Lockdown 6 is not following the textbook. Infectious cases in the community are not coming down. And we have a constant stream of about five mystery cases a day. Bugger, writes epidemiologist Professor Tony Blakely | OPINION covid covid19 coron...
Melbourne is not so far gone that we have lost control of Delta – yet. Just idly sitting on our hands, doing more of the same, would have had a reasonable probability of us in limbo-land lockdown with case numbers bobbing around – until increasing vaccination coverage tipped the balance our way.
Going harder means picking out those measures that are not too disruptive to society and the economy, and together with the whole package of measures, tip the balance in our favour.Curfews are contentious. But they will not have much impact on the economy when we are already in lockdown. And curfews should prevent some of the more egregious social gatherings that might be super-spreader events, and also help to reduce social mobility and contacts across the board.
Is there anything more we can do? Yes. As citizens, we need to reduce our contacts. It is tedious now spring feels like it is here, and we are all craving social connectiveness.
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