on the 31st of March and subsequently returned a positive result. Keith's granddaughter who is 9 was also infected and became very ill.
Keith tried three times to be tested but at that time his symptoms weren't considered bad enough to be tested.
The Eaglemont Cellars and Wine Bar have posted a reasonable amount of information relating to the timeline from their perspective on Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/EaglemontCellars/posts/2605206636272950?__tn__=K-R
The following article was published about the cluster.
https://www.gold1043.com.au/lifestyle/real-estate-finance/five-cases-of-positive-coronavirus-tests-linked-to-melbourne-wine-bar/
Articles report it is felt the original infections occurred on the 14th of March when there was a birthday party held and there were a number of overseas guests from the UK. I could not find any solid confirmation of the original source being identified. Reportedly 30 cases have now been linked to the pub.
What is good from this article is a couple of things.
1. Testing has now been extended so someone like Keith could be tested and know if they have the virus.
2. Keith has provided an example of his granddaughter who contracted the virus and became seriously ill. This is very important as far too many people believe young people can't be infect or infect others.
3. Keith's test appears to be a false positive due to remnants of the virus in his system. It is important to keep in mind test results can end up being a false positive. If this is the case the school was closed for no reason. It is of course better to be safe than sorry.
Kelvin Eldridge
www.Mapz.com.au/coronavirusvictoria/
Update: 6/5/2020
According to the following article the first case connected with Cedar Meats was on the 2nd of April. The worker had not been at work for four weeks. The second and third cases nearly three weeks later, one being the person who went to Sunshine Hospital.
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/melbourne-abattoir-cluster-grows-but-is-it-all-bad-news-20200505-p54q1r.html
Another four cases connected to the Cedar Meats cluster.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-06/coronavirus-cases-in-victoria-rise-including-meatworks-cluster/12218540
First a big thank you to the management of Cedar Meats Australia for letting the general public know the cluster is related to their workers. It really is good to know as it means we as the general public don't have to guess or worry. Knowledge gives us certainty. The government isn't giving us this knowledge so it really is appreciated when companies and individuals share their story. This is a pandemic. It is no one's fault if they get infected. None of us can help it if we get infected. That's just the way it is.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-04/coronavirus-victorian-cases-climb-cedar-meats-abattoir-brooklyn/12209776
What to me has been interesting is to see the Cedar Meats cluster is related to the Sunshine Hospital case that was reported on the April 29.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-29/coronavirus-patient-sunshine-hospital-and-melbourne-childcare/12198054
The worker from Cedar Meats went into hospital for surgery on Thursday the 23rd of April due to a workplace accident and later developed a cough on the weekend of the 25/26. Four coworkers later tested positive for COVID-19. In all there's no been 43 workers from Cedar Meats to test positive for COVID-19.
Given the Victorian State government is pushing hard to test 100,000 people over two weeks, you have to wonder why they don't test people from companies where there's been more than one person infected.
The second is the retired music school teacher who went into the school to record some videos for online teaching.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-03/coronavirus-victorian-government-to-shut-down-school/12209794
I have to thank The Age and Keith Campbell, the teacher on this occasion, for providing a more complete picture of what happened.
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/pub-outbreak-leaves-primary-school-all-shook-up-20200504-p54pqa.html
Why this is interesting it appears Keith was infected at the Eagle bar (Eaglemont Cellars) between the 15th and 17th of March where Keith and his daughter performed as musicians.
Keith's daughter who was in the band with Keith got infected and was tested on the 31st of March and subsequently returned a positive result. Keith's granddaughter who is 9 was also infected and became very ill.
Keith tried three times to be tested but at that time his symptoms weren't considered bad enough to be tested.
The Eaglemont Cellars and Wine Bar have posted a reasonable amount of information relating to the timeline from their perspective on Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/EaglemontCellars/posts/2605206636272950?__tn__=K-R
The following article was published about the cluster.
https://www.gold1043.com.au/lifestyle/real-estate-finance/five-cases-of-positive-coronavirus-tests-linked-to-melbourne-wine-bar/
Articles report it is felt the original infections occurred on the 14th of March when there was a birthday party held and there were a number of overseas guests from the UK. I could not find any solid confirmation of the original source being identified. Reportedly 30 cases have now been linked to the pub.
What is good from this article is a couple of things.
1. Testing has now been extended so someone like Keith could be tested and know if they have the virus.
2. Keith has provided an example of his granddaughter who contracted the virus and became seriously ill. This is very important as far too many people believe young people can't be infect or infect others.
3. Keith's test appears to be a false positive due to remnants of the virus in his system. It is important to keep in mind test results can end up being a false positive. If this is the case the school was closed for no reason. It is of course better to be safe than sorry.
Kelvin Eldridge
www.Mapz.com.au/coronavirusvictoria/
Update: 6/5/2020
According to the following article the first case connected with Cedar Meats was on the 2nd of April. The worker had not been at work for four weeks. The second and third cases nearly three weeks later, one being the person who went to Sunshine Hospital.
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/melbourne-abattoir-cluster-grows-but-is-it-all-bad-news-20200505-p54q1r.html
Another four cases connected to the Cedar Meats cluster.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-06/coronavirus-cases-in-victoria-rise-including-meatworks-cluster/12218540
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