391,000 tests in Australia they say. 43 new cases (total 6,523) and 65 deaths. NSW picked up 29 more today (total 2,926). The world recorded 2.1 million cases and 145,000 deaths. A review of lockdown provisions for Australia will occur in four weeks. Retail and manufacturing are mooted to be the first sectors to have the handbrake taken off. A new opt-in tracking app will be available to trace contacts, but it needs 40% to adopt it to be effective.
China has now revised the Wuhan death toll up by 50%, confirming widely held suspicions of under-reporting when the virus broke. Our government says three conditions must be met before restrictions can be lifted:
- A broader testing regime.
- Better contact tracing.
- Confidence in the health care system’s capacity to contain outbreaks.
In terms of geopolitics, we are learning to no longer look to the USA for exemplars of cultural or ethical values, and certainly not international leadership. If the virus is the great disruption, this perception is the great dismay to carry forward into our new reality. We need to look elsewhere, past willful ignorance, to something credible, transparent and cooperative.
Awesomely Astute 
Very informative! An extremely useful narrative since lock down, good historical record. Well done!
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