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The last week of covid-19 cases in Australia. 5 of 8 states and territories saw 0 new cases, in total. Source: https://www.covid19data.com.au/
The">https://www.covid19data.com.au/">... worst single day was 15 cases, in total.
Australia& #39;s population is, BTW, 25 million.
The">https://www.covid19data.com.au/">... worst single day was 15 cases, in total.
Australia& #39;s population is, BTW, 25 million.
There is, however, still community transmission (orange in this graph):
The testing numbers are astonishing. At its worst, Australia had 30 negatives for each positive. Now at roughly 250 : 1.
By contrast, the US was 6 : 1 until the last few weeks, now more like 15 : 1.
Perhaps related: the CFR in Australia is about 1.4%. It& #39;s about 6% in the US
By contrast, the US was 6 : 1 until the last few weeks, now more like 15 : 1.
Perhaps related: the CFR in Australia is about 1.4%. It& #39;s about 6% in the US
I mention all this mostly because of the relative lack of attention the media in many countries have paid to successes elsewhere. No constant drumbeat of "Australia / South Korea / Taiwan / etc did A, B, C, what can we learn?"
When it& #39;s said, you hear lots of excuse-making for why those other examples aren& #39;t relevant. Of course, it& #39;s worth being somewhat skeptical, but the explanations are often very flimsy. One I& #39;ve heard repeatedly: "but Australia is an island".
