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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp

Factcheck: did Scott Morrison really save 40,000 lives from Covid?

Members of the public wait to be tested at a pop up Covid-19 clinic
Experts say while Australia’s Covid response has been ‘very good’ in the past two years, Morrison’s claim obscures the nation’s more recent deaths. Photograph: Joel Carrett/EPA

Compared with most other countries, Australia was relatively unscathed by the pandemic, although its health results were achieved by severe measures, including lockdowns and border closures.

Scott Morrison has a figure to convey just how well we’ve done: 40,000 lives saved.

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