Defying expectations: how New South Wales kept Covid cases low after reopening

When restrictions were lifted, experts said a surge in Covid cases was inevitable. Instead, one month on, cases continue to fall

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In the weeks before Australia's most populous state of New South Wales emerged from a 106-day lockdown in October, a surge of Covid cases seemed certain to coincide with the easing of restrictions. Experts predicted infections would rise and hospitals braced for a spate of new admissions.

But instead, the opposite happened. Daily Covid cases have dropped and - more than a month after exiting lockdown - the numbers continue to fall.