We had an R0 greater than 1 for a long enough period that if the response wasn't on point, we'd be in a similar position to the US.

One aspect that's missed is our testing rate - 500,000+ tests performed so far with a 1.2% positive rate. That's half of South Korea's.

None of this is to blow my Aussie horn. Whilst I'm proud to live in a country that handled this crisis well, I can't help but feel frustration at many of the remarks that Trump has said, particulary comments such as "can you really believe the numbers coming out of these countries?" it's just baffling considering that the AU-US alliance is unshakeable and there is no reason to mistrust our figures.

All stats sourced here: https://www.health.gov.au/news/health-alerts/novel-coronavir...