Victoria's tally of new COVID-19 cases today remains in the double digits. Sadly, five more Victorians have died.
Leading epidemiologist Tony Blakely predicts there will be about 30 cases per day when Victoria is set to move out of stage four restrictions on Sunday, September 13.show it was too early for Victorians to see single-digit case growth by this weekend, despite some optimistic predictions.
Case numbers will likely decrease by about 10 per cent each day on average, he said, meaning single-digit daily case numbers would not occur until after September 13.unveil his"road map" to reopen the state this Sunday, a week before Melbourne's stage four lockdown endsProfessor Blakely acknowledged that Victorians, including himself, were fed up with stay-at-home orders but said reopening, even with as few as 30 new cases per day, was risky.
"You [can] resurge again and you get the cases coming back. So it's really important to strike the balance here. I am sick of lockdown, we are all sick of lockdown, but we need to come out where we don't have a wave coming in that will have us back in lockdown by ChristmasProfessor Blakely said it was possible the state could open up and suppress cases effectively if testing rates remained high, businesses operated safely and people continued to wear face masks.
"Us as citizens [need to be] using masks in those outdoor environments and be sensible and not have mass group gatherings. It's a very different world, but it's our reality."The most important news, analysis and insights delivered to your inbox at the start and end of each day. Sign up to
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