Why NSW Will Avoid Unmanageable COVID Surges As Seen In Singapore

Many Australians are nervously waiting for NSW COVID-19 case numbers to surge after reopening on Monday. Singapore has served as a grim warning – with 3000 cases a day despite having higher vaccination rates than Australia open reopening. However, experts have explained that NSW is unlikely to face the same fate.

Professor Jaya Dantas from Curtin School of Population Health has explained that because Australian cities are less densely populated, we are unlikely to see the same case explosion upon reopening. Furthermore, more people use mass rail transport and buses in Singapore, live in more crowded dormitories and go to crowded malls. These are less common practices in Australia, which will help us avoid such a drastic increase.