Around here - Coronavirus update

I use this blog as a diary of our lives so I have included some information about how Queensland is making it's way back slowly after lockdown and ISO in 2020.  Today there are over 5 million cases of Coronavirus and 327,881 deaths.

WEEKLY CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

On Thursday the 2nd of April, 2020 I started posting these numbers for history purposes on a weekly basis on a Thursday.  World figures can be seen here.

WORLD WIDE
Wednesday 25-03-2020        World Wide Cases        417,348                Deaths    18,596
Thursday     02-04-2020        World Wide Cases        936,886                Deaths    47,264

Thursday     09-04-2020        World Wide Cases     1,513,243                Deaths    88,403

Thursday     16-04-2020        World Wide Cases     2,084,042                Deaths  134,669

Thursday     23-04-2020        World Wide Cases     2,663,064                Deaths  183,882

Thursday     30-04-2020        World Wide Cases     3,212,993                Deaths  227,784

Thursday     07-05-2020        World Wide Cases     3,812,513                Deaths  264,109

Thursday     14-05-2020        World Wide Cases     4,412,366                Deaths  296,895

Thursday     21-05-2020        World Wide Cases     5,053,982                Deaths  327,881

AUSTRALIA
Wednesday 25-03-2020        Australian Cases               2,144                Deaths not sure didn't look
Thursday     02-04-2020        Australian Cases               5,124                Deaths          24

Thursday     09-04-2020        Australian Cases               6,052                Deaths          50

Thursday     16-04-2020        Australian Cases               6,462                Deaths          63 **

Thursday     23-04-2020        Australian Cases               6,649                Deaths          74 **

Thursday     30-04-2020        Australian Cases               6,752                Deaths          91 **

Thursday     07-05-2020        Australian Cases               6,875                Deaths          97 **

Thursday     14-05-2020        Australian Cases               6,980                Deaths          98 **

Thursday     21-05-2020        Australian Cases               7,079                Deaths        100 **

** 22 of these deaths are related to the Ruby Princess Cruise that docked in Sydney in March.

** Another death from the ship however the person had flown home to America and passed away overseas.

** 19 deaths are related to one nursing home in Sydney.

Most of the cases in Australia have been linked to people returning home from overseas.

This is the Stage 1, 2 and 3 roadmap to recovery in Queensland.

Stage 1 - 11.59pm 15th May, 2020 - Family, friends and community

• Gatherings in homes (household + max 5 visitors, allowed from separate households)
• Gatherings of up to 10 people:
  • outdoor, non-contact activity
  • personal training
  • pools (indoor and outdoor)
  • public spaces and lagoons* (e.g. South Bank Parklands, Cairns, Airlie Beach etc)
  • parks, playground equipment, skate parks and outdoor gyms
  • libraries
  • weddings
  • hiking and other recreational activities in national and state parks
  • places of worship and religious ceremonies
• Funerals (max 20 indoors or 30 outdoors)
• Recreational travel (max 150kms within your region for day trips)

Businesses and economy

• Retail shopping
• 10 people permitted at any one time for:
  • dining in (with COVID SAFE Checklist): restaurants, cafés, pubs, registered and licensed clubs, RSL clubs and hotels – no bars or gaming
  • open homes and auctions
  • beauty therapy and nail salons (with COVID SAFE Checklist)

Outback

• Dining in (with COVID SAFE Checklist): restaurants, cafés, pubs, registered and licensed clubs, RSL clubs and hotels (max 20 at any one time) for locals only (must show proof of residence) – no bars or gaming
• Recreational travel including overnight accommodation max 500 kms within the outback only if you live in the outback.

Stage 2 - 11.59 pm 12th June, 2020 - Family, friends and community

• Gatherings of up to 20 people:
  • homes
  • public spaces and lagoons (e.g. South Bank Parklands, Cairns, Airlie Beach etc)
  • non-contact indoor and outdoor community sport
  • personal training
  • gyms*, health clubs* and yoga studios*
  • pools (indoor and outdoor) and community sports clubs
  • museums, art galleries and historic sites
  • weddings
  • parks, playground equipment, skate parks and outdoor gyms
  • libraries
  • hiking, camping and other recreational activities in national and state parks
  • places of worship and religious ceremonies
• Funerals (max 50)
• Recreational travel, camping and accommodation, including caravan parks (max 250kms within your region)

Businesses and economy

• Retail shopping
• 20 people permitted at any one time for:
  • dining in (with COVID SAFE Checklist): restaurants*, cafés*, pubs*, registered and licensed clubs*, RSL clubs*, hotels* and casinos* – no bars or gaming
  • indoor cinemas
  • open homes and auctions
  • outdoor amusement parks*, tourism experiences*, zoos* and arcades*
  • concert venues*, theatres*, arenas*, auditoriums* and stadiums*
  • beauty therapy, nail salons, tanning, tattoo parlours and spas (with COVID Safe Checklist)
• School holidays – drive holiday in your region – Queenslanders backing Queensland
• Tourism accommodation

Outback

• Dining in (with COVID Safe Checklist): restaurants*, cafés*, pubs*, registered and licensed clubs*, RSL clubs* and hotels* (max 50 at any one time) for locals only (must show proof of residence) – no bars or gaming
• Recreational travel within the outback only if you live in the outback.

Stage 2 - 11.59 pm 10th July, 2020 - Family, friends and community

Subject to further planning and review, interstate and further intrastate travel will be permitted and a maximum of 100 people will be permitted for:

• gatherings in public spaces and homes
• dining in: restaurants, cafés, pubs, registered and licensed clubs, RSL clubs, food courts and hotels
• indoor cinemas
• places of worship and religious ceremonies
• museums, art galleries and historic sites
• pools and community sports clubs
• community sport
• gyms, health clubs and yoga studios
• outdoor amusement parks, zoos and arcades
• concert venues, theatres, arenas, auditoriums and stadiums
• weddings
• funerals
• saunas and bathhouses
• open homes and auctions
• casinos, gaming and gambling venues
• pubs, registered and licensed clubs, RSL clubs and hotels
• nightclubs
• beauty therapy, tanning, nail salons and spas, tattoo parlours and non-therapeutic massage parlours
• libraries
• hiking, camping and other recreational activities in national and state parks.