NSW, like Victoria, should explicitly sign up to the 'zero cases' goal, and it should release a detailed plan to get there OPINION
At first glance, it seems obvious that NSW has managed the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic better than Victoria. New daily case numbers in NSW are low. Life is closer to pre-pandemic normal in NSW, with fewer restrictions. And of course NSW’s second wave can be traced to Victoria’s much bigger problems.
So, should the NSW government and public sit smugly on their hands, safe in the knowledge there is nothing to learn from Victoria? The answer is a definite no.On Sunday, Victorian Premier Dan Andrews released a "roadmap out of lockdown". This reaffirmed the national cabinet’s goal of zero community transmissions, and announced the continuation of restrictions as a key part of how to get there.
The big difference between Victoria and NSW now is that one state has a plan to get to zero, and one doesn’t. Premier Gladys Berejiklian is asking the good citizens of NSW to please do the right thing. It’s a plea, not a plan. The state that introduced night curfews to curb drunken behaviour is well behind Victoria on restrictions to fight a pandemic.
NSW has been lucky. The virus is bubbling along at low levels, and contact tracing has worked well so far. But NSW is only one "super spreader" event away from a big outbreak that may necessitate harsh, Victorian-style restrictions.
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