Brisbane locked down for 3 days because of 1 case of the new mutant super Coronavirus. Time to shut the borders.
I see Annastacia Moneyszczuk has brought out the sledgehammer again. Obviously no scalpels are available in Queensland, only the sledgehammer in the toolbox.
I expect such a decision to be almost universally welcomed around the nation, as such strains must be removed quickly.
Unfortunately, as the number of infected return travellers increases, breaches will also increase. Even though this strain it is more contagious I’m not convinced that the sledgehammer approach will be effective at removing it in the long term. It is more likely perimeter wall breaches will occur and at an increasing rate so other methods need to be developed. Maybe it’s time to restrict flights from the UK even further and to have quarantine out of the major cities.
My view on quarantine remains that it should have been centrally run by the federal government who's responsibility it has always been from day dot.