Experts have urged Australians to be cautious as lockdowns end and the country reopens, to lessen pressure on hospitals. Former deputy chief health officer Nick Coatsworth said people should keep getting tested and wear masks in certain settings to help the healthcare system. “We have to be cautious as policymakers that we take prudent steps out of lockdown,” he told the Nine Network on Monday. “Because we want to maintain the capacity of our healthcare system, which as we know is stretched.” Coatsworth said Australia’s experience would be grounded in a world-leading vaccination rate, which would underpin what happens during the reopening phase. “I’m hoping that the hospitalisations themselves will stay down,” he said. “Cases may well increase as we start to mingle in the community, there’s no doubt about that, but it is hospitalisations and intensive care admissions that we need to worry about.” Australia has fully vaccinated 67.9 …