A Melbourne epidemiologist says the increased restrictions that came into force last night were "overdue", with the state of Victoria trying to control a second wave of Covid-19 cases. Billy Wong/University of Auckland Melbourne epidemiologist Professor Tony Blakely says there are lessons to be learned for NZ from what is happening in Victoria now. The Victorian city has been hit with a spate of new Covid-19 cases. Community testing was vital to ensuring any type of regional or city lockdown would be viable, she said. It follows weeks of failure to meet the daily community testing targets set out by the ministry.

Source: Stuff August 03, 2020 01:41 UTC