As I write this, coronavirus isolation measures are being eased in almost every state and territory in Australia. But in Victoria, Daniel Andrews is refusing to budge on his lockdown, citing ‘expert evidence’.
And now, with a single tweet, we know exactly the kind of ‘expert’ Andrews is listening to, and it explains a lot.
Dr Annaliese van Diemen, Victoria’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer, took to Twitter on Thursday to offer a bizarre comparison of Captain Cook’s voyage to the coronavirus.
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