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Queensland's former chief health officer Gerry Fitzgerald, now a public health professor at QUT, has revealed when he thinks life may return to normal.
"The numbers are really very small that's good news but we would want to see that good news for a lot longer until we would be comfortable to moving to the next stage," Dr Fitzgerald told 9News.
He believes that next stage will be a "gentle opening up" of society about a month or so from now.
Dr Gerry Fitzgerald spoke to 9News. (9News)
Possible timeline for easing COVID-19 restrictions in Queensland. (Nine)
That could see all students returning to school, people returning to office-based work and retail stores reopening.
"It's all about the risk of the closure of our systems against the risk of the virus," he said.
"In some ways it's a reversal of the way we transitioned out."
Coronavirus: The steps Australia must take to relax restrictions
The next stage, he predicts, would see the easing of restrictions on small social gatherings like dinner parties.
Dog parks, playgrounds and gyms could reopen within a few months by his calculations.
"If you know the people who are coming to your house party you can trace them if there is a problem," he said.
Last to reopen would likely be pubs, cafes, restaurants and other social spots and when they do open it will be under strict social distancing restrictions.
For instance tables at restaurants may need to be 1.5 metres apart while patrons could have their temperature taken before entering the premises.
Though a time frame would be entirely dependent on the rate of infections.
When restaurants open, allowances for larger wedding celebrations and funerals could also be made.
The professor, well-versed in disaster recovery, believes in three to six months regular interstate travel and trips to New Zealand could be on the cards.
Mass gatherings at events like football matches or concerts look a long way off - six months at least.
Coronavirus: PM warns restrictions cannot be dropped yet
"If we go to Suncorp for Broncos (versus) Cowboys we have 50,000 people and therefore the risk of one of them having it is 50,000 times," Dr Fitzgerald explained.
The very last thing to return to normal would be international travel that is unlikely for at least a year, Dr Fitzgerald said.
While we can expect it to be two years before the rest of the world returns to normal.
"What we don't want to do as a society is to start doing something and have to turn around again," he said.
https://www.9news.com.au/national/c...pandemic/b2dc81f2-01d3-449b-b41a-d409d31c7cef
"The numbers are really very small that's good news but we would want to see that good news for a lot longer until we would be comfortable to moving to the next stage," Dr Fitzgerald told 9News.
He believes that next stage will be a "gentle opening up" of society about a month or so from now.
Dr Gerry Fitzgerald spoke to 9News. (9News)
Possible timeline for easing COVID-19 restrictions in Queensland. (Nine)
That could see all students returning to school, people returning to office-based work and retail stores reopening.
"It's all about the risk of the closure of our systems against the risk of the virus," he said.
"In some ways it's a reversal of the way we transitioned out."
Coronavirus: The steps Australia must take to relax restrictions
The next stage, he predicts, would see the easing of restrictions on small social gatherings like dinner parties.
Dog parks, playgrounds and gyms could reopen within a few months by his calculations.
"If you know the people who are coming to your house party you can trace them if there is a problem," he said.
Last to reopen would likely be pubs, cafes, restaurants and other social spots and when they do open it will be under strict social distancing restrictions.
For instance tables at restaurants may need to be 1.5 metres apart while patrons could have their temperature taken before entering the premises.
Though a time frame would be entirely dependent on the rate of infections.
When restaurants open, allowances for larger wedding celebrations and funerals could also be made.
The professor, well-versed in disaster recovery, believes in three to six months regular interstate travel and trips to New Zealand could be on the cards.
Mass gatherings at events like football matches or concerts look a long way off - six months at least.
Coronavirus: PM warns restrictions cannot be dropped yet
"If we go to Suncorp for Broncos (versus) Cowboys we have 50,000 people and therefore the risk of one of them having it is 50,000 times," Dr Fitzgerald explained.
The very last thing to return to normal would be international travel that is unlikely for at least a year, Dr Fitzgerald said.
While we can expect it to be two years before the rest of the world returns to normal.
"What we don't want to do as a society is to start doing something and have to turn around again," he said.
https://www.9news.com.au/national/c...pandemic/b2dc81f2-01d3-449b-b41a-d409d31c7cef
