13 April

Oz numbers plummeting. Elimination has to be tried, any other option means maybe 2 years of what we have now, which will cripple society. All pandemic strategies are actually elimination strategies - you have to eliminate the virus somehow - the only thing that differs is the timeframe. My two cents, and those of many experts - now is the time to put our foot right on the throat of this thing, and stamp it out. I'd bet most members of the public actually feel the same, it's vested interests in business who are the main forces that resist the idea. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/10/elimination-what-new-zealands-coronavirus-response-can-teach-the-world