Premier DanielAndrewsMP says the coronavirus cluster linked to the Chadstone Shopping Centre is proof it is too early for Melbourne to reopen – warning 'a small number of cases can lead to a large number of cases'.
Premier Daniel Andrews says the coronavirus cluster linked to the Chadstone Shopping Centre is proof it is too early for Melbourne to reopen – warning "a small number of cases can lead to a large number of cases". 11 cases have so far been linked to the shopping centre cluster. Mr Andrews appealed to business owners who were frustrated over the state's prolonged closures.
“It is not safe to open up now, it will be soon when we have driven these numbers down even further. “That case makes two points: One, the response has been excellent, and I thank all of those who have been part of that. "Two, it makes the point very clearly, if we were to open up now, just as our modelling tells us, just as our experts confirm for it, one of it or even a handful of these events won't be a handful of cases, it will be many hundreds of cases.
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