State leaders were given advice – and the shocking prediction – from the health department at the height of the pandemic last year.NSW Health confirmed there were concerns 24,768 would have died from coronavirus within 12 months.Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced lockdown measures just days later.When asked about the terrifying statistics on Monday, Ms Berejiklian described the trajectory as “very scary” and she was “absolutely petrified”.“We were presented with a whole range of scenarios (around) COVID and they were very concerning,” she said.“Remember there was a time we had hundreds of people coming in without a quarantine system? There was a time when the trajectory was very scary.“I was absolutely petrified.”She said she considered what the figures meant and that every citizens would somehow be touched by such a disaster in one way or another.“We had the benefit of observing what happened overseas in a very short amount of time, and we knew we had a small window to have a different course for NSW and Australia,” Ms Berejiklian said.“That’s why we took that course.”The Premier acknowledged it was hard for people to adjust to restrictions during the difficult time, but looking back, history proved the government made “the right call at the right time”.Health Minister Brad Hazzard has been contacted for comment.
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