How did Australia go from being the envy of the world with our best practice public health measures, low case numbers, a prepared health system and an economy ticking along nicely to what can only be described as a shambolic mess? The only example Australia is providing to the world now is a warning about what not to do with the Covid-19 pandemic. The government needed to heed practical, experienced public health experts, epidemiologists and clinicians. As case numbers exploded, a week after they were removed, QR codes and indoor mask wearing were reinstated – but the horse had bolted. We are told by our leaders not to look at the case numbers, and to look at hospitalisations and ICU admissions instead.

Source: The Guardian January 04, 2022 16:12 UTC