The experts behind some of the modelling used to determine Australia's coronavirus response say Australia is in a lucky position, but warn the virus will remain part of everyday life.
The experts behind some of the modelling used to determine Australia's coronavirus response say Australia is in a"lucky" position — but the fight against COVID-19 will continue as the virus is"here to stay".
Melbourne's Doherty Institute, which has been critical in the Government's coronavirus decision-making process, on Tuesday released its early-stage modelling which helped inform the Morrison Government's early measures in the fight against the disease. Doherty Institute and University of Melbourne infectious diseases epidemiologist James McCaw — who was involved in the modelling — said as the Government had acted early, it could now make considered decisions.Coronavirus update: Follow the latest news in our daily wrap.
"[Now] we're in a very lucky position where we can think about the next steps and the very challenging questions ahead from a position of relative calm as opposed to crisis," he said. "We don't have an overwhelmed hospital system yet and we may well never have one if we continue to base our responses on the best available data."
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