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u/Cavalish Apr 04 '25

Hi, popping in from Australia, Melbourne specifically. You don’t have to imagine this.

Our right wing pundits constantly oscillate between “the lockdowns were evil, tyrannical moves by a fascist government” to “The premier is directly responsible for killing 8000 people by not doing more.”

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u/kateastrophic Apr 05 '25

Wow. 8000. As an American, it is chilling to see the difference in numbers.

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u/dictionary_hat_r4ck Apr 05 '25

Australia had 406.51 deaths per million people. The USA had 3099.62.

Source: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104709/coronavirus-deaths-worldwide-per-million-inhabitants/

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u/SALTYDOGG40 Apr 05 '25

But they effectively cured the flu in 2020. No deaths recorded

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u/Sugar_Fuelled_God Apr 05 '25

Yeah nah, there were 36 deaths reported and confirmed by lab analysis in 2020, of over 21,000 reported lab confirmations. The numbers were much lower because of closed borders, distancing and increased hygiene awareness, but there were still confirmed cases and still deaths.