Just one new case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Victoria, as authorities continue to argue the current low number of cases isn't a reason to roll back social distancing rules.
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They have detailed how a worst-case scenario would have affected the state, with up to 650 deaths a day.
Premier Daniel Andrews has defended Victoria's strict measures, claiming the decreased infectious rate is an indication that the strategy to suppress the virus is working.
State-based modelling released on Monday showed 58,000 Victorians could have contracted the coronavirus if no physical distancing restrictions were in place.
"I want to make it clear though that the notion that pubs are open any time soon, restaurants, bars, cafes, I don't think that will be the case," Mr Andrews said.
"There are some areas where we might be able to make changes around the way people interact with others, around some of the more social measures."
"We can properly, in a cautious way, examine those in the weeks and months ahead and we can potentially make some changes."
Mr Andrews said frustration couldn't get the better of Victorians, pointing how other countries in the world would wish they could have debates about golf or football.
The single new case confirmed in Victoria brings the state's infection tally to 1329.
State Chief Health Officer Dr Brett Sutton said if restrictions were lifted and the infectious rate went up to a worst-case scenario, Victoria could have up to 8420 cases in three weeks.
This would translate into 72 deaths.
A man in his 80s died of COVID-19 in a Victorian hospital on Sunday, marking the state's 15th death from the illness.
The modelling presented by Dr Sutton showed Victoria would have seen up to 58,000 new coronavirus cases every day at the peak of the pandemic, and up to 650 deaths in a day during the peak.
"We know we have averted exactly this prediction and we know that we need to keep measures placed in order to keep those numbers down and to keep suppressing transmission," he said.
"We saw this modelling and we changed the future two months ago by virtue of what we saw."
Premier Daniel Andrews also told the media other world leaders wish they were in so that the debate was only occurring about leisure pastimes like football or golf to return.
"[New York Governor Andrew Cuomo] wishes he was having a debate about golf. Many world leaders, in jobs like I've got, wish they were having a debate about golf. They're not. They're having a debate about where the temporary morgues will go," Mr Andrews said.
"No-one, no-one, would like to be on the golf course more than me, but I don't need to play golf. No one needs to play golf.
Dr Sutton encouraged Victorians to be tested, as the state ramps up its virus detection.
About 7000 tests were done on the weekend.
Victoria Police conducted 819 spot checks since Sunday and issued 91 fines to people breaching social distance laws, including 16 people gathered at a private residence for a party.
Mr Andrews said the national cabinet of state and federal leaders will have a discussion on Tuesday about some of the prerequisites for relaxing any of the rules in place.
"So many countries around the world had very similar rules in place to what we have. Then they relaxed the rules," he said.
"They have seen the virus get away from them and they are in much harder lockdowns than we are right now."
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