At the next federal election, in about two years, voters will indicate what they think of the government’s response to the Wuhan virus pandemic. Will they reward Scott Morrison for his handling of it or will they punish him for the consequences of that handling?

If the election were held this week, he would be rewarded. He has acted firmly and with determination to “flatten the curve”. We now have many thousands of ICU beds and ventilators with less than a hundred required for virus cases.