Has Europe given up on containing COVID-19?

Victoria is closing down, as Europe and the UK are largely open, in many places. That's despite the fact that the caseload is still much higher there. So why is there such a big policy gap? Today on The Signal, we try to understand the chasm between Australia's current pandemic policies and the responses throughout much of the UK and Europe.  Is it possible that a lack of optimism in those places is to blame? Featured: Neil Pearce, Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Hugo, holidaymaker in Europe