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Lessons for Australia from Melbourne’s COVID-19 spike

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COVIDSafe app so health authorities can quickly find close contacts of people confirmed to have contracted COVID-19.The faster the 'disease detectives' can find these close contacts, the quicker they can prevent the virus from spreading.So what have we learned from the Melbourne spike?

A significant number of the new cases are connected to family gatherings.What does this tell us? It would seem some Australians don’t appreciate that COVID-19 can be dangerous, even among people they know well — including family members.As COVID-19 restrictions have eased and more people are able to meet in homes and venues such as hotels and restaurants, some Australians are choosing not to socialise at a safe physical distance.

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