Australia's response to virus may have saved 16,000 lives

 Australia’s response to COVID-19 has been “extremely successful” and may have saved 16,000 lives, according to a study by the University of Sydney.

Australia’s rate of 34 deaths per million population is 15 to 20 times lower that that observed in countries across Europe and the Americas.

Read more: https://www.afr.com/policy/health-and-education/australia-s-response-to-virus-may-have-saved-16-000-lives-20201005-p5625n