There's no easy exit strategy from the coronavirus lockdown
It is hard to judge when it will make sense to ease restrictions in place to stop the coronavirus spread – for the economy as well as for the rate of infection.
With Australia’s borders effectively locked and a diminishing number of returning citizens quarantined for two weeks, the key to the nation’s physical and economic health will be the level of future infection from no identifiable source.
This is now nearly 10 per cent of COVID-19 cases and Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy says it’s the number that concerns him most. That is despite the obvious relief the daily increase in overall numbers is consistently reducing – ahead of the release of official modelling figures on Tuesday.
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Jennifer Hewett is the national affairs columnist. She writes a daily column on politics, business and the economy. Connect with Jennifer on Twitter. Email Jennifer at jennifer.hewett@afr.com
