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© Thomson Reuters 2020.Australia heads for lowest virus count in three months
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Mickelicious
So the lockdowns are working, then. Tough for everyone, but worthwhile.
Aly Rustom
ABSOLUTELY! Agree 100%
wtfjapan
The lockdowns are working.
yes lockdowns work when theyre followed out correctly, unfortunately its always a few morons that think their freedoms are more important than public safety, these same morons are why some countries just cant get their shite together
Black Sabbath
Good for Australia. Looks like following the recommendations of, y'now, science types who know what they are doing is, well, ratio
nal.
ClippetyClop
How? What else could have caused the numbers to go down? The warm weather or the availability of bleach?
Reucing human interaction results in reduced transmissions. This isn't rocket surgery.
Pukey2
Or, we could just kill off the elderly population.
nandakandamanda
Congratulations to Australia and Melbourne. Despite the pain, you have shown the world something.
Peter14
World-first research has discovered COVID-19 survivors could experience life-long symptoms and long-term side-effects
https://9now.nine.com.au/60-minutes/world-first-research-has-discovered-covid19-survivors-could-experience-lifelong-symptoms-and-longterm-side-effects/205c2697-1e93-4989-b91d-51f5c6b65469
The lock down is working as forecast. Well worth the effort I would say. Even those who get it and beat it can carry the side effects for a long long time and maybe for the rest of their lives. The research has shown that while those that are fortunate enough to beat the virus can still have long term debilitating effects and that effects all ages.
Living with this virus as some suggest may not be an option. Not if at some point you get it and get the side effects. The evidence suggests people can catch this more than once and every time you get it you face the same Russian roulette scenario. The effects on the body could be cumulative meaning each time you get it the chances increase of a bad reaction. Perhaps getting it for the third or fourth time will be the end for many more than the first time getting it, and it could include everyone. More time is needed to study the effects and until then, maintaining the lowest possible numbers of infections is doing everyone a favor.
wtfjapan
real question around whether the ends justify the means.
well how much do you put on human lives, get this if Australia had followed the US herd mentality, deaths in Australia would be around 15000 instead of its current 830
Zaphod
Nonsensical news. Nobody knows the infection rate anyway.
carpslidy
Great, but at what cost?
How many people have lost jobs, are suffering mental illness,
have families separated,
cant go out for more than two hours,
have missed months of education,
have illnesses that are now incurable
have committed suicide?
Akula
This is good news for Australia but there is a real question around whether the ends justify the means. Dictator Dan Andrews has presided over some very heavy handed tactics to enforce the lockdown.