Australia’s coronavirus curve is not flattening.

According to state health departments, Australia has 832 coronavirus cases on Friday and confirmed community transmission in New South Wales and Western Australia.

Those statistics also show the nation’s coronavirus cases appear to be doubling every three days.

Australia’s infection rate is rising much faster than Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan, three nations credited with “flattening the curve”.

Here’s what Australia’s coronavirus infection numbers look like compared to those nations after 100 cases have been diagnosed.

The large drop on Japan’s numbers came after passengers from the Diamond Princess cruise ship were flown out to their respective nations.

Taiwan recorded its first case of coronavirus on January 21.

Australia’s first case was confirmed on January 25, four days later.

Good news

Australia’s curve is not as bad as Europe or the US.

Here’s how Australia compares to those nations.

The majority of Australian cases have come from tourists visiting Australia and Australians returning from overseas.

Australia will close its borders to all overseas visitors from 9pm on Friday.

All Australians returning home will need to be in self-isolation for 14 days.

The result of those changes will not be seen in the statistics for at least a week.

Best practice

Singapore’s infection rate is much lower than other nations.

Scott Morrison has used the small city-state as an example of why we don’t need to close schools or businesses.

But while they haven’t shut society down, Singapore has taken aggressive actions to flatten the curve - ones that Australia has not yet implemented.

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Dale Fisher is the chair of infection control and the National University Hospital and the National University of Singapore.

“I think the biggest (difference) is that we didn’t let positive patients back into the community,” he told The Conversation.

Singapore has aggressively tested for coronavirus. File image. Credit: EPA

“China also didn’t do that.

“Wuhan created 50,000 hospital beds in two big temporary hospitals.

“These weren’t hospitals for sick people, these were all the mild cases that Australia, Europe and the US sends home.”

More testing

In Australia, coronavirus tests are available only for people who have been overseas or who have been in contact with a confirmed positive case.

Fisher said Singapore has a lower threshold for coronavirus testing.

“We tested anyone coming into a hospital with a respiratory illness, anyone who had been in contact with a COVID-19 patient,” Fisher said.

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“If you’re a hospital staff member with a mild cold, we’ll give you a test.”

Singapore’s contract tracing teams find and isolate all contacts of a confirmed positive case.

Anyone showing symptoms is admitted to hospital and those without symptoms must isolate at home until they return a negative coronavirus test.

A man wearing a hazmat suit and mask mops the floor inside the Hajjah Fatimah mosque in Singapore on Friday, March 13. Credit: Ee Ming Toh / AP

Isolation cases are closely monitored to avoid unwanted interaction with the community.

Suspected cases awaiting testing at home receive an SMS from the government several times a day.

They then need to click on a link that will show their location.

Anyone caught cheating, by leaving their phone at home or with a friend faces harsh penalties and the government conducts random spot checks.

What now?

If coronavirus infections keep growing at the same rate, Australia is on track to have close to 20,000 cases by April.

Professor John Fraser, an intensive care specialist at Prince Charles Hospital Qld told the ABC, 15 to 20 per cent of coronavirus hospital admissions will require artificial respiration in intensive care.

Australia’s public and private hospitals combined have 151 intensive care units with an estimated 2023 beds.

It’s vital we flatten the curve to reduce the pressure on our hospital system.