Even in Vic we only have a partial lockdown and it is not working well enough at present.
Essential workers are anybody who works in a food or drink outlet anywhere..not to mention tradies etc.
So the issue I see at present is people from Melbournes West (where this outbreak originated) can take covid to anywhere in Melbourne they work ie a counter attendant,clenar, security or any form of employment at a bakery, cafe, fruit and veg, butcher,bottle shop...you name it.
Meaning there is no practical lockdown at all for thousands upon thousands of people. Others, including myself, cannot go 5 ks or see anyone, or doing anything other than dig holes in the backyard.
So there is absolutely nothing other than a mask stopping covid transmission around anyone who works in any form of food or drink industry, anywhere in Melbourne, no matter where you live. Hence it appears the cases in Chadstone and South Melbourne.
There seems to be an inherent weakness in this lockdown model . I don't have the answer.
With the Delta variants contagiousness this is a problem.
Could we have a total lockdown for 5 days, like 5 Easter Fridays in a row, would it make a difference.?
I would be keen to try it. Imagine the toilet paper fights!