Victorians should brace for “many months' of social distancing restrictions in the fight against COVID-19, Premier Daniel Andrews has again warned springst
But the Victorian government is adamant in its stance that any relaxation of the rules, or any complacency in the public response to social distancing, could result in a public health catastrophe akin to those in New York, Italy and Spain.
Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton was asked this week which restrictions might be the first to go and said he and his colleagues were not even close to being able to answer the question.“There's a lot to work to do with modellers, with getting a better understanding of how these restrictions have made a difference, both here in Australia and internationally.
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