As the country enters its fourth week of physical-distancing measures — resulting in a gradual flattening of the curve — health experts begin contemplating the next phase of Australian coronavirus response.
Infectious disease experts are expecting to know a"way out" of the coronavirus crisis within weeks as modelling focused on community transmission rates becomes clearer.A group of epidemiologists has been advising the Federal Government on its coronavirus responseThe next set of modelling will dictate how authorities will lead Australia out of the crisis
However, according to the experts — including a group of epidemiologists advising the Federal Government — more data on the rate of community transmission is needed before further decisions can be made.
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