One of the problems was, the RAT tests were far, far less accurate than advertised, making them largely useless. Much like the effectiveness of masks for the general public.
IMO though, if you asked me whether I would prefer to be in Victoria vs. WA during Covid, I would 100% say I would have liked to be in WA
But, both were silly. Finland barely closed down internally at all. Similar rates of death, similar age groups.
My friends were living it up in WA, going to the beaches and shops while I couldn't travel more then 5kms from my home.
Again, silly eh?
Here, going into work was optional. :D
Totally agree that the RAT tests were not the most accurate. A positive RAT test almost guaranteed you were COVID positive, but a negative ones typically doesn't. Also with the evolution of the virus, not too sure how accurate they are now.
Glad it's sort of behind us now. But the flu season is hitting really hard this year again in Australia. Who knows how long the Covid impact is going to last.
My wife likely has Covid at the moment and testing negative. Not that anyone cares :D
I have read that this is part of the Covid lag, where people's immune systems are weaker now, as well as people being more sensitive emotionally to illness, so it can "seem worse" than it actually is.