Tired of lockdown rules? Our analysis shows most Australians have curbed mixing and helped suppress COVID
- Written by: Christopher Baker, Research Fellow in Statistics for Biosecurity Risk, The University of Melbourne
ShutterstockUnthinkable in 2019, lockdowns have been a key public health measure to reduce the impact of COVID in Australia. However, lockdowns take a toll on the population, and there is a limit to how long people and communities can sustain these behaviours.
While governments set restrictions through policy, the actual reduction in spread is due...