Thanks for the messages of support!
I went into work today and we all got ordered to work from home starting from midnight due to lockdown.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-18/sa-ordered-into-major-lockdowns-amid-coronavirus-outbreak/12894666The government says it's for 6 days but I'm cynical. I think they'll extend it out to 14 days and this is even harsher than Melbourne's lockdown, which was described as one of the worst in the world.
These closures and restrictions are South Australia-wide.
CLOSURES
Takeaway food services;
Shops (excluding essential food services);
Universities and tertiary education facilities;
Pubs/restaurants/café/food courts;
Aged care and disability facilities will go into lockdown;
Construction industry;
Holiday homes and other holiday accommodation and no further bookings;
RESTRICTIONS
South Australians are strongly encouraged to wear masks when leaving home during the six-day lockdown - but it is not part of the official directive.
Fly in- fly out workers - on six-day standstill
Interstate/regional travel - you must remain in place after midnight Wednesday
BANNED/CANCELLED
Elective surgery except for urgent operations
Weddings
Funerals
Real estate open inspections
Real estate auctions
Outdoor sport/fitness/exercise not permitted
WHAT WILL STAY OPEN / OPERATIONAL
Critical infrastructure including power, telecommunications, water;
Supermarkets for essential food; (one person per household per day).
Bottle shops;
Medical supplies and medical services;
Public transport;
Airport and essential freight;
Petrol stations;
Post offices and banking institutions;
Child care and schools for essential services workers only;
Veterinary;
Essential agriculture services ;
Factories remain open for essential machinery upkeep and production of essential products only; and
Mining and smelting for continuity and to prevent damage.
REASONS YOU MAY LEAVE HOME
To go to work as an emergency services worker or to worker providing essential services.
For agricultural work.
To receive medical care including seeking COVID-19 testing.
To obtain medical supplies.
To attend supermarkets to obtain essential supplies (one person per household once a day).
Organised end of life visits.
In an emergency situation.
In Melbourne you were allowed to go out for an hour each day for exercise. In South Australia we're not even allowed to go outside to exercise at all. I caught up with a few close friends after work and had a few beers. I'm not financially impacted by this atm but if I were a small business owner or a casual worker I would probably be out on the streets protesting these measures. I think it's crazy and I actually respect what NSW are doing. They know that COVID is something we'll have to live with and they are using suppression. We were supposed to be following NSW and accepting a few cases here and there and getting people to self-isolate and follow the procedures with contract tracing etc. Instead the government has thrown suppression out the window and emulated Dan Andrews and his extreme measures. The government would never be able to pull this shit in the USA because the people wouldn't allow it.
