Australia has lost fewer than 1,000 lives to the coronavirus. Consider that fact on its own, and it’s amazing. Romania, with a slightly smaller population, has lost 34,000 lives. Sri Lanka, another island nation with a similar population, has lost 7,750 lives.
On this most important score — saving lives — Australia can claim to have the best response to COVID-19 in the world.
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