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Hello Autumn

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Hello, Autumn in Canberra is horrendous (in my opinion). The evenings become colder and the air which is already too dry for my liking gets even drier. This means my skin cracks more, it hurts every day, and my expenditure on moisturiser goes up.


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Quarantine is when you may have been exposed to a contagion (a disease spread by close contact) and you need to be sequestered to avoid spreading the contagion to others. Quarantine is a precautionary measure because while exposure or even the possibility of exposure doesn't mean you have been infected. It's a safety measure to avoid spreading an infection to others, especially vulnerable others who may have never been exposed to the contagion.

Isolation is when you are known to have a communicable infectious disease and the aim is to stop you from spreading the infection to others by isolating you away from others. This shouldn't be confused with reverse isolation when you want to protect a vulnerable patient from being infected by others. One of the greatest tragedies that can beset a patient in reverse isolation in a positive pressure room is to have someone (usually through ignorance) switch the pressure to negative pressure. This is why swinging rooms are a BAD idea. Swinging rooms may save money, but after a fatal mistake, the cost can be astronomical.


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This show highlights the new names for the what was formerly the 2019-nCoV and 2019-nCoV infection.

I rave on about supporting Australians with a Chinese appearance and I have photographs of food plus links to recipes.

I also mention one of my favourite actors and Star Trek characters.




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The Order of Australia
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There’s been a lot written on social media and elsewhere this past week after Honours and Awards associated with the Order of Australia were announced on Sunday 26 January.

One individual was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia and because of some controversial views expressed by that individual Twitter and other platforms went into a frenzy. I’m not going to pile on and comment, plenty of others have done that.

It’s not uncommon for a controversial figure to be appointed a Member (AM), Officer (AO), Companion (AC), and even a Knight (AK) of the Order of Australia or to be awarded an Order of Australia Medal (OAM).

This time however, there were calls for the individual to be removed from the Order. In addition there was calls to scrap the entire Honours and Awards system. I get it when people object because they see the system as a form of class distinction, but the Order has in its ranks Australians from all backgrounds. I shan’t comment on the proportionality of appointments.

I think there is a place in Australia for the Honours and Awards system and I guess I’m influenced because I’m a member.


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This week’s diary post

Australia Day 2020 and Chinese New Year 2020. I'm a rat.

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This week’s diary post

Another week working on Norfolk Island.

I've just returned from another four days on Norfolk Island for work. Check out what I saw and ate.

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