Via Domain:
More than 100 leading researchers from the Group of Eight universities contributed to a “Roadmap to Recovery” report handed to the government this week, presenting both an elimination strategy that could keep strict lockdowns in place until June and a “controlled adaptation” or suppression strategy allowing for restrictions to be eased in May.
Researchers backing the elimination option argued maintaining restrictions for longer could drive a 50 per cent greater economic boost by minimising risk and giving people more confidence to re-engage in the economy. Both strategies backed border restrictions for at least six months, with the potential for travel to New Zealand and other countries under bilateral deals if they had successfully contained the virus.
