COVID-19 pandemic, saying what is good for health is what is good for the economy.Dr. Stephen Duckett, who ran AHS from 2009 to 2010, is the health program director for the Grattan Institute in Melbourne, Australia.
He was one of the authors of a report called Go for zero, which argues bringing case numbers down to zero will save lives and allow the economy to recover more quickly.The state of Victoria, where Melbourne is located, imposed a strict lockdown for 110 days as a way to eliminate the virus; during that time, Duckett said he worked from home, was only allowed outside for one hour a day for exercise and shopping centres were closed.“It was tough.