25 February

Now that masks are gone too, I think it’s worth looking at the data when assessing risk. Here’s Lithgow. The green line is the average of cases. It’s not going down, in fact it’s going up. And this is based on the hopeless amount of testing actually going on, so there is much more Covid out there. I think it’s important to remember always that it’s politicians who want you to pretend this is all over, and to go back to ‘normal’. They’ve done that 5-6 times in the past 2 years, and have been wrong every time. The scientists still say wear a mask, avoid crowded indoor public spaces, etc. It’s not just your own life at stake here. Look at the median age of the 2790 postcode, 45. There are a lot of older vulnerable people living here. You’re legally allowed to smoke. But you’re likely to die from smoking, if you do it. Treat Covid the same way. What’s allowed is a terrible guide.