This podcast presents a discussion and an approach to locking down now and locking down hard. COVID-19 is new or novel virus with demonstrated potential to devastate communities and cause deaths.Our best protection is prevention. Keep the virus out.Preventing COVID-19 from entering our nursing homes should be our top priority and we need to be uncompromising in doing that now and doing it as strictly as possible. COVID-19 pandemic is not like influenza or gastroenteritis outbreaks.If we hesitate, if we do this gradually, we it will only lead to regrets and pre-mature deaths. Some families are already asking for this to happen, the reservations and barriers to an immediate and strict lockdown are only in our minds.Once it gets into a care home it spreads and kills people. Listen to Marie Crossland the Chief Executive Officer of a metropolitan Residential Aged Care Service describe her experiences implementing a lockdown and debate this issue with Prof Joe.