Melbourne’s ‘aggressive suppression’ beats COVID-19 second wave
The government, the scientists and the community came together to drive down the second wave. From its peak of 6767 active cases on August 7 to 4 cases on November 11, the Australian state of Victoria has some important lessons in pandemic management to teach the world. By Shibu Thomas As the United Kingdom and many parts of Europe head into lockdowns to contain the second wave of COVID-19 infections, in another part of the world Melbourne emerged from three-months of lockdown with a dozen consecutive days of zero cases. Terming its strategy ‘aggressive suppression’, the Australian state of Vi...