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Credit where credit's due
I'm not a fan of Scott Morrison (Au. conservative Prime Minister) but the government seems to have handled this crisis magnificently, barring the 'Ruby Princess' fiasco.
More importantly, it's a message and warning to those in the US who call for lifting of restrictions.
Editorial
Virus on the ropes, but fight far from over
Australia is now more than three weeks into the stage three lockdowns introduced to fight COVID-19 and the truly encouraging news is that the disease is losing.
When the lockdown was declared, Australia was recording more than 300 new cases a day. On Thursday the national figure was just seven. We are the envy of countries around the world but our success creates new dangers.
The most obvious of these is succumbing to the growing pressure to scrap social distancing restrictions and fully restart the economy.
It is natural that people want to return to normal, meet their friends and relatives and send their children back to school. Hundreds of thousands of businesses are on the brink of financial ruin and want to get back to work.
In the US protesters have even taken to the streets demanding a premature end to the lockdowns. The result is some US states are rushing relaxing restrictions even though their morgues struggle to bury the dead.
https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/virus-on-the-ropes-but-fight-far-from-over-20200423-p54mpa.html
Virus on the ropes, but fight far from over
Australia is now more than three weeks into the stage three lockdowns introduced to fight COVID-19 and the truly encouraging news is that the disease is losing.
When the lockdown was declared, Australia was recording more than 300 new cases a day. On Thursday the national figure was just seven. We are the envy of countries around the world but our success creates new dangers.
The most obvious of these is succumbing to the growing pressure to scrap social distancing restrictions and fully restart the economy.
It is natural that people want to return to normal, meet their friends and relatives and send their children back to school. Hundreds of thousands of businesses are on the brink of financial ruin and want to get back to work.
In the US protesters have even taken to the streets demanding a premature end to the lockdowns. The result is some US states are rushing relaxing restrictions even though their morgues struggle to bury the dead.
https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/virus-on-the-ropes-but-fight-far-from-over-20200423-p54mpa.html
