Some conspiracy theorists reckon it was stitch-up. Suggesting level 5 made it easier for the whole country to accept level 3.
I dunno. I like NPHET's idea. 2 of 3 weeks of pain and knock the thing on its head. Then we're all good to go (kinda) for Xmas and NY?
The Govt seem to be thinking that as long as the ICU beds don't fill up, we can all get sick as much as we want.