Australia’s PM bat away rising Covid-19 worries

Australia’s Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, dismissed concerns about Covid-19 three days before federal elections, arguing that many recorded deaths were not caused by the virus and vowed not to meddle in people’s lives.

In the past 24 hours, Australia recorded 66 Covid-related fatalities and almost 53,000 infections, significantly higher than six months ago, when daily data revealed fewer than 20 deaths and 2,000 infections.

Since the arrival of Omicron and the loosening of pandemic-related limitations, the incidence of infections has increased dramatically. Few Australians still hide behind a mask or keep a social distance.

“What you see when you have case numbers at that level is that people, when they pass away for many other causes, that they will die with Covid,” Morrison said.

“And the deaths are recorded as Covid deaths. But that does not necessarily mean that they passed away because of Covid. That’s a very different proposition,” he stated to reporters.

Unless there is a “clear alternative” cause of death, Australia records a Covid-19 death for everyone who dies with a confirmed or suspected infection with the virus.

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