Modelling shows the strain coronavirus could put on Australia's health system
Australia’s gains in slowing the spread of coronavirus could be undermined if people start to ignore physical distancing rules, the Morrison government warned, as it released modelling of the potential strain on the health system.
After facing weeks of calls to release the evidence it is using to justify sweeping restrictions on social and economic life, the government published material on Tuesday that is based on the impact of strategies that have been rolled out around the world – but not Australian case numbers.
If there were an unchecked outbreak in Australia, the modelling suggests, some 35,000 intensive care beds could be required at its peak – something that would be well beyond the country’s capacity to provide.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/apr/07/modelling-shows-the-strain-coronavirus-could-put-on-australias-health-system
After facing weeks of calls to release the evidence it is using to justify sweeping restrictions on social and economic life, the government published material on Tuesday that is based on the impact of strategies that have been rolled out around the world – but not Australian case numbers.
If there were an unchecked outbreak in Australia, the modelling suggests, some 35,000 intensive care beds could be required at its peak – something that would be well beyond the country’s capacity to provide.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/apr/07/modelling-shows-the-strain-coronavirus-could-put-on-australias-health-system
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