Australia’s chief medical officer has firmly disputed suggestions Australia could see 200,000 daily cases of COVID-19, labelling media reporting surrounding the leaked modelling as “selective and misleading.” The reported predictions of potential high case numbers in late January or early February had not yet been provided to Australian leaders, with the Doherty Institute telling The Epoch Times it was unable to comment on the leaked information until it is presented to national cabinet on Dec. 22. This comes as the nation tentatively braces for new cases after removing strict quarantine rules around border restrictions that had previously halted interstate in recent months as well as most international travel for close to two years. The large figure of 200,000 new cases every day would, if allowed to continue unabated, be enough to cover Australia’s entire population in just over four months. But Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly said the leaked Doherty …