Why do you continue to promote zero Covid? Why aren't you part of the solution to open all borders? As for your musings about Sydney/Melbourne geographical differences, it beggars belief, but you had lost me months ago with your fear narrative.

This graph ignores: 1. The Avalon superspreader event was far bigger than anything Vic experienced. They had 33 cases on day 3. 2. The Sydney outbreak included a second unrelated outbreak - the berala outbreak which meant it took longer to get to zero. Cases not comparable

Early lockdown is painful…yes, but you’re ignoring the widespread damage of locking down the whole state (which NSW didn’t do by the way). It’s more than painful, it’s devastating. But I understand, Covid to the exclusion of all else.

Now please also compare NSW/VIC data on suicides, DV, unemployment, missed schooling, you know, so as not to be accused of selective reporting

Did NSW lock down the whole state?

So the "extensive community spread" in NSW was identified in the first seven days, before any lockdown effects (especially as Vic locked down on day 4). This graph actually shows the NSW outbreak was much more extensive in the beginning, but was controlled without a NSW lockdown

And the damage to our city, children, culture, communities has been absolutely devastating. This whole zero covid policy is dangerous. It's not sustainable. You also live in NSW so are far as I'm concerned your opinion is meaningless.

Thank you.

The number of people (including the expert epidemiologist posting this chart) that think that this data vindicates the VIC govt lockdowns is insane. It seems that they can't see the forest for the trees. The devastation caused in VIC trying to control the virus is lost on them!🤬

Your problem is that the only outcome you are interested in is 0 cases - you don’t seem to care about any of the collateral damage of lockdown. “Painful” is a glib and somewhat disrespectful term to use, given what some people go through with the lock downs.