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I don't know if you get news from Australia but Victoria has got a huge outbreak.
One of the strategies to combat this is to lock down entire suburbs.
One of the more drastic strategies have been to lock down public housing towers. The residents are getting two weeks free rent and $1500 hardship payment. They are being locked in for 5 days so everyone can be tested but that may be extended.
There are some dissenters (as there is with everything) but on the whole we just accept it. I'm really curious as to whether this would fly in America.
Would you agree to being locked up with police outside your home?
Would you agree to infected areas being locked up or is that a bridge too far in terms of personal liberty?
Here's a basic article so you get the idea of what's going on:
There have also been stories of police waiting at train stations to catch travellers from Victorian infected postcodes who should not be travelling to another state. Would you find this acceptable during these times?
We generally just roll with it here in Australia.
One of the strategies to combat this is to lock down entire suburbs.
One of the more drastic strategies have been to lock down public housing towers. The residents are getting two weeks free rent and $1500 hardship payment. They are being locked in for 5 days so everyone can be tested but that may be extended.
There are some dissenters (as there is with everything) but on the whole we just accept it. I'm really curious as to whether this would fly in America.
Would you agree to being locked up with police outside your home?
Would you agree to infected areas being locked up or is that a bridge too far in terms of personal liberty?
Here's a basic article so you get the idea of what's going on:
Vic saw a surge in COVID-19 cases this weekend, further big rises are expected
A huge spike in new coronavirus infections in Victoria over the last three days threatens to see the state overtake New South Wales as the part of Australia most stricken by COVID-19.
www.news.com.au
There have also been stories of police waiting at train stations to catch travellers from Victorian infected postcodes who should not be travelling to another state. Would you find this acceptable during these times?
We generally just roll with it here in Australia.