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Contract tracing wasn't very effective. What worked in Melbourne was that 8 months of house arrest for everyone living in the city... I'm all for managing the

by mmusc 6y ago

Contract tracing wasn't very effective. What worked in Melbourne was that 8 months of house arrest for everyone living in the city... I'm all for managing the virus spread but if the policies are a piece of meat, in the UK the policies are uncooked in Melbourne they were burnt.

PaulDavisThe1st 6y ago
> What worked in Melbourne was that 8 months of house arrest for everyone living in the city... The .au epidemiologists I've heard on NPR have made it clear that what worked in Melbourne was everything they did, including a lockdown and including contact tracing.
- grey-area 6y ago
  Exactly, there is no one magic bullet. The changing seasons probably helped too.