Straight to level 3 might seem like overkill but it will actually help the economy more in the long run.

Think about the life we've lived after our lockdown, pretty much 100% normal except tourism relying on international visitors which is never going to happen with a global pandemic.

A hard lockdown for a short period gets us back to that same state we've enjoyed for the past few months the fastest way possible.

Now look at other countries (Victoria a great example) that went again too slow and too soft (and they are STILL too soft) and they will look at a far longer lockdown and even when they come out of that they will have an even longer lockdown at lesser levels.

That means in the long run, going fast and hard will result in business back to normal in the quickest way possible as opposed to protracted lockdowns that may be lighter, but will in the long run will hurt business far more.

Of course the only other option is a too light lock down that will result in avoidable deaths but that's out of question and anyone saying lockdowns should be lighter are pretty much inadvertently advocating that it's ok for people to die from this virus.

It's good to see swift action to get us back to where we've been so just keep that in mind if you're finding any of this scary or over the top, this is what was needed to get you back to where you were yesterday the fastest and safest way possible.