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Member of coronavirus advisory panel urges Government to 'go hard, go now' on lockdown
A key member of an expert panel advising the Government's response to COVID-19 is frustrated by Australia's staged shutdown approach, warning the death toll could rise if the Government did not take a "go hard, go now approach".
www.abc.net.au
You can't have a lower infection rate and your latte too.
From where I'm sitting over in mainland Europe amid a total lockdown, it seems absurd that Australia's prime minister is still fudging his way through the safe numbers of people to have at a gathering, which shops should stay open, and when people should go out or stay home.
Here are the real answers:
- The safe number of people is 1. That number should only be increased if it's unavoidable e.g. you live together, or there is a carer relationship.
- The shops that need to stay open are the ones that people depend on for food and hygiene.
- People should go out as little as they possibly can.
I know there are a few mavericks on this forum who think they know better than the many nations who have decided lockdown is necessary, but our government knows better than that. They know lockdown is inevitable, so why the delay? To reduce the sense of panic? To keep the economy turning over for as long as possible while the dollar is weak?