Don't sweat on the famous five – it's the mystery numbers that count: Sutton

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Victoria's Chief Health Officer said that when it comes to moving to the next stage in the road map out of lockdown, he and his colleagues are placing greater weight on the 'story' behind each diagnosis, rather than the number of infections, writes ...

Over the long months of Victoria’s second wave of COVID-19 infections, Melburnians' spirits have soared or slumped with each day's release of case numbers.

He said the raw daily case numbers were now less important for the big-picture decisions than the origin of each individual infection and whether it could be tracked and traced."It’s the most prominent criteria," he said. "We will absolutely look to those mystery cases in particular and those sporadic ... individual community cases which are often mystery cases."

"We want to get below five, but [if] it’s above five and the great majority of those cases are known, contained, linked and we’re confident about the control measures in place, then we might accept that as a threshold for a move to another stage," he said.

 

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VictorianCHO, In the next stage, visits will be allowed between two nominated households only. For many people this will mean choosing between parents and in-laws. Please consider this and make this easing of restrictions workable for all.

Fucking COVID hysteria.

What does that mean? Grey areas so rules can be (re)made...?🤨

They make it up as they go along.

But isn't the curve flat?

And the rules keep changing - no surprise there 🙄

Controlling the Masses seems infectious and difficult to eradicate.

VictorianCHO, by saying that now, you are admitting that the number 5 was never based on science!

I don’t care if he makes it like a musical or a movie to get us out of this lockdown. All it matters is we are going to get out of this.

🙄

We don't care, full.stop.

They like to make shit up as they go

The Age is complicit in keeping this destructive and moronic Vic premier in power. Let it never be forgotten.

Another change ? Just make a plan clowns

Non health care worker, average is about 2.9

Susan08949003 What he means is Hes gunna create a fantasy that rivals Dracula Once upon a time there was this evil wicked virus that kills it hides behind bushes & comes out at nite to grab you lock up ur kids & put garlic on your door pay me $1 million for my magic portions & ur safe

matty_yay we are now transitioning from data and science to “judgement and stories” You can’t make this stuff up! What were you doing out running at 5am?

When will you idiots get a lesson in virology. The virus will not be eliminated it will, on its own accord ,go back into hiding until conditions are favourable for it to remerge. You wankers should have recommended the Taiwan method months ago. Stupidity reigns.

Do your job Brett and stop making the same excuses like you did 750 dead people and several billions of dollars ago.

Happy we are being flexible with targets

They do like their 'control', I guess the next steps will be increasing the fines again while reducing the transparency

Great to see all the public support behind the Dan Andrews

We need figures as to what mystery case figure is acceptable in line with cases. They can't just keep saying 'well maybe if it's 6 we will open' or similar. There are millions of peoples livelihoods and everyone's mental health at stake here. Some clarity would be nice.

Mmm, so it’s about a “story” now and not science? You can’t make this stuff up. We are only 8 months into this 5 year plan, I can’t wait to hear what they come up with next.. pass me the popcorn 🍿

You get the feeling that they are making this up as they go along. Criteria changes to suit an agenda.

Only because they know 5 or less is practically impossible in just under 3 weeks & Mikakos has spilt the beans about the 'real' strategy. If they kept the eradication strategy up & they didn't open up on Oct 19 they know there'd be hell to pay

If that is the case, we've got a good start.... but why is it I don't trust that message

Victorians need confidence in government, we have none. The continuing mismanagement and incompetence should fear every Victorian. springst auspol MartinFoleyMP JillHennessyMP theheraldsun 7NewsMelbourne 9NewsMelb 10NewsFirstMelb 3AW693 abc730 abcnews

What the hell does that even mean? Talking more and more crap at us isn’t helping - get real, let us out and do us all a favour and resign. Don’t let the door hit you on the way our boys. DanielAndrewsMP VictorianCHO ResignDanielAndrews

But without transparency will we know the story too? Where are the mystery cases - LGA/post codes? What are the clusters the daily cases are linked to? When will this data be released by DHHS and the Victorian Government?

Here comes the backflip. Just admit you screwed up.

Shave yah beard brohhh.. 😂

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