Totalitarianism does not work because
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People need freedom.
My daughter works as a school teacher in Melbourne, and has been directed to conduct online classes, only.
The schools are closed, and there is no travel allowed between the States and territories outside Victoria.
She indicated that Victoria is regarded as the pariah of Australia, and all other States have closed off their borders to Victoria.
Other States have contained the infection rate and numbers of infection.
Attributes the sudden rise of Victoria Covid victims to opening up after lockdown, and several large family parties;
also when the population was threatened with lockdown, many residents left to go to other States and further transmitted Covid elsewhere.
She relates that Victoria is being threatened with a Stage 4 lockdown, which allows only one occupant of each housing unit
the opportunity to go outside for a total of one hour per day, for food, medical, chemist(pharmacy), or recreation.
Stage 4 Lock down is currently set for 45 days. Fines liberally imposed for any violation; mandatory face masks required when outdoors, and social distancing of 2 meters.
She also related that if Covid numbers not reduced, the populations is threatened with 12 -24 month lockdown,stage 4.(True ?)