Covid 19 Racing

[Messenger]

Crowds are back (maybe)

https://www.thetrots.com.au/news/art...nt-directions/

Any club that doesn't at least let owners back immediately (and therefore the few others that turn up) are not trying hard enough

[Messenger]

It is hard to believe Yarra Valley Cup Day meeting is NOT allowed a crowd

[Bonnie]

Owners should be allowed back as a priority if they are fully vaccinated. It’s all happening around us , shopping, concerts, thoroughbred racing , travel and a the people who are putting on the show are not allowed on all tracks !! Ridiculous .

[Messenger]

We're not the only ones suffering, I cannot believe that Dunkeld's once a year iconic cup was run without a crowd yesterday

[Messenger]

PeterProfit saying that NSW is covering up that some big name participants have Covid

[aussiebreno]

PeterProfit saying that NSW is covering up that some big name participants have Covid

Huge cover up ... only a public released statement 22 Dec. PP has 0 credibility. Womans weekly of harness racing

https://myemail.constantcontact.com/...id=wrfHY64KcHg

[Messenger]

This isn't about harness but having done some research on the weekend I thought I would share it
Using Australia's figures up until Saturday here is a cross-section of the risk from Covid

3 in 100,000 ‘twenties’ that get it die
3 in 1,000 ‘sixties’
3 in 27 ‘nineties’

Now I know the young are not worried about getting it (we become more risk adverse as we get older) but I equate the 'twenties' risk to being told that "3 people that go to the Grand Final are not going home" - would you think twice about going. Of course we cannot let it control our life but maybe we should still be seriously trying not to get it

[Messenger]

Just reporting (because the papers are hiding these figures away) that:

In Australia 42 people a day are dying from Covid (that is the average for the last week)
Don't let anyone tell you that that is similar to the flu - worst flu deaths year 2017 saw average daily deaths of 3.23

[Messenger]

Not harness related, I know, but do not let anybody tell you that Covid is yesterday's news
It took over a year for Australia to record 1,000 Covid deaths
We are now seeing 1,000 a month

You would hope that leaving winter behind might see a drop but now people do not have to isolate so a drop might be fanciful

Remember the uproar last century when the Road Toll passed 1,000 for a year - the campaigns and action taken
Covid is being swept under the carpet
If 1,000 a month were dieing of flu we would likely all be hibernating
1,000 a month dieing in Australia from Covid - be careful people

I hope this Age link works

https://todayspaper.smedia.com.au/th...B8D8&mode=text

[aussiebreno]

Not harness related, I know, but do not let anybody tell you that Covid is yesterday's news
It took over a year for Australia to record 1,000 Covid deaths
We are now seeing 1,000 a month

You would hope that leaving winter behind might see a drop but now people do not have to isolate so a drop might be fanciful

Remember the uproar last century when the Road Toll passed 1,000 for a year - the campaigns and action taken
Covid is being swept under the carpet
If 1,000 a month were dieing of flu we would likely all be hibernating
1,000 a month dieing in Australia from Covid - be careful people

I hope this Age link works

https://todayspaper.smedia.com.au/th...B8D8&mode=text

Not sure we'd all be hibernating if 1000 people died of the flu. More than that die of heart disease but theres a Maccas on every corner.