Red, amber and green alerts telling people when to wear masks and undertake other social distancing measures are being suggested as a way of keeping a lid on COVID-19 infections when Melbourne comes out of stage four lockdown.
With the daily case rate dropping under the 200 mark this week, Victorians are preparing for the eventual scaling back of restrictions and what comes next, with the likelihood that masks will be worn in some places for months to come.
Unlike the current system of six-week lockdowns, restrictions could change more regularly, depending on the number of cases, she said. The current alert level could be publicised through an app and in the media, she said, potentially reducing lockdown fatigue and taking the pressure off authorities. "We have to build in resilience to the public, they have to understand it will be at least 12 months for a vaccine and not all of us are able to get it because it's a double dose."
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