Dr Norman Swan has rejected suggestions NSW controlled its coronavirus outbreak through better management than Victoria, saying the state got “lucky”.
“And not a lot was invested after that in the Victorian system. So they’re playing catch-up. Brendan Murphy knows the Victorian system deeply. When you hear these comments, what you’re seeing is nervousness. Even though you have 2500 people working their hearts out, this is not their fault, but they’re working in the system that’s playing catch-up.”
“If you just clear away all the debate, the aim has to be to get as little virus circulating in Victoria as is possible, and the cut-off that you choose is a bit arbitrary,” he said. “The risk is you’re sitting on a powder keg that could blow up. Britain started to relax at 200 cases a day and now they’re at 18,000. Israel relaxed too early as well. Singapore had an outbreak but they relaxed … at about five to 10 cases a day. Korea has a big problem with that church group now. But they’ve been managing with a steady state of 200 a day.”
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