#auspol #covid19nsw When asked late yesterday whether opening up with hundreds or thousands of cases still…

#auspol #covid19nsw When asked late yesterday whether opening up with hundreds or thousands of cases still active in the community was a problem, the Director of the Institute said ‘the outcome is the same, but the load on the public health system is higher’. Unpacking that. /1 https://t.co/dqpt5Pzpa0

In layperson’s terms, what the Director said was ‘you can open up with a higher number of cases, provided you close immediately again with public health measures, to control them’. You read that right. You can open with more cases, provided you close straight away again. /2

Also, from her own report: "...light or moderate restrictions will likely be insufficient to regain control of epidemics even at 70% coverage for only a partially effective TTIQ response. Prolonged lockdowns would likely be needed to limit infection numbers and caseloads." /3

Says what I just said. If you open up at 70% with only a partially effective TTIQ system, as NSW has now, you’ll have to lock down again immediately to control the massive spread. What one of the co-authors of the report said yesterday as well. That TTIQ system is breaking…/4

…more each day, with cases doubling about every week. This is a pretty shameful attempt by the head of the Institute to maintain favour with the PM, who is paying them to do this work, and who wants the country open no matter what. /end