Infectious diseases expert Sanjaya Senanayake told Sky News, northern hemisphere countries would be watching “with some amazement” how Australia responds to one or two COVID-19 cases appearing suddenly.
Mr Senanayake said despite the very low case load which continued to emerge in Australia, one or two COVID-19 cases could “turn into something a lot worse” particularly with new, more virulent variants.
“Perhaps something like we had in Melbourne in the middle of last year,” he said.
“Certainly our public health authorities throughout the states and territories have managed these outbreaks very well, but there is also luck involved.
“People in the northern hemisphere probably watch with some amazement how we respond to one or two cases suddenly appearing.”
