After Australia announced the quarantine-free policy, many experts questioned the country's inability to deal with a new wave of confirmed cases, and urged everyone to wear masks.

(European News Agency)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] Australia announced on September 30 that it will lift the mandatory isolation measures for confirmed patients on the 14th, and move towards the road of "coexistence with the virus".

However, many experts have expressed concern about this, and the former head of the health department, Jan Halton, believes that the country has no way to deal with the next wave of new variants.

In addition, the chairman of the Medical Association, Steve Robson, warned that lifting the isolation may bring a new wave of diagnoses, so he urged people to wear masks when they go out.

According to comprehensive foreign media reports, Australia recently decided to coexist with the virus. In view of the recent decline in the number of confirmed cases and the country with the highest vaccination coverage in the world, the government announced that it will lift the quarantine policy for confirmed patients on the 14th and move towards a post-epidemic era.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that the country needs to start to resume normal operations and reduce the people's dependence on the government. After the quarantine-free policy starts, the payment of confirmed cases will be stopped.

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Not everyone is happy with the policy, however, with many experts expressing their concerns.

Holden, the former head of the health department, believes there is currently no way for Australia to deal with a new variant of the virus.

Robson, chairman of the Medical Association, said more bluntly that the lifting of the quarantine policy has no scientific logic at all, and may cause a new wave of diagnosis crises. In the past, the immunity of vaccination has declined significantly.

Robson said the number of confirmed cases appeared to be lower on the books only because the government made PCR more difficult to perform.

Holden said the government should be more proactive in preparing relevant medical supplies in case they are needed.

Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly has pledged to closely monitor the impact of changes in isolation on the nation's healthcare system.

Andrew McKellar, chief executive of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, also clarified that although the isolation-free policy will start, the diagnosis benefit will be cancelled, but high-risk workers such as hospitals and aged care will still receive the grant.