[_carbyau_]

While this is true (I live in Melbourne Australia) it did affect a lot of people - financially, mentally etc.

Depending on where in society you sit probably shapes whether you think it was worth it. (Full disclosure, I do but I was also not inconvenienced much.)

As it stands currently, I note that interventions in Australia are much faster now.

Our stand down position was we had to wear masks to the supermarket and on public transport. Everywhere else was pretty close to normal.

But one case detected yesterday in our 4 million population city, means we all wearing masks whenever we're indoors today.

That one case has flicked that switch overnight. So it seems that the main thing is to test well and react quickly.

[peytn]

It likely helps to be a bit remote. That’s why Australia is free of other viruses like rabies.