Victoria Aus shows it is possible to do what we have discussed for Ontario over past months.
1. The state imposed targeted restrictions, highest in the major city Melbourne. This was in their equivalent of a northern winter. Results have been spectacular.
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Their state monitoring was at the postal code level, not at large diluted regional levels. (Yes, they have a privacy law.)

They track and share a critical element of spread - clusters.

The nation has progressed with its version of a Covid Alert App. Now at 27% of the population despite the fact that most of the country has few cases outside of Victoria.

As we have discussed many times, they set target levels to reach reopening steps. The public has a clear target.

Communication is clear on the roadmap to reopening to the next step. This is backed up by real fines that are clearly understood.

The steps are precise, this one is for the major city Melbourne where cases have been heaviest, other regions are at much freer steps. They even address our equivalent of LTC workers and have ultra-clear definitions of bubbles.

When targets are reached, every person knows why reopening has been earned and how they played a role, working with the government. They still have ongoing monitoring and the reopening steps will stay in place to help guide behaviour next time. https://ca.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia-idCAKBN26I04D

We are at a turning point in Ontario (and Canada). Our decentralized approach has value in handling public health at a local level but we need strong, clear, and timely guidance from the province and Ottawa. Australia's Victoria region has set the standard. We can do this.