Warding off the dreaded second wave


THE Gerald Butler trilogy Olympus Has Fallen, London Has Fallen and Angel Has Fallen comes to mind when I reflect on the most recent developments in the Covid-19 pandemic globally.

The two words, “has fallen”, can be applied to Australia, which originally had tremendous success in curbing the spread of Covid-19, but in the past few days, some areas have had to go into lockdown again due to a huge spike in the number of new cases.

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