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… from Peter Collignon on Sydney outbreak Among the problems: The text doesn’t mention mask mandates at all, and captioned photo implies that government initiated this measure rather than being pushed into it, after failure to require them led to Berala cluster (at least according to AMA)Collignon claims that “many prominent individuals” demanded a total lockdown. One link is to Norman Swan, who did suggest it. The other is to Raina McIntyre who said a short lockdown might be necessary if case numbers rose. Opposes border closures while claiming Victorian response as a successThere’s no discussion of SCG test, which may still turn out badly, despite original superspreader plans being wound back under pressurePremature triumphalism given that cases and venues of concern keep on
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… from Peter Collignon on Sydney outbreak Among the problems: The text doesn’t mention mask mandates at all, and captioned photo implies that government initiated this measure rather than being pushed into it, after failure to require them led to Berala cluster (at least according to AMA)Collignon claims that “many prominent individuals” demanded a total lockdown. One link is to Norman Swan, who did suggest it. The other is to Raina McIntyre who said a short lockdown might be necessary if case numbers rose. Opposes border closures while claiming Victorian response as a successThere’s no discussion of SCG test, which may still turn out badly, despite original superspreader plans being wound back under pressurePremature triumphalism given that cases and venues of concern keep on
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… from Peter Collignon on Sydney outbreak Among the problems:
- The text doesn’t mention mask mandates at all, and captioned photo implies that government initiated this measure rather than being pushed into it, after failure to require them led to Berala cluster (at least according to AMA)
- Collignon claims that “many prominent individuals” demanded a total lockdown. One link is to Norman Swan, who did suggest it. The other is to Raina McIntyre who said a short lockdown might be necessary if case numbers rose.
- Opposes border closures while claiming Victorian response as a success
- There’s no discussion of SCG test, which may still turn out badly, despite original superspreader plans being wound back under pressure
- Premature triumphalism given that cases and venues of concern keep on coming. A short lockdown might have been a better choice, than daily announcements sending hundreds or thousands into isolation.