Sky News host Alan Jones says when quoting statistics about coronavirus cases in Australia, there are 'some very important points' which everyone should remember.
Sky News host Alan Jones says when quoting statistics about coronavirus cases in Australia, there are "some very important points" which everyone should remember. Mr Jones said Professor Henry Ergas - a "distinguished economist and scholar" - wrote a column which compared Australia's demographics, health system, and culture to the heavily impacted European countries which show how well Australia is doing.
Professor Ergas pointed to the age composition of a country given the coronavirus has predominantly adversely affected the elderly. "Seven per cent of Italy's population is aged 80 and older as compared with 3.9 per cent of Australia's," Mr Jones said.
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