In pure comic book fashion, several days ago, over fears that a man contracted COVID while buying a pizza, South Australian Premier Steven Marshall ordered widespread closures and stay-home orders for 1.7 million citizens.
The misery inflicted on businesses and the population by the lockdown demand turned out to be all for naught because the man intentionally misled authorities.
The Wall Street Journal reported last week that the infected person worked at the pizza shop and likely contracted the virus from another employee. The report said health officials indicated they were misled by the man and sent into a frenzy to protect the public. They also tried to determine how many people could have been in contact with him.
The theory was if a person contracted the virus by simply buying a pizza at the shop in Adelaide, the virus could have become more contagious, even though there were only 22 confirmed cases from local transmission in the entire region. The swift action by health officials was criticized by business owners who were forced into lockdown.
There were new concerns on Sunday in the region after a man in his 30s, who tested positive for the virus, reportedly broke quarantine orders and visited a few locations, including the Intensive English Language Institute at Flinders University earlier this month.
“We want you to get tested immediately even if you have no symptoms,” Professor Nicola Spurrier, South Australia’s Chief Health Officer, said, according to The Guardian.
TRENDPOST: That an entire area of a nation was locked down because, as noted by the WSJ, “… a customer contracting Covid-19 simply by purchasing a pizza was an indication the virus could be spreading widely,” and people “being infected through contact with surfaces such as cardboard pizza boxes” illustrates the levels of how authoritarian powers rule over common sense and scientific data.
In addition, there were just 22 cases (and, as we have been reporting, scientifically, PCR tests are inaccurate) and 1.7 million people’s lives are disrupted by the declaration of a politician and bureaucrats… clearly exemplifies the loss of personal freedom and disrespect for common sense.
