This week has served up an important reminder that we are still a long way from a resolution for the difficulties we face as a community with COVID-19. Victorians are now in a six-week Stage 4 lock down, with movement restricted to within 5 Km of their residential address (save for very restricted circumstances). Here in Queensland, we have an anxious wait to see just how widespread community transmission may be given the surge in cases in both Victoria and New South Wales, and both the very public and more frequent but publicly “unknown” breeches of the Queensland border crossing regulations. Here in Toowoomba, we have been notified of one active (but not community-transmitted) case. And on Saturday, Queensland Health put out a bulletin alerting people who reside or have visited a number of Brisbane, Logan, Beenleigh and Ipswich locations/suburbs/post codes in the past two weeks to be extra cautious.
Michael C and I were discussing this on Saturday, and have concluded that we are going to play this very cautiously within the Club. We ask that if you have visited one of the identified areas, that you please stay away from the dojo for 14 days after your visit there. A complete list of areas affected can be found at: https://www.qld.gov.au/health/conditions/health-alerts/coronavirus-covid-19/current-status/contact-tracing and remember that the entirety of the Brisbane, Ipswich, Logan and Beenleigh local government areas now are under restrictions with regard to aged care facilities.
While this may seem painful given the interruption to our recently restarted activities, I’m sure that everyone will agree that we do not wish to be in the Victorian situation in a month’s time.
Please be cautions when you do visit the dojo. Remember:
If you are at all unwell, please stay away.
If you have two or more of the known SARS-CoV-2 symptoms, please get tested immediately
Come to the dojo clean (both yourself, your uniform, and your equipment)
Sign in, and sanitise your hands
Try to leave space between your equipment and others. Be mindful of distancing, especially during change overs and at the end of a training day.
Follow an discipline specific protocols for the session you are training in
Leave the dojo promptly. No not change at the end of your session(s) and please, do not linger. We need to be better with our “Get in, train, get out — no hanging about” mantra.
I will provide another update next week. Stay everyone!