Another shutdown ‘is an option we don’t want to take in NSW’, premier Gladys Berejiklian says as cases linked to Sydney pub reach 30. Follow the latest news and updates
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He was also asked about comments Alan Jones made on Sky News last night, which I won’t link to here but which repeat the song that Jones has been singing all pandemic long: the majority of people recover from the virus therefore we should not be locked down.
Morrison said:
Well you have got to get the balance right on this. It is true that the vast majority of people who do contract coronavirus recover, that is the case.
Your protection against the virus is not shutting things down all the time. You have to do that sometimes, as is the case in Victoria. The protection against the virus is on social distancing, it’s downloading the app, it’s washing your hands, I note the advice in Victoria around wearing face masks…
You don’t go to the extremes on any of this stuff you just keep going down the middle and thats where you make the most ground.
You don’t just shut the whole country down because that is not sustainable…The right strategy is the one that we have all together been pursuing as a country.
Continue reading…Another shutdown ‘is an option we don’t want to take in NSW’, premier Gladys Berejiklian says as cases linked to Sydney pub reach 30. Follow the latest news and updatesNSW won’t shut down despite risks of large venuesFollow live news from around the worldSign up for Guardian Australia’s coronavirus email 12.21am BSTOur new global coronavirus blog is live, you can follow that coverage here. 12.19am BSTHe was also asked about comments Alan Jones made on Sky News last night, which I won’t link to here but which repeat the song that Jones has been singing all pandemic long: the majority of people recover from the virus therefore we should not be locked down.Morrison said:Well you have got to get the balance right on this. It is true that the vast majority of people who do contract coronavirus recover, that is the case.Your protection against the virus is not shutting things down all the time. You have to do that sometimes, as is the case in Victoria. The protection against the virus is on social distancing, it’s downloading the app, it’s washing your hands, I note the advice in Victoria around wearing face masks…You don’t go to the extremes on any of this stuff you just keep going down the middle and thats where you make the most ground.You don’t just shut the whole country down because that is not sustainable…The right strategy is the one that we have all together been pursuing as a country. Continue reading…