Daily Coronavirus Megathread - 01 October 2021
Good morning and welcome to today's Daily Coronavirus Megathread.
Please use this space to continue to chat all things coronavirus, restrictions, the new COVID-normal way of life, border closures and re-openings and anything else COVID-19.
Information on new outbreaks must come from a reputable news outlet, or government entity such as the Department of Health.
Please reach out to the mods if you have any questions or concerns.
Here are some helpful resources:
- r/CoronavirusDownunder is an excellent resource for news articles and discussion
- DHHS restrictions
- Map of exposure sites
- Vaccination: Government Booking Site, HotDoc, Unofficial GP AZ Search, Pharmacies, Vaccine Radar
- Support
- Head to Health
- Lifeline: 13 11 14
- Mensline: 1300 789 978
- Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467
- Psychiatric Triage: call the one for your geographic area and age bracket
- Family Drug Support 1300 368 186
- Counselling 24/7 Drug and Alcohol 1800 888 236
- Lifeline crisis chat and crisis text
Domestic violence resources:
- Call 000 in an emergency
- White Ribbon Help Line - 1800 737 732
- VicGov family violence support services
- Safe Steps 24-hour family violence response centre - 1800 015 188 or live web chat 9am to midnight
Please keep all discussion civil. Racism and hate speech will result in bans as always. Please post news and announcements from reputable journalism sites or official government sources only. Fear mongering will result in bans. Users are encouraged to report any such claims in the comments.
Please note due to ongoing issues with trolling and incivility, accounts newer than 6 weeks old may not participate in the coronavirus megathread. Your comment will be automatically removed, without exception, by AutoModerator. Mods cannot approve individual comments.