Booney wrote:We've had a trade show / conference planned for May in Melbourne cancelled. As an organisation we'd spent considerable money on the stand, flights, accommodation and conference facilities.
We've had parties in our supply chain email us to tell us they're experiencing delays with goods inwards and no sign of change anytime soon.
We've, as an organisation, implemented some control measures for drivers coming in and out of our premises.
If you don't want to take it seriously that's up to you, but if there's ever been a case of being proactive as opposed to reactive then this is it.
Yeah as an organisation working in the fitness industry we have taken this seriously. We have increased our contract cleaning, increased the regularity in which we test our pools. Put plans in place regarding financial arrangements with members in the event we are forced to shut down like other countries have done.
The irony is as a gym we may be forced to close due to threat of a virus that is affecting less than 0.1% of the population. The reason we exist is to provide people with greater health and currently live in a society that is going through an obesity and heart disease epidemic which affect millions more a year, never mind the millions that are looking for injury rehab etc.