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Australians are airing their grievances with Victoria Premier Dan Andrews after he admitted he cited non-existent coronavirus-tainted sewage in his decision to lock down the state.
Andrews announced a seven-day statewide shut down on August 5 in response to the “wastewater detection” of Covid-19 in Wangaratta, a rural city about 236km (147 miles) from Melbourne. The discovery creates the “potential that regional Victorians have been exposed to Covid-19,” Andrews explained. The decision to widen restrictions to include the whole state was designed to “keep regional Victoria safe,” the premier added.
The order means that, apart from emergencies and grocery shopping, Victoria’s citizens are required to remain at home. Public gatherings are prohibited, with people only able to meet one person in their social circle. Educational institutions will also revert to online teaching.
But the reasoning behind the draconian statewide decree was soon rubbished by local officials. Andrews initially claimed the sewage test had “pinged” positive, then went negative before turning positive again. According to local media reports, his explanation didn’t hold water. Less than 24 hours later, Wangaratta mayor Dean Rees challenged the premier’s chain of events. There had been several successive tests returning negative results following one positive detection on July 30, regional health officials confirmed.
Australians soon began to vent on social media about Andrews’ debunked coronavirus sewage. By Friday afternoon, “#FakePoos” was trending, with countless tweets calling out the premier for locking up the entire state on specious grounds.
So the state government smears Wangaratta as a Covid hotspot, gets it wrong, then refuses to apologise. That’s rotten form. https://t.co/s0dk6TICU7
— Matthew Guy MP (@MatthewGuyMP) August 6, 2021
The uproar eventually forced Andrews to admit his reasoning stank.
“We apologize. We try to get the best information out as quickly as we can. Nothing is perfect and no one has ever pretended that it is,” he said on Saturday. However, the premier stressed that the non-existent Covid wastewater in Wangaratta was “not the only reason why people are locked down across the state.”
Despite Andrews’ insistence the lockdown was still necessary, Australians continue to argue that the current data doesn’t justify such severe blanket restrictions.
According to media reports, the lockdown is set to be extended. Judging by ongoing Twitter activity, this could mean more #FakePoos directed at Andrews, with some Aussies expressing the hope that the cheeky hashtag will take off across the country.
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Honestly! : reading this post .. Dan Andrews the clown🤡 ..What a Cracker!! 🧨 and he
Locks the whole State down because of the global cabals Fake Delta Strain and the so
so called #Fake Poos – sewage waste etc..
Tonight 9th August @ 11.59 pm just before every ones car🚗 turns into a pumpkin
Lock Down .for Regional Vic .lifts Yipee.!! Well hang on …not so fast.
9 News has reported this afternoon that 200 police officers are to be deployed around
Metro Melbourne to ensure compliance; report reads @ 2 pm -.Metro & fringe areas to
make sure Melbournians cannot sneak into the regional areas when they open up.
It is reminds me of the show Hogans Heroes. Melbournians- city folk .would have to tunnel
their way out- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOBEDhuMa3U Escape or Stay.
just over 4 mins Fines for escaping to regional area will be $5452 dollars.🤑
And whats more we in the Metro area cannot travel more than 5 kms for food or essentials.
has been this way since 8 pm Thursday 5th August. HELP!!
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/desperate-daniel-andrews-has-only-himself-to-blame/news-story/e2b6137d6dcbad3aaf1a2a45d64d6d6f
The facial expression says it all.!
A definition of fake poo is Daniel Andrews sitting on the toilet with an electronic device claiming to be pooing. Sorry. Couldn’t help it. Lol! It is beyond ridiculous.